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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5161 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a medical alert system operator to attempt to impose liability upon a person not a party to a contract upon the death of the person who is a party to the contract. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB5161 | | LRB101 18768 JLS 68223 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2WWW as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2WWW new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2WWW. Medical alert services. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "medical alert system |
| 9 | | operator" means a person that operates a service that enables a |
| 10 | | consumer to obtain assistance by initiating contact with the |
| 11 | | medical alert system operator by means of activating a device |
| 12 | | made available by the medical alert system operator under a |
| 13 | | contract that requires periodic payments by the consumer. |
| 14 | | (b) A medical alert system operator may not, upon the death |
| 15 | | of the consumer under contract with the operator, impose or |
| 16 | | seek to impose liability for the unexpired term of the contract |
| 17 | | upon any person other than a party to the contract. |
| 18 | | (c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful |
| 19 | | practice within the meaning of this Act.
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 21 | | becoming law.
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