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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5079   </title>
<shortdesc>EXT REV-PHYSICIAN LICENSURE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Greg Harris</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Heather Steans-Jacqueline Y. Collins)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0967</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>215 ILCS 180/35</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act. In the provision concerning standard external review, provides that before a determination on an appeal relating to a determination based on treatment being experimental or investigational is made, a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (instead of licensed to practice medicine in all its branches) shall certify that a certain situation is applicable. Contains a nonacceleration clause.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Changes the reference of a person's health care provider who "is a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987" to a person's health care provider who "ordered or provided the services in question and who is licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Greg Harris</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Licenses Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Insurance;  008-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/27/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>5/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2011</action>
<statusdate>7/2/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0967</action>
</actions>
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