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Full Text of HB4255  95th General Assembly

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5 is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 375/6.11)
7     Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance
8 Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall provide
9 the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
10 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of
11 the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits
12 shall provide the coverage required under Sections 356g.5,
13 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, and 356z.9,
14 and 356z.10 356z.9 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The program
15 of health benefits must comply with Section 155.37 of the
16 Illinois Insurance Code.
17 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
18 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; revised 12-4-07.)
 
19     Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
20 Section 5-1069.3 as follows:
 
21     (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)

 

 

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1     Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county,
2 including a home rule county, is a self-insurer for purposes of
3 providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the
4 coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care
5 benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and
6 health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
7 under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, and
8 356z.9, and 356z.10 356z.9 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The
9 requirement that health benefits be covered as provided in this
10 Section is an exclusive power and function of the State and is
11 a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,
12 subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule county
13 to which this Section applies must comply with every provision
14 of this Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
16 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; revised 12-4-07.)
 
17     Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
18 changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows:
 
19     (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)
20     Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a
21 municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a
22 self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance
23 coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage
24 for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by

 

 

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1 a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t
2 and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w,
3 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, and 356z.9, and 356z.10 356z.9 of the
4 Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits
5 be covered as provided in this is an exclusive power and
6 function of the State and is a denial and limitation under
7 Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois
8 Constitution. A home rule municipality to which this Section
9 applies must comply with every provision of this Section.
10 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
11 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; revised 12-4-07.)
 
12     Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
13 10-22.3f as follows:
 
14     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)
15     Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance
16 protection and benefits for employees shall provide the
17 post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
18 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and
19 the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x,
20 356z.6, 356z.8, and 356z.9 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
22 revised 12-4-07.)
 
23     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding

 

 

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1 Section 8.32 as follows:
 
2     (30 ILCS 805/8.32 new)
3     Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
4 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
5 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
6 the 95th General Assembly.