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Public Act 92-0130

SB1254 Enrolled                                LRB9201379JScs

    AN ACT in relation to insurance.

    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 356z.1 as follows:

    (215 ILCS 5/356z.1 new)
    Sec. 356z.1.  Prenatal HIV  testing.   An  individual  or
group  policy  of accident and health insurance that provides
maternity coverage and  is  amended,  delivered,  issued,  or
renewed  after  the  effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd General Assembly must provide coverage for  prenatal
HIV  testing  ordered  by  an attending physician licensed to
practice medicine in all its  branches,  or  by  a  physician
assistant  or  advanced  practice  registered nurse who has a
written  collaborative   agreement   with   a   collaborating
physician  that  authorizes these services, including but not
limited to orders consistent with the recommendations of  the
American  College  of  Obstetricians and Gynecologists or the
American Academy of Pediatrics.

    Section 10.  The Health Maintenance Organization  Act  is
amended by changing Section 4-6.5 as follows:

    (215 ILCS 125/4-6.5)
    Sec.   4-6.5.  Required   health   benefits.    A  health
maintenance organization is  subject  to  the  provisions  of
Sections 356t, and 356u, and 356z.1 of the Illinois Insurance
Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-7, eff. 6-10-97.)

    Section  15.  The  Voluntary Health Services Plans Act is
amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

    (215 ILCS 165/10) (from Ch. 32, par. 604)
    Section 10.  Application of  Insurance  Code  provisions.
Health  services plan corporations and all persons interested
therein  or  dealing  therewith  shall  be  subject  to   the
provisions of Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133,
140,  143,  143c,  149,  354,  355.2, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v,
356w, 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 367.2, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402,  403,
403A,  408,  408.2,  and  412, and paragraphs (7) and (15) of
Section 367 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-7, eff. 6-10-97; 90-25, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655,
eff. 7-30-98;  90-741,  eff.  1-1-99;  91-406,  eff.  1-1-00;
91-549,  eff.  8-14-99;  91-605,  eff. 12-14-99; 91-788, eff.
6-9-00.)

    Section 99.  Effective date.   This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 02, 2001.
    Approved July 20, 2001.

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