Bill Text: IL SB0703 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability and scope of the Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB0703 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB0703-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB0703 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 97/15
Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability and scope of the Act.
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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 Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act is amended by changing Section 15 as
follows:
(215 ILCS 97/15)
Sec. 15. Applicability and scope. This Act applies to all
health insurance policies and and all health service contracts
issued, renewed, or delivered for issuance or renewal in this
State by a health insurance issuer after the effective date of
this Act. Unless otherwise specifically provided by this Act,
the standards and requirements imposed by this Act shall
supersede and replace any and all conflicting, inconsistent or
less restrictive standards or requirements contained in the
Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization
Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the
Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-30, eff. 7-1-97.)