(215 ILCS 5/356p) (from Ch. 73, par. 968p)
Sec. 356p.
Breast implant removal.
No individual or group policy of
accident and health insurance shall deny coverage for the removal of breast
implants when the removal of the implants is medically necessary treatment
for a sickness or injury. This Section does not apply to surgery performed
for removal of breast implants that were implanted solely for cosmetic
reasons. For the purpose of this Section, cosmetic reasons does not include
cosmetic surgery performed as reconstruction resulting from sickness or
injury.
(Source: P.A. 87-938.)
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