Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

215 ILCS 5/356z.19 new

215 ILCS 125/5-3

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2

215 ILCS 165/10

from Ch. 32, par. 604

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that group and individual policies of accident and health insurance and managed care plans must provide coverage for (1) operations to implant cochlear implants and post-treatment services for children identified within one year of birth as being deaf or hearing impaired and (2) audiological services and hearing aids for children up to 18 years of age. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Makes other changes.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Provides that group and individual policies of accident and health insurance and managed care plans must provide coverage for an operation to implant cochlear implants and cochlear devices and provide post-treatment services (instead of coverage for an operation to implant cochlear implants and post-treatment services for children identified within one year of birth as being deaf or hearing impaired). Provides that the services must be provided by a speech pathologist, audiologist, or physician licensed to practice in this State.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Changes a reference of speech pathologist to speech-language pathologist.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2010	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
1/15/2010	House	First Reading
1/15/2010	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/9/2010	House	Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/2/2010	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 009-000-000
3/2/2010	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/16/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
3/16/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/17/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
3/17/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
3/17/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/17/2010	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
3/17/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
3/18/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
3/18/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/22/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
3/22/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 009-000-000
3/22/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 009-000-000
3/23/2010	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/23/2010	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/23/2010	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
3/26/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2010	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-027-001
3/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
3/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/26/2010	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
4/6/2010	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010
4/15/2010	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
4/20/2010	Senate	First Reading
4/20/2010	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/11/2011	House	Session Sine Die

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