Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Filed: 3/17/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1931 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1931 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 changing Section 
61405-25 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 1405/1405-25)
8    Sec. 1405-25. Uninsured Ombudsman Program. 
9    (a) The Department of Insurance shall establish and 
10operate an Ombudsman Program for uninsured individuals to 
11provide assistance and education to those individuals 
12regarding health insurance benefits options and rights under 
13State and federal law. The program may include, but is not 
14limited to, counseling for uninsured individuals in the 
15discovery, evaluation, and comparison of options for obtaining 
16health insurance coverage.
 
 
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1    (b) The Department may recruit and train volunteers to 
2assist in the Ombudsman Program. The volunteers may provide 
3one-on-one counseling on health insurance availability matters 
4and provide education to uninsured individuals through public 
5forums.
6    (c) The Department may issue reasonable rules necessary to 
7implement this Section.
8    (d) The Department shall conduct a study to better 
9understand the gaps in health insurance coverage for uninsured 
10residents in Illinois. The study shall look at reasons why an 
11individual is uninsured, such as a part-time or full-time 
12working status, the inability to afford coverage, barriers to 
13accessing employer-sponsored health care, the rationale of 
14health plans continuously increasing health rates and its 
15impact on making health insurance unaffordable, and the 
16inability to qualify for coverage under the medical assistance 
17program established under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid 
18Code. The study shall also look at those residents in Illinois 
19who are insured and whether they are covered through an 
20employer-sponsored plan or through an affordable Illinois 
21health insurance marketplace plan. The Department shall submit 
22a report of its findings and recommendations to reduce the 
23number of uninsured residents in Illinois to the General 
24Assembly no later than 12 months after the effective date of 
25this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly. In the 
26development of its report, the Department shall consult with 
 
 
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1an association representing a majority of Illinois hospitals 
2and an association representing a majority of health insurance 
3plans in Illinois. 
4(Source: P.A. 92-331, eff. 1-1-02.)".