Illinois House Bill 1231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require coverage for hearing instruments and related services for all individuals when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument. Provides that an insurer shall provide coverage for up to $2,500 per hearing aid per insured's hearing impaired ear subject to certain restrictions. Provides that an insurer shall not be required to pay a claim if the insured filed such a claim 36 months prior to the date of filing the claim with the insurer and the claim was paid by any insurer. Effective immediately.

INS CD - HEARING AID COVERAGE

Rep. Dan Brady [R]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Ronald Sandack [R]
Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Sandra Pihos [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-03-22	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-03-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
2013-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2013-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Sandack
2013-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2013-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
2013-02-13	House	Assigned to Insurance Committee
2013-02-01	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-01	House	First Reading
2013-01-31	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	125	5-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	165	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	356z.22	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1231&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB1231.htm