91st General Assembly
Summary of SB0498
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Senate Sponsors:
RAUSCHENBERGER.

House Sponsors:
TURNER,ART-SHARP-FLOWERS-FEIGENHOLTZ-HOWARD

Short description: 
PUB AID-CHOICE OF OPTOMETRISTS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code.  In provisions outlining the      
   medical services to be covered for recipients  of  medical  assistance      
   under  the  Code,  provides that in order to ensure patient freedom of      
   choice the Department of Public Aid shall immediately  promulgate  all      
   rules  and  take all other necessary actions so that provided services      
   may be accessed from therapeutically  certified  optometrists  to  the      
   full  extent  of  the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 without      
   discrimination  from  other   like   service   providers.    Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Changes the condition under which services  are  required  to  be      
   covered from therapeutically certified optometrists to the full extent      
   of  the  Illinois  Optometric  Practice  Act  of  1987  from  "without      
   discrimination   from   other  like  service  providers"  to  "without      
   discriminating between service providers".                                  
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0462

   Last action date: 99-08-06

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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