Bill Status of HB5692  9th General Assembly

Short Description:  PUB AID-DENTAL DESENSITIZATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
305 ILCS 5/5-5from Ch. 23, par. 5-5


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a dental desensitization program that aims to allay the fears and anxieties of dental patients, age 5 through 21, who have a developmental disability or mental illness by familiarizing such patients with the surroundings, tools, and procedures of the dental office or clinic during a comprehensive patient walk-through shall be covered under the State's medical assistance program for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance under the Code. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/16/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  2/16/2012HouseFirst Reading
  2/16/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/27/2012HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee
  3/9/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die