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FLOWERS-SCULLY-MCKEON-O'BRIEN-DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, 
   LANG, BROSNAHAN, FORBY, SMITH,MICHAEL, FOWLER, ACEVEDO, 
   FRANKS, KENNER AND HOWARD.

(WALSH,T)

   215 ILCS 134/47 new                                                         

        Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act.   Provides      
   that  health  insurance carriers, health care plans, and other managed      
   care entities for health care plans have the duty to exercise ordinary      
   care when making health care treatment decisions and  are  liable  for      
   damages  for  harm to an insured or enrollee proximately caused by the      
   failure to exercise ordinary care.   Authorizes  a  private  right  of      
   action.   Defines  terms.  Does  not  apply  to  workers' compensation      
   insurance coverage. Applies only to causes of action that accrue on or      
   after  the  effective  date  of   this   amendatory   Act.   Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Deletes  provisions  concerning   the   applicability   of   this      
   amendatory  Act.   Deletes  provisions  providing  for  arbitration of      
   claims.                                                                     
          FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Insurance)                        
          HB 264 may affect the number of Utilization Review organiza-         
          tions that are required to register with the Department in           
          accordance with the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights           
          Act. As a result, the associated fees may be reduced, result-        
          ing in a corresponding reduction in deposits to the Insurance        
          Producer Fund.                                                       
   JAN-19-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   JAN-30-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   JAN-30-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   JAN-31-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    COLLINS               
   JAN-31-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               HEALTH CARE           
   FEB-08-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   FEB-08-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 O'BRIEN               
   FEB-09-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DAVIS,MONIQUE         
   FEB-15-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LANG                  
   FEB-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    BROSNAHAN             
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FORBY                 
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SMITH,MICHAEL         
   FEB-23-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FOWLER                
   FEB-28-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SCULLY                
   MAR-14-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-HEALTH CARE   H    
   MAR-14-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-14-2001  H  DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE       006-004-001   HHCA    
   MAR-14-2001  H  PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE                         
   MAR-16-2001  H  FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED             BY HOUSE AMEND #1     
   MAR-16-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT                        
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    ACEVEDO               
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    SLONE                 
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FRANKS                
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    KENNER                
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    HOWARD                
   MAR-26-2001  H  JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO                 SCULLY                
   MAR-26-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    CROTTY                
   MAR-28-2001  H  SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE                                 
   MAR-28-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE                       
   MAR-29-2001  H  THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS       062-053-001           
   MAR-30-2001  S  ARRIVE IN SENATE                                               
   MAR-30-2001  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   01-04-02              
   MAR-30-2001  S  CHIEF SPONSOR                            WALSH,T               
   APR-02-2001  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   APR-02-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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