WIRSING-FEIGENHOLTZ-WINTERS-SCHOENBERG-KRAUSE. (SYVERSON) 20 ILCS 1305/10-30 new 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new Amends the Department of Human Services Act and the State Finance Act. Requires the Department to establish a program to pay for drugs prescribed exclusively for post-kidney transplant maintenance. Creates the Post-Kidney Transplant Maintenance Drug Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, from which payments shall be made. Effective July 1, 1997. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1305/10-30 new 30 ILCS 105/5.449 new Adds reference to: 305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 new 30 ILCS 105/5.480 new Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Reinserts language as introduced but changes the administration of the program from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Public Aid and removes provision requiring the Department of Public Health to make rules to ensure that third parties and governmental entities make all required benefit payments. Changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 1997 to July 1, 1998. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the Department of Public Aid may, by rule, require participants to pay a co-payment for the drugs covered under the pro- gram. Provides that the available moneys from which the Department may pay for the drugs are the moneys in the Post-Kidney Transplant Maintenance Drug Fund. 97-02-27 H FIRST READING 97-02-27 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-28 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 97-03-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WINTERS 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 97-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 97-03-20 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HHSV 97-03-20 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-12 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-12 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-04-18 H RE-COMMITTED TO COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-19 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 98-02-25 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 98-02-25 H ADOPTED 98-02-25 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HHSV 98-02-25 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-02-26 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 98-02-26 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-02-26 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-18 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-18 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 98-03-19 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION HRUL 98-03-19 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 98-03-23 H ADOPTED 98-03-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-03-24 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 98-03-25 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 98-03-25 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 98-03-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR SYVERSON 98-03-25 S FIRST READING 98-03-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary