SILVA-FLOWERS-MCGUIRE-DAVIS,MONIQUE AND FRANKS. 215 ILCS 134/72 Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that if a health care plan requires confirmation of benefits before a prescription is filled, the plan must provide access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to persons authorized to confirm benefits. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a contract between a health care plan and a pharmaceutical provider shall include terms that will ensure that pharmacy providers have continuous access to confirmation of pharmaceutical benefits covered by the plan. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dept. of Central Management Services) As amended, the estimated fiscal impact remains $400,000. That amount includes an estimated $350,000 for State Employees Health Insurance Plan and the remainder for the Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program, College Insurance Program, and the Local Government Health Plan. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 3117 (H-am 1) creates a personnel mandate for which reim- bursement of 100% of the increased cost to units of local government is required. An estimate of the cost to units of local government is not available at this time. HOME RULE NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) This legislation would be subject to the home rule authority pre-emption contained in the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Insurance) This legislation will have no fiscal impact on the Department. 00-01-12 H FIRST READING 00-01-12 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-01-19 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 00-01-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FLOWERS 00-02-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCGUIRE 00-02-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HTHCR-AVB-ACS H 00-02-02 H ADOPTED 00-02-02 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 010-005-004 HCAA 00-02-02 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-08 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BY HA #1/BLACK 00-02-08 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED BY HA #1/BLACK 00-02-08 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BY HA #1/BLACK 00-02-08 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-02-15 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-15 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-02-16 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-16 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-16 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS 00-02-22 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 00-02-22 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 00-02-23 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 00-02-23 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 00-02-23 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 00-03-03 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary