Full Text of HB1317 100th General Assembly
HB1317ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Gregory Harris Filed: 5/19/2017
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1317
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1317 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 | 5 | | is amended by adding Section 18 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 375/18 new) | 7 | | Sec. 18. Waiver application prohibitions. Notwithstanding | 8 | | any other law to the contrary, the Director may not apply for | 9 | | any federal waiver that, if granted, would reduce or eliminate | 10 | | any protection or coverage required under the Patient | 11 | | Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that | 12 | | was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited | 13 | | to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and | 14 | | coverage for services identified as essential health benefits | 15 | | under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The | 16 | | Director may apply for such a waiver only if the General |
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| 1 | | Assembly, by joint resolution approved by a majority of each | 2 | | chamber, authorizes the Director to apply for a federal waiver | 3 | | prior to the submission of the waiver application to the U.S. | 4 | | Department of Health and Human Services. | 5 | | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding | 6 | | Section 356z.25 as follows: | 7 | | (215 ILCS 5/356z.25 new) | 8 | | Sec. 356z.25. Waiver application prohibitions. | 9 | | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State may | 10 | | not apply for any federal waiver that, if granted, would permit | 11 | | an individual or group health insurance plan to reduce or | 12 | | eliminate any protection or coverage required under the Patient | 13 | | Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that | 14 | | was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited | 15 | | to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and | 16 | | coverage for services identified as essential health benefits | 17 | | under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The State | 18 | | may apply for such a waiver only if the General Assembly, by | 19 | | joint resolution approved by a majority of each chamber, | 20 | | authorizes the State or an agency of the executive branch to | 21 | | apply for a federal waiver prior to the submission of the | 22 | | waiver application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human | 23 | | Services. |
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| 1 | | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 2 | | adding Section 5-35 as follows: | 3 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-35 new) | 4 | | Sec. 5-35. Waiver application prohibitions. | 5 | | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State may | 6 | | not apply for any waiver of federal Medicaid requirements that, | 7 | | if granted, would reduce or eliminate any protection or | 8 | | coverage required under the Patient Protection and Affordable | 9 | | Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that was in effect on January 1, | 10 | | 2017. The State may apply for such a waiver only if the General | 11 | | Assembly, by joint resolution approved by a majority of each | 12 | | chamber, authorizes the State or an agency of the executive | 13 | | branch to apply for a federal waiver prior to the submission of | 14 | | the waiver application to the U.S. Department of Health and | 15 | | Human Services.
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 | | becoming law.".
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