SB3240enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3240 Enrolled LRB097 13787 RPM 58346 b

AN ACT concerning insurance.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 is amended by changing Section 6.12 as follows:

(5 ILCS 375/6.12)

Sec. 6.12. Payment for services. The program of health benefits is subject to the provisions of Sections Section 368a and 370a of the Illinois Insurance Code, provided that, if a covered member or covered dependent assigns payments to a health care professional for covered services, then the health care professional shall only collect at point of service from that person the estimated amount not expected to be paid by the plan.

(Source: P.A. 91-605, eff. 12-14-99; 91-788, eff. 6-9-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.