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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2056 Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 215 ILCS 5/356z.33 new | | 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 | |
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care organization shall change an insured's eligibility or coverage during a contract period. Provides that during a contract period, insureds shall have the protection and continuity of their providers, medication, covered benefits, and formulary during the contract period. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code making conforming changes.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB2056 | | LRB101 09075 RAB 54168 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 356z.33 as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 5/356z.33 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 356z.33. Contract terms; coverage. No individual or |
| 8 | | group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care |
| 9 | | organization shall amend, deliver, issue, or renew a policy in |
| 10 | | a way that changes an insured's eligibility or coverage during |
| 11 | | a contract period. During a contract period, an insured shall |
| 12 | | have the protection and continuity of his or her providers, his |
| 13 | | or her medication, his or her covered benefits, and the |
| 14 | | formulary during the contract period.
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| 15 | | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
| 16 | | changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
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| 17 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
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| 18 | | Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical |
| 19 | | assistance program
shall
(i) provide the post-mastectomy care |
| 20 | | benefits required to be covered by a policy of
accident and |
| 21 | | health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
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