Bill Text: IL SB1773 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, neonatal diabetes, diabetes caused by Wolfram syndrome, diabetes caused by Alstrom syndrome, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, steroid-induced diabetes, or cystic fibrosis diabetes (rather than only type 1 or type 2 diabetes) and require insulin for the management of their diabetes. Effective January 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1773 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1773-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1773 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
215 ILCS 5/356z.59
Amends the Accident and Health Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the young, neonatal diabetes, diabetes caused by Wolfram syndrome, diabetes caused by Alstrom syndrome, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults, steroid-induced diabetes, or cystic fibrosis diabetes (rather than only type 1 or type 2 diabetes) and require insulin for the management of their diabetes. Effective January 1, 2024.
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A BILL FOR
SB1773 LRB103 27768 BMS 54146 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
changing Section 356z.59 as follows:
(215 ILCS 5/356z.59)
Sec. 356z.59 356z.53. Coverage for continuous glucose
monitors. A group or individual policy of accident and health
insurance or a managed care plan that is amended, delivered,
issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024 shall provide
coverage for medically necessary continuous glucose monitors
for individuals who are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2
diabetes, gestational diabetes, maturity-onset diabetes of the
young, neonatal diabetes, diabetes caused by Wolfram syndrome,
diabetes caused by Alstrom syndrome, latent autoimmune
diabetes in adults, steroid-induced diabetes, or cystic
fibrosis diabetes and require insulin for the management of
their diabetes.
(Source: P.A. 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; revised 12-29-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2024.