Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Creates the Mental Health and Wellness Act (rather than the Mental Health Equity Access and Prevention Act). In provisions concerning coverage of no-cost mental health prevention and wellness visits, provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit shall be in addition to an annual physical examination. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall update current procedural terminology codes through adoption of rules if the codes listed in the provisions are altered, amended, changed, deleted, or supplemented. Provides that a mental health prevention and wellness visit may be incorporated into and reimbursed within any type of integrated primary care service delivery method. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions by no later than October 31, 2024 (rather than 2023). Removes provisions concerning coverage of out-of-network mental health care, provisions concerning coverage of medically necessary mental health care for individuals not diagnosed with a mental health disorder, and provisions concerning analysis of mental health care coverage on insurance premiums. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, and the School Code. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-4)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0535 [HB2847 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Lindsey LaPointe [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Camille Lilly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-078	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maurice West [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lakesia Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Mussman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terra Costa Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Will Guzzardi [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative LaShawn Ford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregg Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-072	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dagmara Avelar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-085	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Abdelnasser Rashid [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ann Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Janet Yang Rohr [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Manley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joyce Mason [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-061	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sharon Chung [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-091	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Anna Moeller [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Kelly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Matt Hanson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Harry Benton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jenn Ladisch Douglass [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Norma Hernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Amy Grant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Fine [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rachel Ventura [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Adriane Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Cristina Castro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Halpin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mary Edly-Allen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Celina Villanueva [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Koehler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Julie Morrison [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Meg Loughran Cappel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-049	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terri Bryant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Erica Harriss [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A
Senator Sally Turner [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mike Simmons [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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