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(215 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 73, par. 1305)
Sec. 5. Plan administrator.
a. The Board shall select a Plan administrator through a competitive bidding
process to administer the Plan. The Board shall evaluate bids submitted under
this Section based on criteria established by the Board which shall include:
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(2) The efficiency and timeliness of the Plan
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(3) An estimate of total net cost for administering
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(4) The Plan administrator's ability to apply
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(5) The financial condition and stability of the Plan
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b. The Plan administrator shall serve for a period of 5 years subject to
removal for cause and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of the
contract between the Board and the Plan administrator. At least one year
prior to the expiration of each 5-year period of service by the current Plan
administrator, the Board shall begin to advertise for bids to serve as the
Plan administrator for the succeeding 5-year period. Selection of the Plan
administrator for the succeeding period shall be made at least 6 months prior
to the end of the current 5-year period. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the Board at its option may extend the term of a Plan administrator contract for a period not to exceed 3 years.
c. The Plan administrator shall perform such functions relating to the Plan
as may be assigned to it including:
(1) establishment of a premium billing procedure for
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(2) payment and processing of claims and various cost
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(3) other functions to assure timely payment of
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(a) making available information relating to the
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| proper manner of submitting a claim for benefits under the Plan and distributing forms upon which submissions shall be made, and
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(b) evaluating the eligibility of each claim for
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The Plan administrator shall be governed by the requirements of
Part 919 of Title 50 of the Illinois Administrative Code, promulgated by
the Department of Insurance, regarding the handling of claims under this
Act.
d. The Plan administrator shall submit regular reports to the Board
regarding the operation of the Plan. The frequency, content and form of the
report shall be as determined by the Board.
e. The Plan administrator shall pay or be reimbursed for claims expenses
from the premium payments received from or on behalf of Plan participants. If
the Plan administrator's payments or reimbursements for claims expenses exceed
the portion of premiums allocated by the Board for payment of claims expenses,
the Board shall provide additional funds to the Plan administrator for payment
or reimbursement of such claims expenses.
f. The Plan administrator shall be paid as provided in the
contract between the Board and the Plan administrator.
(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
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