Full Text of SB1365 102nd General Assembly
SB1365eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
| 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 adding Section 6.17 as follows: | 6 | | (5 ILCS 375/6.17 new) | 7 | | Sec. 6.17. Waiver application prohibitions. | 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except | 9 | | as specified in subsection (b), the State shall not apply for | 10 | | any federal waiver that would reduce or eliminate any | 11 | | protection or coverage required under the Patient Protection | 12 | | and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that was in | 13 | | effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, any | 14 | | protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and | 15 | | coverage for services identified as essential health benefits | 16 | | under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | 17 | | (b) The State or an agency of the executive branch may | 18 | | apply for such a waiver only if the General Assembly, by joint | 19 | | resolution approved by a majority of each chamber prior to the | 20 | | submission of such a waiver application to the U.S. Department | 21 | | of Health and Human Services, authorizes the State or an | 22 | | agency of the executive branch to apply for such a federal | 23 | | waiver. |
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| 1 | | Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | 2 | | adding Section 356z.43 as follows: | 3 | | (215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new) | 4 | | Sec. 356z.43. Waiver application prohibitions. | 5 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, except | 6 | | as specified in subsection (b), the State shall not apply for | 7 | | any federal waiver that would permit an individual or group | 8 | | health insurance plan to reduce or eliminate any protection or | 9 | | coverage required under the Patient Protection and Affordable | 10 | | Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that was in effect on January 1, | 11 | | 2017, including, but not limited to, any protection for | 12 | | persons with pre-existing conditions and coverage for services | 13 | | identified as essential health benefits under the Patient | 14 | | Protection and Affordable Care Act. | 15 | | (b) The State or an agency of the executive branch may | 16 | | apply for such a waiver only if the General Assembly, by joint | 17 | | resolution approved by a majority of each chamber prior to the | 18 | | submission of such a waiver application to the U.S. Department | 19 | | of Health and Human Services, authorizes the State or an | 20 | | agency of the executive branch to apply for such a federal | 21 | | waiver. | 22 | | Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | 23 | | adding Section 5-41 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (305 ILCS 5/5-41 new) | 2 | | Sec. 5-41. Waiver application prohibitions. | 3 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as specified in | 4 | | subsection (b), the State or an agency of the executive branch | 5 | | shall not apply for any federal Medicaid waiver that would | 6 | | result in more restrictive standards, methodologies, | 7 | | procedures, or other requirements than those that were in | 8 | | effect in Illinois as of January 1, 2017 for: (i) the Medical | 9 | | Assistance Program, as authorized under this Code and Title | 10 | | XIX of the Social Security Act; (ii) the Children's Health | 11 | | Insurance Program, as authorized under the Children's Health | 12 | | Insurance Program Act and Title XXI of the Social Security | 13 | | Act; or (iii) any other medical assistance program in Illinois | 14 | | that is operating under any existing federal waiver authorized | 15 | | under Section 1115 or Section 1915 of the Social Security Act. | 16 | | (b) The State or an agency of the executive branch may | 17 | | apply for such a waiver only if the General Assembly, by joint | 18 | | resolution approved by a majority of each chamber prior to the | 19 | | submission of such a waiver application to the U.S. Department | 20 | | of Health and Human Services, authorizes the State or an | 21 | | agency of the executive branch to apply for such a federal | 22 | | waiver.
| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 | | becoming law.
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