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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1646
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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215 ILCS 5/1 |
from Ch. 73, par. 613 |
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Creates the Health Carrier External Review Act. Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section
concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1646 |
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LRB096 10079 RPM 20244 b |
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| AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be |
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| cited as the Health Carrier External Review Act.
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| Section 5. Legislative findings and intent. The purpose of |
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| this Act is to provide uniform standards for the establishment |
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| and maintenance of external review procedures to assure that |
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| covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review |
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| of an adverse determination or final adverse determination, as |
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| defined in this Act.
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| Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 1 as follows:
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| (215 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 73, par. 613)
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| Sec. 1. Short
title. This Act shall be known and and may be |
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| cited as the "Illinois Insurance Code."
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| (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696; revised 10-28-08.)
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