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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1108 Introduced 2/25/2021, by Sen. Don Harmon SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning definitions.
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| | SB1108 | | LRB102 04939 BMS 14958 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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Health Care Purchasing Group Act is amended |
| 5 | | by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 123/10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10. Definitions. Words and
and phrases used in this
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| 8 | | Act, unless defined in this Section, have the meanings |
| 9 | | attributed to them in
Section 5 of the Illinois Health |
| 10 | | Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act. |
| 11 | | "Director" means the Director of
Insurance.
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| 12 | | "Employer" means an individual, sole proprietorship,
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| 13 | | partnership, firm, corporation, association, or any other |
| 14 | | legal entity that has
one or more employees and is legally |
| 15 | | doing business in this State. "Employer" includes employers as |
| 16 | | defined in the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and |
| 17 | | Accountability Act. |
| 18 | | "Health insurance contract", "group or master health
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| 19 | | insurance contract" and "insurance" refer to the forms of
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| 20 | | insurance obligations which a "risk-bearer" as defined in this
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| 21 | | Section has been authorized to issue.
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| 22 | | "Risk-bearer" means an insurance company licensed in
this |
| 23 | | State and authorized to transact the kinds of business
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