Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1365: THERAPIST/COUNSELOR LICENSURE

Amends the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act, the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act, the Music Therapy Licensing and Practice Act, and the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act. Allows an applicant for licensure under those Acts to temporarily practice under supervision while the applicant's application for licensure is pending under specified circumstances. Removes good moral character standards as qualification requirements for the licensing of social workers and music therapists. Creates procedures for placing a license on inactive status for social workers and professional counselors. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must allow reasonable exam accommodations for licensed marriage and family therapists and clinical psychologists whose primary language is not English if a test in the therapist's or psychologist's primary language is not available.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAllows temporary supervised practice for mental health professionals during licensure processing, improving access to counseling services.85% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 2589: HYPODERMIC NEEDLES-SALE

Amends the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Provides that, upon request, a pharmacist shall (rather than may) sell up to 100 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles to a person who is at least 18 years of age. Provides that a syringe or needle sold at a pharmacy shall (rather than may) be sold only from the pharmacy department of the pharmacy.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates pharmacists to sell sterile syringes, improving access to safe injection equipment for public health protection against disease transmission.90% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3489: PHARMACISTS-CONTRACEPTIVES

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that "practice of pharmacy" includes the assessment and consultation of patients and dispensing of contraceptives, including emergency contraception (rather than the dispensation of hormonal contraceptives). In provisions concerning the dispensation of contraceptives, changes the contraceptives dispensed to contraceptives, including emergency contraception (rather than hormonal contraceptives). Makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the medical assistance program shall cover patient care services provided by a pharmacist for contraceptives, including emergency contraception (rather than hormonal contraceptives). Makes conforming changes.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAmends Pharmacy Practice Act to expand pharmacists' authority to dispense contraceptives including emergency contraception, directly improving patient access to reproductive healthcare services.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 3248: INS CD-LASER HAIR REMOVAL

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that any group or individual policy of accident or health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after January 1, 2027 shall provide coverage for laser hair removal if the procedure is prescribed medical treatment in accordance with generally accepted standards of medical care. Provides that the coverage shall apply to individuals with conditions including, but not limited to, body dysmorphia, hidradentis suppreativa, polycystic ovary syndrome, or other similar skin conditions. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid code to require coverage under those provisions.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates insurance coverage for medically prescribed laser hair removal for conditions like body dysmorphia, expanding health insurance benefits for medically necessary treatments.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 15, 2025

HB 1577: INS CD-DEPENDENT PARENTS

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Excludes student health insurance coverage from a provision requiring group or individual policies of accident and health insurance that provide dependent coverage to make that dependent coverage available to the parent or stepparent of the insured if certain conditions are met. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareExcludes student health insurance from requirement mandating dependent coverage for parents/stepparents, restricting coverage availability under healthcare insurance provisions.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 1, 2025

HB 2517: MATERNAL MORTALITY EDUCATION

Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create a professional development course that addresses racial disparities in maternal health treatment and the impact of racial disparities on non-Hispanic Black and American Indian women. Provides that the course shall have a length of at least one hour. Requires the course to include education on (i) current statistics about pregnancy-related death for all racial and ethnic groups, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (ii) potential risk factors associated with women that are a part of a marginalized racial or ethnic group that has increased maternal mortality rates, and (iii) medical care plans and programs that have been demonstrated to successfully decrease maternal mortality rates and complications before and after pregnancy. Provides that the Department shall require health care professionals to complete the professional development course.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates professional development on racial disparities in maternal care to improve health outcomes for Black and AI women, strengthening healthcare equity and provider education.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · Senate Aug 1, 2025

SB 1774: DHFS-SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT

Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Repeals provisions that require: (i) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to consult with stakeholders and General Assembly members for input on a plan to develop enhanced Medicaid rates for substance use disorder treatment and mental health treatment in underserved communities; and (ii) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services to collaborate to review coverage and billing requirements for substance use prevention and recovery and mental health services with the goal of identifying disparities and streamlining coverage and billing requirements to reduce the administrative burden for providers and medical assistance beneficiaries. Effective January 1, 2026.

Topics ✗ HealthcareOpposes HealthcareRepeals requirements for enhanced Medicaid rates and collaboration on mental health/substance use treatment, weakening coverage improvements and program development.92% confidence | Rep's Stance ✓ Voted Yes ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · Senate Aug 1, 2025

SB 212: NURSING MOTHERS IN WORKPLACE

Amends the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act. Provides that an employer shall provide 30 minutes of paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) to an employee who needs to express breast milk for her nursing infant child each time the employee has the need to express milk for one year after the child's birth. Provides that the employee may use other paid break time or meal time for any time needed in excess of 30 minutes. Provides that an employer shall provide paid break time (rather than reasonable break time) as needed by the employee unless to do so would create an undue hardship.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates paid breaks for nursing mothers, improving access to healthcare services for mothers and infants by supporting lactation needs in the workplace.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates paid 30-minute breaks for nursing mothers, strengthening workplace accommodations and protecting workers' rights under Labor & Employment.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Aug 1, 2025

HB 1073: COLL STUDENT IMMUNIZATION-TDAP

Amends the College Student Immunization Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, for a tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine (Tdap) requirement, if a student who enrolls in a post-secondary educational institution cannot provide the dates on which the student received 3 or more doses of a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis containing vaccine, then the student must provide at least one date on which the student received a dose of the vaccine not more than 10 years prior to the beginning of the term of current enrollment. Provides that additional doses of either a Tdap vaccine or a tetanus and diphtheria vaccine shall be administered in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention catch-up schedule, as needed, to complete a series of at least 3 doses, including any prior doses of specified vaccines. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates Tdap immunization requirements for college students to prevent infectious diseases, advancing public health programs and protecting community health.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare

signed · Illinois · House Jul 1, 2025

HB 3019: DENTAL PRACTICE ACT EXTENSION

Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Changes the repeal date of the Illinois Dental Practice Act from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2036. Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In the definition of "branches of dentistry", adds oral and maxillofacial pathology, dental public health, oral medicine, and orofacial pain to the included specialties. Creates a temporary dental hygiene license for dental students who meet certain requirements. Provides that a licensee holding a temporary dental hygiene license must practice under the supervision of a dentist. Provides that the temporary dental hygiene license is active for one year from its issuance date. Changes the implementation deadline for an order regarding the services that are necessary to be performed on a patient who is in a State or federal prison and who cannot travel to a dental office to 180 days of the order's issuance (rather than 45 days of the order's issuance). Removes language providing that provisions concerning public health dentistry are inoperative on and after January 1, 2026. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdds dental specialties (e.g., dental public health) and creates temporary licenses, expanding dental care access and professional scope under healthcare services.95% confidence | Rep's Stance ✗ Voted No ✗ Opposes Healthcare