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 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary