Illinois · House Bill 5249 · 103rd General Assembly

MEDICAID-NUTRITION THERAPY

HB 5249 Sponsored by Norma Hernandez Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, nutrition care services and medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian licensed under the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his or her license shall be covered under the medical…

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Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that subject to federal approval, within 12 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act, nutrition care services and medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian licensed under the Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act who is acting within the scope of his or her license shall be covered under the medical assistance program. Provides that the covered services may be aimed at prevention, delay, management, treatment, or rehabilitation of a disease or condition and include nutrition assessment, nutrition intervention, nutrition counseling, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to apply for any federal waiver or Title XIX State Plan amendment, if required, to implement the amendatory Act. Permits the Department to adopt any rules, including standards and criteria, necessary to implement the amendatory Act.

Every action

33 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Norma Hernandez
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
  17. HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  18. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
  19. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  25. CommitteeTo Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee · House Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommitte
  1. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  3. HouseFiscal Note Requested by Rep. Norma Hernandez
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  5. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  6. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 20 cosponsors: 20 Democrats.

All 20 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.