Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 3/10/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1267 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1267, AS AMENDED, 
3with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 
41 as follows:

 
5on page 6, by replacing lines 1 through 10 with the following:
 
6    "(215 ILCS 5/356z.19 new)

7    Sec. 356z.19. Nutritional support and hydration.
8    (a) The General Assembly finds that people who are 
9physically unable to swallow, digest, or absorb food and fluids 
10taken by mouth are at risk of malnutrition and dehydration. 
11Without nutritional support and hydration, such individuals 
12will become increasingly weakened. As their immune system 
13functioning is reduced, they may die from infections before 
14death can occur from malnutrition or dehydration. 
15    (b)  A group or individual policy of
accident and health 
16insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued,
or 
 
 
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1renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
297th General
Assembly must provide coverage for intravenous 
3feeding and for enteral or tube feeding.  The benefits under

4this Section shall be at least as favorable as for other 
5coverages under the
policy and may be subject to the same 
6dollar amount limits, deductibles, and
co-insurance 
7requirements applicable generally to other coverages under the

8policy.
9    (c)  For the purpose of this Section, "enteral or tube 
10feeding" means the process by which nutritional formulas are 
11delivered via a tube into the digestive tract.".