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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5-1069.3 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)
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7 | Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | including a home
rule
county, is a self-insurer for purposes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | of providing health insurance coverage
for its employees, the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy
care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | health
insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u,
356w, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 356x, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.22, 356z.25, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.36, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.48, 356z.51, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, and 356z.60 of
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19 | the Illinois Insurance Code. The coverage shall comply with | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Sections 155.22a, 355b, 356z.19, and 370c of
the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Insurance Code. The Department of Insurance shall enforce the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | requirements of this Section. The requirement that health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | benefits be covered
as provided in this Section is an
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1 | exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and | ||||||
2 | limitation under
Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Constitution. A home
rule county to which this | ||||||
4 | Section applies must comply with every provision of
this | ||||||
5 | Section.
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6 | Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if | ||||||
7 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
8 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
9 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
10 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
11 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
13 | 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. | ||||||
14 | 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, | ||||||
15 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
16 | 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. | ||||||
17 | 1-1-23; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, | ||||||
18 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; | ||||||
19 | 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.) | ||||||
20 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
21 | changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows: | ||||||
22 | (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)
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23 | Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a | ||||||
24 | municipality, including a
home rule municipality, is a |
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1 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health
insurance | ||||||
2 | coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include | ||||||
3 | coverage for
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be | ||||||
4 | covered by a policy of
accident and health insurance under | ||||||
5 | Section 356t and the coverage required
under Sections 356g, | ||||||
6 | 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.4, | ||||||
7 | 356z.4a, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, | ||||||
8 | 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, | ||||||
9 | 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41, | ||||||
10 | 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.48, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, | ||||||
11 | 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, and 356z.60 of the Illinois
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12 | Insurance
Code. The coverage shall comply with Sections | ||||||
13 | 155.22a, 355b, 356z.19, and 370c of
the Illinois Insurance | ||||||
14 | Code. The Department of Insurance shall enforce the | ||||||
15 | requirements of this Section. The requirement that health
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16 | benefits be covered as provided in this is an exclusive power | ||||||
17 | and function of
the State and is a denial and limitation under | ||||||
18 | Article VII, Section 6,
subsection (h) of the Illinois | ||||||
19 | Constitution. A home rule municipality to which
this Section | ||||||
20 | applies must comply with every provision of this Section.
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21 | Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if | ||||||
22 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
23 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
24 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
25 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
26 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
2 | 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. | ||||||
3 | 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, | ||||||
4 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
5 | 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. | ||||||
6 | 1-1-23; 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, | ||||||
7 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; | ||||||
8 | 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.) | ||||||
9 | Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
10 | 10-22.3f as follows: | ||||||
11 | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)
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12 | Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance | ||||||
13 | protection and
benefits
for employees shall provide the | ||||||
14 | post-mastectomy care benefits required to be
covered by a | ||||||
15 | policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and | ||||||
16 | the
coverage required under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, | ||||||
17 | 356m, 356q, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.4, 356z.4a,
356z.6, 356z.8, | ||||||
18 | 356z.9, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.22, | ||||||
19 | 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33, | ||||||
20 | 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.45, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, | ||||||
21 | 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, and 356z.60 of
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22 | the
Illinois Insurance Code.
Insurance policies shall comply | ||||||
23 | with Section 356z.19 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The | ||||||
24 | coverage shall comply with Sections 155.22a, 355b, and 370c of
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1 | the Illinois Insurance Code. The Department of Insurance shall | ||||||
2 | enforce the requirements of this Section.
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3 | Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if | ||||||
4 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
5 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
6 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
7 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
8 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
10 | 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. | ||||||
11 | 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-103, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, | ||||||
12 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
13 | 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-804, eff. | ||||||
14 | 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, | ||||||
15 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.) | ||||||
16 | Section 20. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | ||||||
17 | changing Section 356m as follows:
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18 | (215 ILCS 5/356m) (from Ch. 73, par. 968m)
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19 | Sec. 356m. Infertility coverage.
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20 | (a) No group policy of accident and health insurance | ||||||
21 | providing coverage
for more than 25 employees that provides | ||||||
22 | pregnancy related benefits may be
issued, amended, delivered, | ||||||
23 | or
renewed in this State after January 1, 2016 through | ||||||
24 | December 31, 2024 the effective date of this amendatory Act of |
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1 | the 99th General Assembly unless the policy contains coverage | ||||||
2 | for the diagnosis and treatment of
infertility including, but | ||||||
3 | not limited to, in vitro fertilization, uterine
embryo lavage, | ||||||
4 | embryo transfer, artificial insemination, gamete
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5 | intrafallopian tube transfer, zygote intrafallopian tube | ||||||
6 | transfer, and low
tubal ovum transfer. | ||||||
7 | (a-5) No group policy of accident and health insurance | ||||||
8 | providing coverage for more than 25 employees that provides | ||||||
9 | pregnancy related benefits may be issued, amended, delivered, | ||||||
10 | or renewed in this State on or after January 1, 2025 unless the | ||||||
11 | policy contains coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of | ||||||
12 | infertility, including, but not limited to, in vitro | ||||||
13 | fertilization, uterine embryo lavage, embryo transfer, | ||||||
14 | artificial insemination, gamete intrafallopian tube transfer, | ||||||
15 | zygote intrafallopian tube transfer, and low tubal ovum | ||||||
16 | transfer. The coverage required shall include procedures | ||||||
17 | necessary to screen or diagnose a fertilized egg before | ||||||
18 | implantation, including, but not limited to, preimplantation | ||||||
19 | genetic diagnosis, preimplantation genetic screening, and | ||||||
20 | prenatal genetic diagnosis. Coverage for procedures for in | ||||||
21 | vitro fertilization, gamete intrafallopian tube transfer, or | ||||||
22 | zygote intrafallopian tube transfer shall be required only if | ||||||
23 | the procedures: | ||||||
24 | (1) are considered medically appropriate based on | ||||||
25 | clinical guidelines or standards developed by the American | ||||||
26 | Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American College of |
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1 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists, or the Society for | ||||||
2 | Assisted Reproductive Technology; and | ||||||
3 | (2) are performed at medical facilities or clinics | ||||||
4 | that conform to the American College of Obstetricians and | ||||||
5 | Gynecologists guidelines for in vitro fertilization or the | ||||||
6 | American Society for Reproductive Medicine minimum | ||||||
7 | standards for practices offering assisted reproductive | ||||||
8 | technologies.
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9 | (b) The coverage required under subsection (a) for | ||||||
10 | procedures for in vitro fertilization, gamete
intrafallopian | ||||||
11 | tube transfer, or zygote intrafallopian tube transfer shall
be | ||||||
12 | required only if: is subject to the following conditions:
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13 | (1) Coverage for procedures for in vitro | ||||||
14 | fertilization, gamete
intrafallopian tube transfer, or | ||||||
15 | zygote intrafallopian tube transfer shall
be required only | ||||||
16 | if:
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17 | (1) (A) the covered individual has been unable to | ||||||
18 | attain a viable pregnancy, maintain a viable pregnancy, or | ||||||
19 | sustain a
successful pregnancy through reasonable, less | ||||||
20 | costly medically appropriate
infertility treatments for | ||||||
21 | which coverage is available under the policy,
plan, or | ||||||
22 | contract;
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23 | (2) (B) the covered individual has not undergone 4 | ||||||
24 | completed oocyte
retrievals, except that if a live birth | ||||||
25 | follows a completed oocyte
retrieval, then 2 more | ||||||
26 | completed oocyte retrievals shall be covered; and
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1 | (3) (C) the procedures are performed at medical | ||||||
2 | facilities that conform to
the American College of | ||||||
3 | Obstetric and Gynecology guidelines for in vitro
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4 | fertilization clinics or to the American Fertility Society | ||||||
5 | minimal
standards for programs of in vitro fertilization.
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6 | (2) The procedures required to be covered under this | ||||||
7 | Section are not
required to be contained in any policy or | ||||||
8 | plan issued to or by a religious
institution or | ||||||
9 | organization or to or by an entity sponsored by a | ||||||
10 | religious
institution or organization that finds the | ||||||
11 | procedures required to be
covered under this Section to | ||||||
12 | violate its religious
and moral teachings and beliefs.
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13 | (c) As used in this Section, "infertility" means a | ||||||
14 | disease, condition, or status characterized by:
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15 | (1) a failure to establish a pregnancy or to carry a | ||||||
16 | pregnancy to live birth after 12 months of regular, | ||||||
17 | unprotected sexual intercourse if the woman is 35 years of | ||||||
18 | age or younger, or after 6 months of regular, unprotected | ||||||
19 | sexual intercourse if the woman is over 35 years of age; | ||||||
20 | conceiving but having a miscarriage does not restart the | ||||||
21 | 12-month or 6-month term for determining infertility; | ||||||
22 | (2) a person's inability to reproduce either as a | ||||||
23 | single individual or with a partner without medical | ||||||
24 | intervention; or | ||||||
25 | (3) a licensed physician's findings based on a | ||||||
26 | patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, |
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1 | physical findings, or diagnostic testing. | ||||||
2 | (d) A policy, contract, or certificate may not impose any | ||||||
3 | exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of | ||||||
4 | fertility medications that are different from those imposed on | ||||||
5 | any other prescription medications, nor may it impose any | ||||||
6 | exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of | ||||||
7 | any fertility services based on a covered individual's | ||||||
8 | participation in fertility services provided by or to a third | ||||||
9 | party, nor may it impose deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, | ||||||
10 | benefit maximums, waiting periods, or any other limitations on | ||||||
11 | coverage for the diagnosis of infertility, treatment for | ||||||
12 | infertility, and standard fertility preservation services, | ||||||
13 | except as provided in this Section, that are different from | ||||||
14 | those imposed upon benefits for services not related to | ||||||
15 | infertility. | ||||||
16 | (e) The procedures required to be covered under this | ||||||
17 | Section are not required to be contained in any policy or plan | ||||||
18 | issued to or by a religious institution or organization or to | ||||||
19 | or by an entity sponsored by a religious institution or | ||||||
20 | organization that finds the procedures required to be covered | ||||||
21 | under this Section to violate its religious and moral | ||||||
22 | teachings and beliefs. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 102-170, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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24 | Section 25. The Limited Health Service Organization Act is | ||||||
25 | amended by changing Section 4003 as follows:
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1 | (215 ILCS 130/4003) (from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3)
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2 | Sec. 4003. Illinois Insurance Code provisions. Limited | ||||||
3 | health service
organizations shall be subject to the | ||||||
4 | provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139,
140, 141.1, | ||||||
5 | 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, | ||||||
6 | 154.5,
154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.37, 355.2, 355.3, | ||||||
7 | 355b, 356m, 356q, 356v, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.10, 356z.21, | ||||||
8 | 356z.22, 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30a, 356z.32, | ||||||
9 | 356z.33, 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, | ||||||
10 | 356z.57, 356z.59, 364.3, 368a, 401, 401.1,
402,
403, 403A, | ||||||
11 | 408,
408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1 and Articles IIA, VIII | ||||||
12 | 1/2, XII, XII 1/2,
XIII,
XIII 1/2, XXV, and XXVI of the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Insurance Code. Nothing in this Section shall require | ||||||
14 | a limited health care plan to cover any service that is not a | ||||||
15 | limited health service. For purposes of the
Illinois Insurance | ||||||
16 | Code, except for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII
and | ||||||
17 | XIII 1/2, limited health service organizations in the | ||||||
18 | following categories
are deemed to be domestic companies:
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19 | (1) a corporation under the laws of this State; or
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20 | (2) a corporation organized under the laws of another | ||||||
21 | state, 30% or more
of the enrollees of which are residents | ||||||
22 | of this State, except a corporation
subject to | ||||||
23 | substantially the same requirements in its state of | ||||||
24 | organization as
is a domestic company under Article VIII | ||||||
25 | 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
2 | 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. | ||||||
3 | 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, | ||||||
4 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; | ||||||
5 | 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. | ||||||
6 | 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.) | ||||||
7 | Section 30. The Voluntary Health Services Plans Act is | ||||||
8 | amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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9 | (215 ILCS 165/10) (from Ch. 32, par. 604)
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10 | Sec. 10. Application of Insurance Code provisions. Health | ||||||
11 | services
plan corporations and all persons interested therein | ||||||
12 | or dealing therewith
shall be subject to the provisions of | ||||||
13 | Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections
3.1, 133, 136, 139, 140, | ||||||
14 | 143, 143c, 149, 155.22a, 155.37, 354, 355.2, 355.3, 355b, | ||||||
15 | 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v,
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16 | 356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 356z.2, 356z.3a, 356z.4, 356z.4a, | ||||||
17 | 356z.5, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,
356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, | ||||||
18 | 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.18, 356z.19, 356z.21, 356z.22, | ||||||
19 | 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.30a, 356z.32, | ||||||
20 | 356z.33, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, | ||||||
21 | 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.60, 364.01, 364.3, | ||||||
22 | 367.2, 368a, 401, 401.1,
402,
403, 403A, 408,
408.2, and 412, | ||||||
23 | and paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the Illinois
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24 | Insurance Code.
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1 | Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if | ||||||
2 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
3 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
4 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
5 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
6 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; | ||||||
8 | 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. | ||||||
9 | 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, | ||||||
10 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21; | ||||||
11 | 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 102-804, eff. | ||||||
12 | 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, | ||||||
13 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; | ||||||
14 | 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.) | ||||||
15 | Section 35. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
16 | changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
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17 | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
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18 | Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical | ||||||
19 | assistance program
shall
(i) provide the post-mastectomy care | ||||||
20 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of
accident and | ||||||
21 | health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
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22 | under Sections 356g.5, 356m, 356q, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, | ||||||
23 | 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.34, 356z.35, 356z.46, | ||||||
24 | 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.56, 356z.59, and 356z.60 of |
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1 | the Illinois
Insurance Code, (ii) be subject to the provisions | ||||||
2 | of Sections 356z.19, 356z.44, 356z.49, 364.01, 370c, and | ||||||
3 | 370c.1 of the Illinois
Insurance Code, and (iii) be subject to | ||||||
4 | the provisions of subsection (d-5) of Section 10 of the | ||||||
5 | Network Adequacy and Transparency Act.
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6 | The Department, by rule, shall adopt a model similar to | ||||||
7 | the requirements of Section 356z.39 of the Illinois Insurance | ||||||
8 | Code. | ||||||
9 | On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any | ||||||
10 | rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter | ||||||
11 | any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate | ||||||
12 | of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance | ||||||
13 | with Section 5-5e. | ||||||
14 | To ensure full access to the benefits set forth in this | ||||||
15 | Section, on and after January 1, 2016, the Department shall | ||||||
16 | ensure that provider and hospital reimbursement for | ||||||
17 | post-mastectomy care benefits required under this Section are | ||||||
18 | no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-218, eff. 1-1-20; | ||||||
20 | 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-371, eff. 1-1-20; 101-574, eff. | ||||||
21 | 1-1-20; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-144, | ||||||
22 | eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
23 | 102-530, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-804, eff. | ||||||
24 | 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093, | ||||||
25 | eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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