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service, or a coordinated range of such activities or services, |
established or licensed by the Department of Human Services. |
has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-10 of the |
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. |
"Substance use disorder" has the same meaning as "substance |
abuse" under Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder |
Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. |
"Treatment" has the meaning ascribed to that term in |
Section 1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Alcoholism and Other |
Drug Abuse and Dependency Act when used in reference to |
treatment for a substance use disorder. "Treatment" has the |
meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1-128 of the Mental |
Health and Developmental Disabilities Code when used in |
reference to treatment for a mental health disorder . |
(b) It is an unlawful practice for any person to engage in |
misleading or false advertising or promotion that |
misrepresents the need to seek mental health disorder or |
substance use disorder treatment outside of the State of |
Illinois. |
(c) Any marketing, advertising, promotional, or sales |
materials directed to Illinois residents concerning mental |
health disorder or substance use disorder treatment must: |
(1) prominently display or announce the full physical |
address of the treatment program or facility; |
(2) display whether the treatment program or facility |
is licensed in the State of Illinois; |
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(3) display whether the treatment program or facility |
has locations in Illinois; |
(4) display whether the services provided by the |
treatment program or facility are covered by an insurance |
policy issued to an Illinois resident; |
(5) display whether the treatment program or facility |
is an in-network or out-of-network provider; |
(6) include a link to the Internet website for the |
Department of Human Services' Division of Mental Health and |
Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery |
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse , or any successor State |
agency that provides information regarding licensed |
providers of services; and |
(7) disclose that mental health disorder and substance |
use disorder treatment may be available at a reduced cost |
or for free for Illinois residents within the State of |
Illinois. |
(d) It is an unlawful practice for any person to enter into |
an arrangement under which a patient seeking mental health |
disorder or substance use disorder treatment is referred to a |
mental health disorder or substance use disorder treatment |
program or facility in exchange for a fee, a percentage of the |
treatment program's or facility's revenues that are related to |
the patient, or any other remuneration that takes into account |
the volume or value of the referrals to the treatment program |
or facility. Such practice shall also be considered a violation |
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of the prohibition against fee splitting in Section 22.2 of the |
Medical Practice Act of 1987 and a violation of the Health Care |
Worker Self-Referral Act. This Section does not apply to health |
insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, managed |
care plans, or organizations, including hospitals and hospital |
affiliates licensed in Illinois.
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(Source: P.A. 100-1058, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-9-18.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |