NOLAND-GEO-KARIS. (PARKE-MCKEON) New Act Creates the Choice of Physician Act. Provides only a short title. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 125/1-2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1402 215 ILCS 125/2-11 new Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Choice of Physician Act. Requires employers providing health care benefits to employees to offer an option under which the employee's choice of physician is not restricted in any manner. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act to authorize the offering of point-of-service products. Effective immediately. 99-02-24 S FIRST READING 99-02-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-25 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 99-03-16 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SINS 99-03-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-17 99-03-18 S SECOND READING 99-03-18 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-19 99-03-23 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOLAND 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOLAND 99-03-23 S RULES REFERS TO SINS 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOLAND 99-03-24 S BE ADOPTED SINS/010-000-000 99-03-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS 99-03-24 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-NOLAND 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 054-004-000 99-03-26 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR PARKE 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 99-04-28 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON 99-04-30 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary