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Sen. Bill Cunningham
Filed: 5/15/2024
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4460
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4460 on page 15, |
| 3 | | immediately below line 15, by inserting the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 20. The Fire Protection District Act is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 6.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 705/6.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6.3. Health insurance; joint mental health therapy |
| 8 | | services. If a fire protection district is a self-insurer for |
| 9 | | purposes of providing health insurance coverage for officers |
| 10 | | and members of the fire department, the insurance coverage |
| 11 | | shall include joint mental health therapy services for any |
| 12 | | officer or member of the fire department and any spouse or |
| 13 | | partner of the officer or member who resides with the officer |
| 14 | | or member. The joint mental health therapy services provided |
| 15 | | under this Section shall be performed by a physician licensed |
| 16 | | to practice medicine in all of its branches, a licensed |