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Rep. Anthony DeLuca
Filed: 3/6/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3809
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3809 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 356z.61 as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 356z.61. Coverage for children with neuromuscular, |
| 8 | | neurological, or cognitive impairment. A group or individual |
| 9 | | policy of accident and health insurance amended, delivered, |
| 10 | | issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025 shall provide |
| 11 | | coverage for therapy, diagnostic testing, and equipment |
| 12 | | necessary to increase quality of life for children who have |
| 13 | | been clinically or genetically diagnosed with any disease, |
| 14 | | syndrome, or disorder that includes low tone neuromuscular |
| 15 | | impairment, neurological impairment, or cognitive |
| 16 | | impairment.".
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