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Public Act 102-0107
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HB0033 Enrolled | LRB102 04106 BMS 14123 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by |
adding Sections 155.47 and 155.48 as follows:
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(215 ILCS 5/155.47 new) |
Sec. 155.47. Prohibited practices relating to substance |
use disorder treatment. |
(a) As used in this Section, "recovery support", |
"substance use disorder", and "treatment" have the meanings |
set forth in the Substance Use Disorder Act. |
(b) A company authorized to transact life insurance in |
this State may not, based solely on whether an individual has |
participated in a substance use treatment or recovery support |
program no less than 5 years before application: |
(1) deny coverage to the individual; |
(2) limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage |
available to the individual; or |
(3) charge the individual or a group to which the |
individual belongs a rate that is different from the rate |
charged to other individuals or groups, respectively, for |
the same coverage, unless the charge is based on sound |
underwriting or actuarial principles reasonably related to |