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IL SB3670
Bill
Status
1/13/2021
Primary Sponsor
Julie Morrison
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AI Summary
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Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to classify insurance discrimination based on mental health and substance use disorder coverage as a civil rights violation.
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Prohibits offering group or individual accident and health insurance policies with unequal terms and conditions for treating mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders compared to other medical conditions.
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Applies the prohibition to coverage for both the disorder or condition itself and any history thereof.
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Defines "mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or condition" by reference to subsection (g) of Section 370c.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
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Modifies the definition of "person" in the Illinois Human Rights Act to include insurance companies as defined in the Illinois Insurance Code.
Legislative Description
CIVIL RIGHTS-INSURANCE
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/13/2021