Bill Text: IL HB5290 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to require the Director of Insurance to solicit information and data from health insurance carriers regarding insurance coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders. Provides the types of data that shall be collected by the Director. Provides that the Director shall analyze the information and submit a report on or before November 15, 2020 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Governor, the chairpersons of the House and Senate committees having jurisdiction over health and human services issues, and the legislative representatives serving on the advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5290 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5290-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5290 Introduced , by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 5/356z.25a new
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to require the Director of Insurance to solicit information and data from health insurance carriers regarding insurance coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders. Provides the types of data that shall be collected by the Director. Provides that the Director shall analyze the information and submit a report on or before November 15, 2020 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Governor, the chairpersons of the House and Senate committees having jurisdiction over health and human services issues, and the legislative representatives serving on the advisory council on pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding
Section 356z.25a as follows:
(215 ILCS 5/356z.25a new)
Sec. 356z.25a. Coverage for pediatric autoimmune
neuropsychiatric disorders; report required. The Director
shall solicit information and data from health insurance
carriers regarding insurance coverage for pediatric autoimmune
neuropsychiatric disorders. The data collected shall include
the number of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder
cases diagnosed, treatment recommended by health care
providers, denials of treatment approved by insurance
carriers, number of appeals by insureds, and number of appeals
granted by insurance carriers. The Director shall analyze the
information and submit a report on or before November 15, 2020
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President
of the Senate, the Governor, the chairpersons of the House and
Senate committees having jurisdiction over health and human
services issues, and the legislative representatives serving
on the advisory council on pediatric autoimmune
neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal

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infections and pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome
established under Section 2310-676 of the Department of Public
Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code
of Illinois.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.