90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0705
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Senate Sponsors:
CRONIN-SEVERNS-KARPIEL-JACOBS-CLAYBORNE, PARKER, 
   REA, FARLEY AND BERMAN.

Short description: 
MANAGED CARE PATIENT RIGHTS                                                

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Managed  Care  Patient  Rights  Act.   Provides  that      
   patients  who  receive  health  care under a managed care program have      
   rights to certain coverage and service standards  including,  but  not      
   limited  to, quality health care service, privacy and confidentiality,      
   freedom of choice of physician, explanation of bills,  and  protection      
   from  revocation  of  prior  authorization.  Provides for the Illinois      
   Department of Public Health to establish standards to  ensure  patient      
   protection,  quality  of care, fairness to physicians, and utilization      
   review safeguards.  Requires managed care plans and utilization review      
   plans to be certified by the  Department  of  Public  Health.   Amends      
   various  Acts to require compliance by health care providers under the      
   Illinois Insurance Code,  Comprehensive  Health  Insurance  Plan  Act,      
   Health   Maintenance   Organization   Act,   Limited   Health  Service      
   Organization Act, Dental Service Plan Act, Voluntary Health Services        
   Plans Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code,      
   Illinois Municipal Code, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective            
   immediately.                                                                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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