104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3756
 
Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 122/5-11 new
    Amends the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law. Provides that the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit information through the easy enrollment program under the Illinois Income Tax Act and the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Exchange. Establishes notification requirements for the Exchange. Provides that the uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to select and enroll in a qualified health plan. Provides that coverage shall be effective the first day of the month that follows the plan selection. Grants the Department of Insurance and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services rulemaking authority to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period. Effective immediately.


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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 Health Benefits Exchange Law is 
5amended by adding Section 5-11 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 122/5-11 new)
7    Sec. 5-11. Easy enrollment special enrollment period.
8    (a) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a 
9special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the 
10uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if 
11(1) the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit 
12information through the easy enrollment program under Section 
13513 of the Illinois Income Tax Act and (2) the uninsured 
14taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if 
15applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan 
16through the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange.
17    (b) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall notify an 
18interested, uninsured taxpayer by letter of the estimated 
19eligibility for insurance affordability programs, including 
20Medicaid, federal health insurance premium tax credits, and 
21cost-sharing reductions.
22    (c) The uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's 
23dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to 
 
 
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1select and enroll in a qualified health plan.
2    (d) After an eligible individual and the eligible 
3individual's dependents have selected and enrolled in a 
4qualified health plan, coverage shall be effective the first 
5day of the month that follows the plan selection.
6    (e) The Department of Insurance and the Department of 
7Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary 
8to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.