Illinois Senate Bill 2561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance that provides telehealth services to provide reimbursement for such services at the same rate that such services are reimbursed for an in-person consultation and to reimburse a facility fee to the originating site. Allows the Director of Insurance to alter the dollar amount of this facility fee, and requires the Director to review the amount of the fee at least once every 5 years. Defines "originating site". Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that services provided through telehealth shall be reimbursed at the same rate that such services are reimbursed for an in-person consultation. Effective immediately.

INS-TELEHEALTH REIMBURSEMENT

Sen. Laura Fine [D]

Sen. Julie Morrison [D]

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2020-05-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As May 31, 2020
2020-05-07	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 29, 2020
2020-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2020
2020-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2020
2020-04-12	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2020-03-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2020
2020-03-05	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
2020-03-05	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
2020-03-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2020
2020-03-04	Senate	Do Pass Insurance; 016-000-000
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
2020-02-26	Senate	Postponed - Insurance
2020-02-04	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2020-01-29	Senate	First Reading
2020-01-29	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	5	356z.22	Amended Code	Citation Text
305	5	5-5.25	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2561&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2561.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB2561sam001.htm