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92_SB1505enr SB1505 Enrolled LRB9207737JSpc 1 AN ACT relating to the uninsured. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil 5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 6 1405-25 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 1405/1405-25 new) 8 Sec. 1405-25. Uninsured Ombudsman Program. 9 (a) The Department of Insurance shall establish and 10 operate an Ombudsman Program for uninsured individuals to 11 provide assistance and education to those individuals 12 regarding health insurance benefits options and rights under 13 State and federal law. The program may include, but is not 14 limited to, counseling for uninsured individuals in the 15 discovery, evaluation, and comparison of options for 16 obtaining health insurance coverage. 17 (b) The Department may recruit and train volunteers to 18 assist in the Ombudsman Program. The volunteers may provide 19 one-on-one counseling on health insurance availability 20 matters and provide education to uninsured individuals 21 through public forums. 22 (c) The Department may issue reasonable rules necessary 23 to implement this Section. 24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 25 January 1, 2002.