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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 Insurance Code is amended by
5adding Section 356z.43 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new)
7    Sec. 356z.43. Coverage for COVID-19 diagnostic testing for
8nursing home employees.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "COVID-19" means the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 or any
11further mutation.
12    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
13    "Diagnostic testing" means testing administered for the
14purposes of diagnosing COVID-19 or a related virus and the
15administration of such tests if the test is:
16        (1) approved, cleared, or authorized under Section
17    510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
18    Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, and 360bbb-3);
19        (2) the subject of a request or intended request for
20    emergency use authorization under Section 564 of the
21    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3)
22    until the emergency use authorization request has been
23    denied or the developer of the test does not submit a

 

 

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1    request within a reasonable timeframe;
2        (3) developed and authorized by a state that has
3    notified the Secretary of the United States Department of
4    Health and Human Services of its intention to review a
5    test intended to diagnose COVID-19; or
6        (4) determined by the Secretary of the United States
7    Department of Health and Human Services or the Director of
8    the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as
9    appropriate for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
10    "Enrollee" means a long-term care facility employee who is
11covered by a health plan.
12    "Health plan" means (i) individual health insurance
13coverage, as defined in Section 5 of the Illinois Health
14Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and (ii) group
15health insurance coverage, as defined in Section 5 of the
16Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
17for employees of a licensed long-term care facility.
18    "Long-term care facility" means a long-term care facility
19as defined in Section 1-113 of the Nursing Home Care Act, an
20assisted living establishment as defined in Section 10 of the
21Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act, a MC/DD facility as
22defined in Section 1-113 of the MC/DD Act, an ID/DD facility as
23defined in Section 1-113 of the ID/DD Community Care Act, a
24facility as defined in Section 1-102 of the Specialized Mental
25Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, or a supportive living
26facility as defined in Section 5.01a of the Illinois Public

 

 

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1Aid Code.
2    "Testing provider" means a provider that is authorized by
3the Department of Public Health to perform diagnostic testing
4for licensed long-term care facilities.
5    (b) A health plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed
6on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
7102nd General Assembly shall provide coverage of diagnostic
8testing for enrollees that is performed by a testing provider
9in accordance with federal COVID-19 testing requirements as
10set forth in subsection (h) of 42 CFR 483.80; emergency rules
11adopted by the Department in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 295.4045,
12300.696, 330.340, 350.760, and 390.340; and applicable federal
13and Department guidance.
14    (c) Testing performed in accordance with subsection (b)
15shall be considered medically necessary for the purposes of
16this Section.
17    (d) A health plan may inquire as to whether an enrollee is
18an employee of the long-term care facility but shall not
19require further evidence or verification of the enrollee's
20employment status.
21    (e) The coverage requirements set forth in this Section
22shall only apply when the testing requirements set forth in
23subsection (b) are in effect.
24    (f) Any failure to provide coverage pursuant to this
25Section shall be deemed a failure to substantially comply with
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1    (g) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2022.
 
2    Section 10. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is
3amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
 
4    (215 ILCS 125/5-3)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2)
5    Sec. 5-3. Insurance Code provisions.
6    (a) Health Maintenance Organizations shall be subject to
7the provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140,
8141.1, 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153,
9154, 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.22a, 355.2,
10355.3, 355b, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356v, 356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.2,
11356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10,
12356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.17, 356z.18,
13356z.19, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30,
14356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.35, 356z.36, 356z.41,
15356z.43, 364, 364.01, 367.2, 367.2-5, 367i, 368a, 368b, 368c,
16368d, 368e, 370c, 370c.1, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408,
17408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1, paragraph (c) of subsection
18(2) of Section 367, and Articles IIA, VIII 1/2, XII, XII 1/2,
19XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, XXVI, and XXXIIB of the Illinois
20Insurance Code.
21    (b) For purposes of the Illinois Insurance Code, except
22for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and XIII 1/2,
23Health Maintenance Organizations in the following categories
24are deemed to be "domestic companies":

 

 

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1        (1) a corporation authorized under the Dental Service
2    Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act;
3        (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this
4    State; or
5        (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another
6    state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents
7    of this State, except a corporation subject to
8    substantially the same requirements in its state of
9    organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII
10    1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
11    (c) In considering the merger, consolidation, or other
12acquisition of control of a Health Maintenance Organization
13pursuant to Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
14        (1) the Director shall give primary consideration to
15    the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the
16    financial conditions of the acquired Health Maintenance
17    Organization after the merger, consolidation, or other
18    acquisition of control takes effect;
19        (2)(i) the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b) of
20    Section 131.8 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall not
21    apply and (ii) the Director, in making his determination
22    with respect to the merger, consolidation, or other
23    acquisition of control, need not take into account the
24    effect on competition of the merger, consolidation, or
25    other acquisition of control;
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1    following information:
2            (A) certification by an independent actuary of the
3        adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance
4        Organization sought to be acquired;
5            (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the
6        combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and
7        the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be
8        acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of
9        a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro
10        forma financial statements reflecting projected
11        combined operation for a period of 2 years;
12            (C) a pro forma business plan detailing an
13        acquiring party's plans with respect to the operation
14        of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be
15        acquired for a period of not less than 3 years; and
16            (D) such other information as the Director shall
17        require.
18    (d) The provisions of Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois
19Insurance Code and this Section 5-3 shall apply to the sale by
20any health maintenance organization of greater than 10% of its
21enrollee population (including without limitation the health
22maintenance organization's right, title, and interest in and
23to its health care certificates).
24    (e) In considering any management contract or service
25agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance
26Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria

 

 

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1specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
2take into account the effect of the management contract or
3service agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees
4and the financial condition of the health maintenance
5organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take
6into account the effect of the management contract or service
7agreement on competition.
8    (f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the
9Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health
10Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as
11defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a
12Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a
13group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge
14additional premiums under the following terms and conditions:
15        (i) the amount of, and other terms and conditions with
16    respect to, the refund or additional premium are set forth
17    in the group or enrollment unit contract agreed in advance
18    of the period for which a refund is to be paid or
19    additional premium is to be charged (which period shall
20    not be less than one year); and
21        (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium
22    shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance
23    Organization's profitable or unprofitable experience with
24    respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the
25    period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional
26    premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall

 

 

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1    be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the
2    Health Maintenance Organization's administrative and
3    marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be
4    made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this
5    subsection (f)). The Health Maintenance Organization and
6    the group or enrollment unit may agree that the profitable
7    or unprofitable experience may be calculated taking into
8    account the refund period and the immediately preceding 2
9    plan years.
10    The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a
11statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee
12describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium,
13and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to
14the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used
15to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization's
16profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment
17unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit
18or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization's unprofitable
19experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and
20the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or
21enrollment unit.
22    In no event shall the Illinois Health Maintenance
23Organization Guaranty Association be liable to pay any
24contractual obligation of an insolvent organization to pay any
25refund authorized under this Section.
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1if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in
2accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative
3Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint
4Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so
5adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
6(Source: P.A. 100-24, eff. 7-18-17; 100-138, eff. 8-18-17;
7100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1026, eff. 8-22-18; 100-1057, eff.
81-1-19; 100-1102, eff. 1-1-19; 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-81,
9eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-371, eff. 1-1-20;
10101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-452, eff. 1-1-20; 101-461, eff.
111-1-20; 101-625, eff. 1-1-21.)
 
12    (215 ILCS 195/Act rep.)
13    Section 15. The COVID-19 Medically Necessary Diagnostic
14Testing Act is repealed.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.