Bill Amendment: IL HB1317 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: REGULATION-TECH
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1317 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1317-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: REGULATION-TECH
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1317 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1317-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1317
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1317 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 | ||||||
5 | is amended by adding Section 18 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 375/18 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 18. Waiver application prohibitions. Notwithstanding | ||||||
8 | any other law to the contrary, the Director may not apply for | ||||||
9 | any federal waiver that, if granted, would reduce or eliminate | ||||||
10 | any protection or coverage required under the Patient | ||||||
11 | Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that | ||||||
12 | was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited | ||||||
13 | to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and | ||||||
14 | coverage for services identified as essential health benefits | ||||||
15 | under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The | ||||||
16 | Director may apply for such a waiver only if the General |
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1 | Assembly, by joint resolution approved by a majority of each | ||||||
2 | chamber, authorizes the Director to apply for a federal waiver | ||||||
3 | prior to the submission of the waiver application to the U.S. | ||||||
4 | Department of Health and Human Services.
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5 | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 356z.25 as follows:
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7 | (215 ILCS 5/356z.25 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 356z.25. Waiver application prohibitions. | ||||||
9 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State may | ||||||
10 | not apply for any federal waiver that, if granted, would permit | ||||||
11 | an individual or group health insurance plan to reduce or | ||||||
12 | eliminate any protection or coverage required under the Patient | ||||||
13 | Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that | ||||||
14 | was in effect on January 1, 2017, including, but not limited | ||||||
15 | to, any protection for persons with pre-existing conditions and | ||||||
16 | coverage for services identified as essential health benefits | ||||||
17 | under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The State | ||||||
18 | may apply for such a waiver only if the General Assembly, by | ||||||
19 | joint resolution approved by a majority of each chamber, | ||||||
20 | authorizes the State or an agency of the executive branch to | ||||||
21 | apply for a federal waiver prior to the submission of the | ||||||
22 | waiver application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human | ||||||
23 | Services.
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1 | Section 10. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
2 | adding Section 5-35 as follows:
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3 | (305 ILCS 5/5-35 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 5-35. Waiver application prohibitions. | ||||||
5 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State may | ||||||
6 | not apply for any waiver of federal Medicaid requirements that, | ||||||
7 | if granted, would reduce or eliminate any protection or | ||||||
8 | coverage required under the Patient Protection and Affordable | ||||||
9 | Care Act (Public Law 111-148) that was in effect on January 1, | ||||||
10 | 2017. The State may apply for such a waiver only if the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly, by joint resolution approved by a majority of each | ||||||
12 | chamber, authorizes the State or an agency of the executive | ||||||
13 | branch to apply for a federal waiver prior to the submission of | ||||||
14 | the waiver application to the U.S. Department of Health and | ||||||
15 | Human Services.
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16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
17 | becoming law.".
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