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| Public Act 101-0332 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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