Rep. Bob Morgan
Filed: 3/14/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 440




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 440 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law of the
Civil 
5Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding Section 
61405-50 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1405/1405-50 new)
8    Sec. 1405-50. Consumer Health Care Access Liaison. The 
9Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall 
10appoint a person within the Department of Insurance to serve 
11as the Consumer Health Care Access Liaison for the State of 
12Illinois. The Consumer Health Care Access Liaison shall 
13receive an annual salary as set by the Governor and beginning 
14July 1, 2023 shall be compensated from appropriations made for 
15this purpose. The person appointed to serve as Consumer Health 
16Care Access Liaison may be an existing employee with other 
 
 
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1duties. The Consumer Health Care Access Liaison shall have 
2authority to oversee and direct functions at other State 
3agencies related to network adequacy issues in Illinois, 
4including, but not limited to, the Department of Public 
5Health, the Department of Financial and Professional 
6Regulation, and the Department of Healthcare and Family 
7Services.
 
8    Section 10. The Network Adequacy and Transparency Act is 
9amended  by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
10    (215 ILCS 124/30)

11    Sec. 30. Administration and enforcement.
 
12    (a) Insurers, as defined in this Act, have a continuing 
13obligation to comply with the requirements of this Act.  Other 
14than the duties specifically created in this Act, nothing in 
15this Act is intended to preclude, prevent, or require the 
16adoption, modification, or termination of any utilization 
17management, quality management, or claims processing 
18methodologies of an insurer.
19    (b) Nothing in this Act precludes, prevents, or requires 
20the adoption, modification, or termination of any network plan 
21term, benefit, coverage or eligibility provision, or payment 
22methodology.
23    (c) The Director shall enforce the provisions of this Act 
24pursuant to the enforcement powers granted to it by law.
 
 
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1    (d) The Department shall adopt rules to enforce compliance 
2with this Act to the extent necessary.
3    (e) The Consumer Health Care Access Liaison shall enforce 
4the provisions of this Act pursuant to Section 1405-50 of the 
5Department of Insurance Law. 

6(Source: P.A. 100-502, eff. 9-15-17.)

 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
8becoming law.".