Illinois Senate Bill 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require coverage for hearing instruments and related services for all individuals when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument. Provides that an insurer shall provide coverage for up to $2,500 per hearing aid per insured's hearing impaired ear subject to certain restrictions. Provides that an insurer shall not be required to pay a claim if the insured filed such a claim 36 months prior to the date of filing the claim with the insurer and the claim was paid by any insurer. Effective immediately.

INS CD - HEARING AID COVERAGE

Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2011-07-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)
2011-07-23	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2011-04-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011
2011-04-12	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 007-000-000
2011-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
2011-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2011-04-08	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2011-04-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
2011-04-08	Senate	Second Reading
2011-03-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
2011-03-17	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 008-000-000
2011-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2011-03-10	Senate	Postponed - Insurance
2011-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
2011-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
2011-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2011-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2011-01-27	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
2011-01-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-01-27	Senate	First Reading
2011-01-27	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	125	5-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	165	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	5	356z.19	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0071.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0071sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0071sam001.htm