97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1880

 

Introduced , by Rep. Bill Mitchell

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 5/1417 new

    Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no resident of the State, regardless of whether he or she has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan sponsored by the State or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage except as required by a court or a State agency or department where an individual is named a party in a judicial or administrative proceeding. Provides that no provision of the Act shall render a resident of this State liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a result of his failure to procure or obtain health insurance coverage. Provides that the Act shall not apply to individuals voluntarily applying for coverage under a State-administered program pursuant to the federal Social Security Act. Provides that the provisions concerning health insurance coverage not required shall not apply to students being required by an institution of higher education to obtain and maintain health insurance as a condition of enrollment. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning health insurance coverage not required shall impair the rights of persons to privately contract for health insurance for family members or former family members. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning insurance.
 
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 adding
5Section 1417 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/1417 new)
7    Sec. 1417. Health insurance coverage not required. No
8resident of this State, regardless of whether he or she has or
9is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or
10program provided by or through his or her employer, or a plan
11sponsored by the State or the federal government, shall be
12required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance
13coverage except as required by a court or a State agency or
14department where an individual is named a party in a judicial
15or administrative proceeding. No provision of this Code shall
16render a resident of this State liable for any penalty,
17assessment, fee, or fine as a result of his or her failure to
18procure or obtain health insurance coverage. This Section shall
19not apply to individuals voluntarily applying for coverage
20under a State-administered program pursuant to Title XIX or
21Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act. This Section
22shall not apply to students being required by an institution of
23higher education to obtain and maintain health insurance as a

 

 

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1condition of enrollment. Nothing in this Section shall impair
2the rights of persons to privately contract for health
3insurance for family members or former family members.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.