Bill Text: IL SB1646 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Health Carrier External Review Act. Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-25 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine [SB1646 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1646-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB1646 Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
215 ILCS 5/1 from Ch. 73, par. 613
Creates the Health Carrier External Review Act. Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning insurance.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be
cited as the Health Carrier External Review Act.
Section 5. Legislative findings and intent. The purpose of
this Act is to provide uniform standards for the establishment
and maintenance of external review procedures to assure that
covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review
of an adverse determination or final adverse determination, as
defined in this Act.
Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
changing Section 1 as follows:
(215 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 73, par. 613)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and and may be
cited as the "Illinois Insurance Code."
(Source: Laws 1937, p. 696; revised 10-28-08.)