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IL HB3300
Bill
Status
8/6/2013
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Kifowit
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AI Summary
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Requires state employees, county, municipal, and school district health insurance programs to cover specific mandated health benefits under the Illinois Insurance Code, including post-mastectomy care and coverage for mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and other specified conditions.
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Creates new Section 355b requiring insurance companies to accommodate reasonable requests from insured persons to receive claim-related information through alternative means or locations if disclosure could endanger the person, with protections for minors through parental requests.
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Prohibits insurance companies from disclosing the personal identifying information, health care details, or provider information of persons requesting alternative communication methods without express consent.
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Applies the alternative communication requirement to Health Maintenance Organizations, Limited Health Service Organizations, and Voluntary Health Services Plans through cross-referenced Insurance Code provisions.
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Excludes short-term travel, disability income, long-term care, accident-only, and limited disease policies from the new alternative communication requirement and related mandated benefits provisions.
Legislative Description
INSURANCE-COMMUNICATION METHOD
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0189
8/6/2013