Bill Text: IL SB3301 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Navigator Certification Act to provide that the education and certification requirements for certified application counselors shall be substantially similar to the certification requirements for navigators under the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3301 Detail]

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3301 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 121/40
Amends the Navigator Certification Act to provide that the education and certification requirements for certified application counselors shall be substantially similar to the certification requirements for navigators under 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 Navigator Certification Act is amended by
changing Section 40 as follows:
(215 ILCS 121/40)
Sec. 40. Certified application counselor.
(a) A certified application counselor may not:
(1) sell, solicit, or negotiate, as these terms are
defined in Section 500-10 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
any of the classes of insurance enumerated in Section 4 of
the Illinois Insurance Code;
(2) offer advice about which health plan is better or
worse for a particular individual or employer;
(3) recommend or endorse a particular health plan or
advise consumers about which plan to choose;
(4) provide any information or services related to
health benefit plans or other insurance products not
offered in the exchange, except for health care providers
when furnishing information or services related to a
patient's existing health benefit plan or other existing
health insurance coverage; or
(5) accept any compensation or consideration, directly

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or indirectly, from any issuer of accident and health
insurance or stop-loss insurance that is dependent, in
whole or in part, on whether a person enrolls in or
purchases a particular health benefit plan.
(b) Items (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of subsection (a) of
this Section do not apply to certified application counselors
when assisting individuals with the enrollment process in the
State Medicaid program or other public programs.
(c) The Director shall develop education and certification
requirements for certified application counselors by rule. The
education and certification requirements shall be
substantially similar to the certification requirements for
navigators under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-524, eff. 8-23-13.)