SB2437Introduced in the Senate
MEDICAID-MATERNAL HLTH-DOULAS
Introduced by Omar Aquino, District 2
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code by adding provisions concerning doula policies for hospitals and birthing centers; medical assistance coverage for persons who are foreign-born victims of human trafficking, torture, or other serious crimes, and their derivative family members; the development of tardive dyskinesia screening guidelines for providers serving patients prescribed antipsychotic medications under the medical assistance program in State-operated residential facilities and community-based settings; quarterly reporting requirements for the Department and managed care organizations concerning their compliance with specified statutory prohibitions on prior authorization mandates and utilization controls for FDA-approved prescription drugs that treat mental illness; a rate evaluation to study the soundness of the rate paid for private duty nursing services for medically fragile and technology dependent children; reimbursement rates for long-term ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring services; medical assistance coverage for over-the-counter choline dietary supplements for pregnant persons; language clarifying that a redetermination for medical assistance eligibility is not an initial application; reimbursement rates for the support component of the nursing facility rate for skilled or intermediate care facilities and for facilities licensed under the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013; and other matters. Creates the Certified Family Health Aide Program for Children and Adults Act. Permits the Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to create a certification pathway for a legally responsible caregiver, or a person who has been designated by a legally responsible caregiver, who is seeking certification as a certified family health aide, including the adoption of any necessary rules for the certification process. Amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act, and the Hospital Licensing Act to require children's community-based health care centers, home nursing agencies, and hospitals to provide training for, and retain records regarding, certified family health aides. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit the practice of relevant nursing care by a legally responsible caregiver or a person designated by a legally responsible caregiver who has been certified as a certified family health aide for the specified services. Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Adds provisions permitting the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for a Home and Community-Based Services State Plan amendment and federal waiver amendment to provide reimbursement for a certified family health aide program for children and adults; and other matters. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that a hospital located in a county with fewer than 325,000 inhabitants may apply to the Department of Public Health for approval to conduct its operations from more than one location within contiguous counties provided that the facility located in the contiguous county is separately licensed under the Act and was acquired out of bankruptcy proceedings prior to the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning staffing ratios computations. Provides that monetary penalties for facilities not in compliance with minimum staffing standards may not be waived except where there is no more than a 10% deviation from the staffing requirements, in which case a facility shall not receive a violation or penalty. Requires a facility that receives a violation notice to post for 60 consecutive days on its website and at all publicly used exterior entryways into the facility a notice that states the applicable quarter during which the facility was not in compliance. Effective immediately, except that some provisions take effect January 1, 2026.
Where it stands
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0009
June 16, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Human Services Committee · May 31, 2025
8
Yes
4
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
12 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Yolanda Morris | 9 | Yes |
| Kelly Cassidy | 14 | Yes |
| Lindsey LaPointe | 19 | Yes |
| Terra Costa Howard | 42 | Yes |
| Anna Moeller | 43 | Yes |
| Nicolle Grasse | 53 | Yes |
| Suzanne Ness | 66 | Yes |
| Amy Briel | 76 | Yes |
| Jackie Haas | 79 | No |
| Norine Hammond | 94 | No |
Bill history
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Health and Human Services
Do Pass Health and Human Services; 009-001-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Lakesia Collins
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Health and Human Services; 011-000-000
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
Recalled to Second Reading
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Preston
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Arrived in House
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Assigned to Human Services Committee
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2025
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anna Moeller
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Human Services Committee; 008-004-000
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
Chair Rules placed on Standard debate.
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 076-039-000
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 2 - May 31, 2025
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Omar Aquino
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Omar Aquino
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
3/5 Vote Required
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 036-019-000
3/5 Vote Required
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 036-019-000
Senate Concurs
Passed Both Houses
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
Sent to the Governor
Governor Approved
Effective Date June 16, 2025; Some Provisions
Effective Date January 1, 2026; Some Provisions
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0009
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