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Public Act 92-0331
SB1505 Enrolled LRB9207737JSpc
AN ACT relating to the uninsured.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
1405-25 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1405/1405-25 new)
Sec. 1405-25. Uninsured Ombudsman Program.
(a) The Department of Insurance shall establish and
operate an Ombudsman Program for uninsured individuals to
provide assistance and education to those individuals
regarding health insurance benefits options and rights under
State and federal law. The program may include, but is not
limited to, counseling for uninsured individuals in the
discovery, evaluation, and comparison of options for
obtaining health insurance coverage.
(b) The Department may recruit and train volunteers to
assist in the Ombudsman Program. The volunteers may provide
one-on-one counseling on health insurance availability
matters and provide education to uninsured individuals
through public forums.
(c) The Department may issue reasonable rules necessary
to implement this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
January 1, 2002.
Passed in the General Assembly May 16, 2001.
Approved August 09, 2001.
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