Bill Text: IL HB0142 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to provide that accident and health insurance policies and managed care plans must provide coverage for intravenous feeding, prescription nutritional supplements, and hospital patient assessments. Makes corresponding changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Amends the Emergency Medical Treatment Act to provide that every hospital licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act shall comply with the Hospital Emergency Service Act. Amends the Hospital Emergency Service Act in a provision concerning the Department of Public Health's rules regarding hospital emergency services. Repeals the provision concerning long-term acute care hospitals. Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act. Sets forth provisions concerning standard information for application forms; medical underwriting; the requirement to send to the applicant a copy of the health care service plan contract along with a notice; rescission and cancellation; postcontract investigation; and continuation. Makes changes in the provision concerning standard external review. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that each patient has a right to be informed of his or her inpatient or outpatient status. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0142 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB0142-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 142
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 142 on page 34, by | ||||||
| 3 | replacing lines 17 through 19 with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "company or under the Counties Code or the Illinois Municipal | ||||||
| 5 | Code or medical assistance provided under the Illinois Public | ||||||
| 6 | Aid Code.".
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