103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1773

 

Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 5/356z.59

    Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, neonatal diabetes, diabetes caused by Wolfram syndrome, diabetes caused by Alstrom syndrome, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, steroid-induced diabetes, or cystic fibrosis diabetes (rather than only type 1 or type 2 diabetes) and require insulin for the management of their diabetes. Effective January 1, 2024.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5changing Section 356z.59 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/356z.59)
7    Sec. 356z.59 356z.53. Coverage for continuous glucose
8monitors. A group or individual policy of accident and health
9insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,
10issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide
11coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors
12for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2
13diabetes, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the
14young, neonatal diabetes, diabetes caused by Wolfram syndrome,
15diabetes caused by Alstrom syndrome, latent autoimmune
16diabetes in adults, steroid-induced diabetes, or cystic
17fibrosis diabetes and require insulin for the management of
18their diabetes.
19(Source: P.A. 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-29-22.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
211, 2024.