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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6812   </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE-CHOICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William Delgado</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/5-16.13 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that by January 1, 2005, the Department of Public Aid must implement enhancements to the managed care portion of the Medicaid program so that it contains (i) a requirement to choose between enrollment in a managed care plan and enrollment in the fee-for-service program, (ii) an annual 30-day open enrollment period, and (iii) provisions for a default assignment to a managed care plan (in counties with 2 or more managed care plans accepting Medicaid recipients as enrollees) or the fee-for-service program (in counties with fewer than 2 such managed care plans). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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