HB5345ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

Filed: 4/26/2018

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5345

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5345 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 1405-25 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1405/1405-25)

Sec. 1405-25. Uninsured Ombudsman Program.

(a) The Department of Insurance shall establish and operate an Ombudsman Program for uninsured individuals to provide assistance and education to those individuals regarding health insurance benefits options and rights under State and federal law. The program may include, but is not limited to, counseling for uninsured individuals in the discovery, evaluation, and comparison of options for obtaining health insurance coverage.

(b) The Department may recruit and train volunteers to assist in the Ombudsman Program. The volunteers may provide one-on-one counseling on health insurance availability matters and provide education to uninsured individuals through public forums.

(c) The Department may issue reasonable rules necessary to implement this Section.

(d) The Department shall conduct a study to better understand the gaps in health insurance coverage for uninsured residents in Illinois. The study shall look at reasons why an individual is uninsured, such as a part-time or full-time working status, the inability to afford coverage, and the inability to qualify for coverage under the medical assistance program established under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code. The study shall additionally look at those residents in Illinois who are insured and whether they are covered through an employer-sponsored plan or through the Illinois health insurance marketplace. The Department shall submit a report of the findings, as well as the Department's recommendations to reduce the number of uninsured residents in Illinois, to the General Assembly no later than 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.

(Source: P.A. 92-331, eff. 1-1-02.)

Section 10. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is amended by adding Section 3.5 as follows:

(110 ILCS 330/3.5 new)

Sec. 3.5. University of Illinois Hospital workforce; health insurance required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the University of Illinois Hospital shall provide health insurance coverage to all of its workforce.

Section 15. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 10.5 as follows:

(210 ILCS 85/10.5 new)

Sec. 10.5. Hospital workforce; health insurance required. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each hospital licensed under this Act shall provide health insurance coverage to all of its workforce.".