Illinois House Bill 4844 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that, for purposes of treatment in the early stages of a mental health condition, a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed shall provide coverage for the treatment of serious mental illnesses and serious emotional disturbances. Provides that coverage shall include, but not be limited to, certain evidence-based and evidence-informed bundled treatment approaches. Provides that payment for the services performed under the treatment models shall be based on all the components of the treatment model combined, rather than for each separate service. Provides that disability or functional impairment shall not be a precondition to receive treatment under the provisions. Provides that if federal regulations require the State to defray the cost of coverage for serious mental illnesses or serious emotional disturbances, then the provisions are inoperative and the State shall not assume any obligation for the cost of the coverage. Makes conforming changes in the State Employee Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Fair Insurance Coverage for Early Treatment of Serious Mental Health Conditions Act. Effective immediately.

INS CD-SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS

Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Steven Andersson [R]	Sen. Laura Fine [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]
Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Louis Lang [D]	Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Robyn Gabel [D]
Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Andre Thapedi [D]	Rep. Juliana Stratton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-05-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton
2018-04-18	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
2018-03-26	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-03-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
2018-03-13	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2018-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2018-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2018-03-06	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
2018-03-06	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2018-03-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
2018-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris
2018-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-14	House	First Reading
2018-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-22.3f	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	125	5-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	130	4003	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	165	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	356z.29	New Code	See Bill Text
5	375	6.11	Amended Code	Citation Text
55	5	5-1069.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
65	5	10-4-2.3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4844&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4844.htm