Bill Text: IL HB0224 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act in the provision concerning standard external review. Provides that whenever a request is eligible for external review (1) the health carrier shall, within 2 (instead of 5) business days, request the Director of Insurance to assign an independent review organization (now, from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director) and (2) within 3 business days after receiving the health carrier's request, the Director shall assign, on a rotating basis, an independent review organization from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director. Includes the health carrier among those to be notified in writing by the Director of the request's eligibility and acceptance for external review. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0574 [HB0224 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0224-Amended.html

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Sen. Heather A. Steans

Filed: 5/19/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 224
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 224, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
1, as follows:
on page 2, by replacing lines 8 through 15 with the following:
"designee utilization review organization that a
preexisting condition was present before the effective
date of coverage; or
(3) a recission of coverage determination, which does
not include a cancellation or discontinuance of coverage
that is attributable to a failure to timely pay required
premiums or contributions towards the cost of coverage.
means a"; and
on page 17, line 23, after "involves a" by inserting
"concurrent or".