Bill Title: 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 under the age of 18 when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument. Provides that an insurer shall provide coverage for hearing aids subject to certain restrictions. Provides that an insurer shall not be required to pay a claim if the insured filed such a claim 12 months prior to the date of filing the claim with the insurer and the claim was paid by any insurer. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1026 [HB4516 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2018-08-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2018-06-08	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2018-04-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2018-02-02	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2018-05-09	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2018-04-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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