Bill Text: IL HB5604 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-27 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB5604 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB5604-Engrossed.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 adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 356z.24 as follows:
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| 6 | (215 ILCS 5/356z.24 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 356z.24. Coverage for treatment of pediatric | ||||||
| 8 | autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with | ||||||
| 9 | streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset | ||||||
| 10 | neuropsychiatric syndrome. A group or individual policy of | ||||||
| 11 | accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is | ||||||
| 12 | amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date | ||||||
| 13 | of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly shall | ||||||
| 14 | offer, for an additional premium and subject to the insurer's | ||||||
| 15 | standard of insurability, optional coverage for treatment of | ||||||
| 16 | pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated | ||||||
| 17 | with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset | ||||||
| 18 | neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
| 19 | use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 21 | becoming law.
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