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1 AN ACT concerning insurance.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5 changing Section 356x as follows:
6 (215 ILCS 5/356x)
7 Sec. 356x. Coverage for colorectal cancer examination
8 and screening.
9 (a) An individual or group policy of accident and health
10 insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,
11 issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of this
12 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly that provides
13 coverage to a resident of this State must provide benefits or
14 coverage for all colorectal cancer examinations and
15 laboratory tests for colorectal cancer as prescribed by a
16 physician, in accordance with the published American Cancer
17 Society guidelines on colorectal cancer screening or other
18 existing colorectal cancer screening guidelines issued by
19 nationally recognized professional medical societies or
20 federal government agencies, including the National Cancer
21 Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
22 and the American College of Gastroenterology.
23 (b) Coverage required under this Section may not impose
24 any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other
25 cost-sharing limitation that is greater than that required
26 for other coverage under the policy.An insurer shall provide
27 in each group policy, contract, or certificate of accident
28 and health insurance amended, delivered, issued, or renewed
29 covering persons who are residents of this State coverage for
30 colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy or fecal
31 occult blood testing once every 3 years for persons who are
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1 at least 50 years old.
2 (b) For persons who may be classified as high risk for
3 colorectal cancer because the person or a first degree family
4 member of the person has a history of colorectal cancer, the
5 coverage required under subsection (a) shall apply to persons
6 who have attained at least 30 years of age.
7 (c) This Section does not apply to agreements,
8 contracts, or policies that provide coverage for a specified
9 disease or other limited benefit coverage.
10 (Source: P.A. 90-741, eff. 1-1-99.)
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
12 January 1, 2004.