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IL HB3300

Bill

Status

Passed

8/6/2013

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Kifowit

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Prohibits insurance companies from disclosing the personal identifying information, health care details, or provider information of persons requesting alternative communication methods without express consent.

  • Applies the alternative communication requirement to Health Maintenance Organizations, Limited Health Service Organizations, and Voluntary Health Services Plans through cross-referenced Insurance Code provisions.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Insurance4/30/2013
Assignments4/19/2013
Consumer Protection3/11/2013
Rules2/26/2013

Full Bill Text

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