Bill Text: IL SB2457 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that group or individual policies of accident and health insurance or managed care plans amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2021 (rather than January 1, 2020) shall provide coverage for medically necessary epinephrine injectors. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2457 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2457-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 356z.33 as follows:
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6 | (215 ILCS 5/356z.33) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 356z.33. Coverage for epinephrine injectors. A group | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | renewed on or after January 1, 2020 ( the effective date of | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Public Act 101-281) this amendatory Act of the 101st General | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Assembly shall provide coverage for medically necessary | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | epinephrine injectors for persons 18 years of age or under . As | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | used in this Section, "epinephrine injector" has the meaning | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | given to that term in Section 5 of the Epinephrine Injector | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Act.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; revised 10-16-19.)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | becoming law.
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