Public Act 101-0332
 
SB1449 EnrolledLRB101 05881 SMS 50901 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended  by adding 
Section 370c.2 as follows:
 
    (215 ILCS 5/370c.2 new)
    Sec. 370c.2. Task force on disability income insurance; 
parity for behavioral health conditions.
    (a)    As used in this Section, "behavioral health condition" 
means any mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder 
or condition that falls under any of the diagnostic categories 
listed in the mental and behavioral disorders chapter of the 
current edition of the International Classification of Disease 
or that is listed in the most recent version of the Diagnostic 
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
    (b)   The Department shall form a task force to review the 
plans and policies for individual and group short-term and 
long-term disability income insurance issued and offered to 
individuals and employers in this State in order to examine the 
use of such insurance for behavioral health conditions. The 
Task Force shall work cooperatively with the insurance 
industry, community organizations, businesses and business 
coalitions, and advocacy groups to reduce the stigma of 
behavioral health conditions. The task force shall be comprised 
of the following members:
        (1) 2 representatives of the disability income 
    insurance industry appointed by the Governor.
        (2) 2 experts in the behavioral health conditions and 
    treatment industry appointed by the Governor.
        (3) 2  consumers of disability income insurance who have 
    experienced or are experiencing a behavioral health 
    condition appointed  by the Governor.
        (4) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the 
    Speaker of the House of Representatives.
        (5) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the 
    President of the Senate.
        (6) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the 
    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (7) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the 
    Minority Leader of the Senate.
    (c) The task force shall elect a chairperson from its 
membership and shall have the authority to determine its 
meeting schedule, hearing schedule, and agendas. 
    (d)    Appointments shall be made 90 days after the effective 
date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
    (e)    Members shall serve without compensation and shall be 
adults and residents of Illinois.
    (f)   The task force shall:
        (1)    review existing plans and policies for individual 
    and group short-term and long-term disability income 
    insurance issued, delivered, and offered in the State;
        (2)  compare coverage provided by short-term and 
    long-term disability income insurance policies for 
    behavioral health conditions with coverage provided by 
    such policies for physical conditions and the reasons for 
    differences in coverage;
        (3)    gather information on the cost of requiring 
    individual and group short-term and long-term disability 
    income insurance to cover behavioral health conditions at 
    parity with physical conditions; and
        (4) provide recommendations on the economic 
    feasibility and cost effectiveness of requiring individual 
    and group short-term and long-term disability income 
    insurance to cover behavioral health conditions. 
    (g)  Any of the findings, recommendations, and other 
information determined by the task force to be relevant shall 
be made available on the Department's website.
    (h)  The task force shall submit findings and 
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by 
December 31, 2020.
    (i) The task force is dissolved and this Section is 
repealed on December 31, 2021. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.