Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that whenever the Department of Healthcare and Family Services or a managed care organization under contract with the Department authorizes the purchase of durable medical equipment, the Department or managed care organization may require a medical assistance recipient to purchase used or refurbished durable medical equipment, if used or refurbished medical equipment: (i) is available; (ii) is less expensive, including shipping costs, than new durable medical equipment of the same type; (iii) is able to withstand at least 3 years of use; and (iv) equally meets the needs of the recipient. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1018 [SB3048 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2018-05-30	57	0	2	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2018-05-25	107	0	2	4	113	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2018-04-25	56	0	3	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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