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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3920 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 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 the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for cranial prostheses when prescribed as part of a course of rehabilitative treatment by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. LRB103 26433 BMS 52796 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3920 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 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 the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for cranial prostheses when prescribed as part of a course of rehabilitative treatment by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. LRB103 26433 BMS 52796 b LRB103 26433 BMS 52796 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3920 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8
4	4	215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new
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7	7	215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604
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9	9	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 the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for cranial prostheses when prescribed as part of a course of rehabilitative treatment by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
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15	15	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
16	16	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
17	17	3 represented in the General Assembly:
18	18	4 Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
19	19	5 adding Section 356z.61 as follows:
20	20	6 (215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new)
21	21	7 Sec. 356z.61. Coverage for cranial prostheses. A group or
22	22	8 individual policy of accident and health insurance or a
23	23	9 managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or
24	24	10 renewed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
25	25	11 of the 103rd General Assembly shall provide coverage for
26	26	12 cranial prostheses when prescribed as part of a course of
27	27	13 rehabilitative treatment by a physician licensed to practice
28	28	14 medicine in all of its branches.
29	29	15 Section 10. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is
30	30	16 amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
31	31	17 (215 ILCS 125/5-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2)
32	32	18 Sec. 5-3. Insurance Code provisions.
33	33	19 (a) Health Maintenance Organizations shall be subject to
34	34	20 the provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140,
35	35	21 141.1, 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153,
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39	39	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3920 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2 215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3 215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8
41	41	215 ILCS 5/356z.61 new
42	42	215 ILCS 125/5-3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2
43	43	215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3
44	44	215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604
45	45	305 ILCS 5/5-16.8
46	46	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 the effective date of the amendatory Act shall provide coverage for cranial prostheses when prescribed as part of a course of rehabilitative treatment by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches. Makes conforming changes in the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
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57	57	215 ILCS 130/4003 from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3
58	58	215 ILCS 165/10 from Ch. 32, par. 604
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78	78	1 154, 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.22a, 355.2,
79	79	2 355.3, 355b, 355c, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356q, 356v, 356w, 356x,
80	80	3 356y, 356z.2, 356z.3a, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5, 356z.6,
81	81	4 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14,
82	82	5 356z.15, 356z.17, 356z.18, 356z.19, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.25,
83	83	6 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33,
84	84	7 356z.35, 356z.36, 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.48,
85	85	8 356z.50, 356z.51, 356z.53 256z.53, 356z.54, 356z.56, 356z.57,
86	86	9 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61, 364, 364.01, 364.3, 367.2, 367.2-5,
87	87	10 367i, 368a, 368b, 368c, 368d, 368e, 370c, 370c.1, 401, 401.1,
88	88	11 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1,
89	89	12 paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of Section 367, and Articles
90	90	13 IIA, VIII 1/2, XII, XII 1/2, XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, XXVI, and
91	91	14 XXXIIB of the Illinois Insurance Code.
92	92	15 (b) For purposes of the Illinois Insurance Code, except
93	93	16 for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and XIII 1/2,
94	94	17 Health Maintenance Organizations in the following categories
95	95	18 are deemed to be "domestic companies":
96	96	19 (1) a corporation authorized under the Dental Service
97	97	20 Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act;
98	98	21 (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this
99	99	22 State; or
100	100	23 (3) a corporation organized under the laws of another
101	101	24 state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents
102	102	25 of this State, except a corporation subject to
103	103	26 substantially the same requirements in its state of
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114	114	1 organization as is a "domestic company" under Article VIII
115	115	2 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
116	116	3 (c) In considering the merger, consolidation, or other
117	117	4 acquisition of control of a Health Maintenance Organization
118	118	5 pursuant to Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
119	119	6 (1) the Director shall give primary consideration to
120	120	7 the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the
121	121	8 financial conditions of the acquired Health Maintenance
122	122	9 Organization after the merger, consolidation, or other
123	123	10 acquisition of control takes effect;
124	124	11 (2)(i) the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b) of
125	125	12 Section 131.8 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall not
126	126	13 apply and (ii) the Director, in making his determination
127	127	14 with respect to the merger, consolidation, or other
128	128	15 acquisition of control, need not take into account the
129	129	16 effect on competition of the merger, consolidation, or
130	130	17 other acquisition of control;
131	131	18 (3) the Director shall have the power to require the
132	132	19 following information:
133	133	20 (A) certification by an independent actuary of the
134	134	21 adequacy of the reserves of the Health Maintenance
135	135	22 Organization sought to be acquired;
136	136	23 (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the
137	137	24 combined balance sheets of the acquiring company and
138	138	25 the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be
139	139	26 acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as of
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150	150	1 a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well as pro
151	151	2 forma financial statements reflecting projected
152	152	3 combined operation for a period of 2 years;
153	153	4 (C) a pro forma business plan detailing an
154	154	5 acquiring party's plans with respect to the operation
155	155	6 of the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be
156	156	7 acquired for a period of not less than 3 years; and
157	157	8 (D) such other information as the Director shall
158	158	9 require.
159	159	10 (d) The provisions of Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois
160	160	11 Insurance Code and this Section 5-3 shall apply to the sale by
161	161	12 any health maintenance organization of greater than 10% of its
162	162	13 enrollee population (including without limitation the health
163	163	14 maintenance organization's right, title, and interest in and
164	164	15 to its health care certificates).
165	165	16 (e) In considering any management contract or service
166	166	17 agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance
167	167	18 Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria
168	168	19 specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
169	169	20 take into account the effect of the management contract or
170	170	21 service agreement on the continuation of benefits to enrollees
171	171	22 and the financial condition of the health maintenance
172	172	23 organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii) need not take
173	173	24 into account the effect of the management contract or service
174	174	25 agreement on competition.
175	175	26 (f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the
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186	186	1 Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health
187	187	2 Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as
188	188	3 defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a
189	189	4 Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a
190	190	5 group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge
191	191	6 additional premiums under the following terms and conditions:
192	192	7 (i) the amount of, and other terms and conditions with
193	193	8 respect to, the refund or additional premium are set forth
194	194	9 in the group or enrollment unit contract agreed in advance
195	195	10 of the period for which a refund is to be paid or
196	196	11 additional premium is to be charged (which period shall
197	197	12 not be less than one year); and
198	198	13 (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium
199	199	14 shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance
200	200	15 Organization's profitable or unprofitable experience with
201	201	16 respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the
202	202	17 period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional
203	203	18 premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall
204	204	19 be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the
205	205	20 Health Maintenance Organization's administrative and
206	206	21 marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to be
207	207	22 made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this
208	208	23 subsection (f)). The Health Maintenance Organization and
209	209	24 the group or enrollment unit may agree that the profitable
210	210	25 or unprofitable experience may be calculated taking into
211	211	26 account the refund period and the immediately preceding 2
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222	222	1 plan years.
223	223	2 The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a
224	224	3 statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee
225	225	4 describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium,
226	226	5 and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to
227	227	6 the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used
228	228	7 to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization's
229	229	8 profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment
230	230	9 unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit
231	231	10 or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization's unprofitable
232	232	11 experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and
233	233	12 the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or
234	234	13 enrollment unit.
235	235	14 In no event shall the Illinois Health Maintenance
236	236	15 Organization Guaranty Association be liable to pay any
237	237	16 contractual obligation of an insolvent organization to pay any
238	238	17 refund authorized under this Section.
239	239	18 (g) Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045,
240	240	19 if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in
241	241	20 accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative
242	242	21 Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint
243	243	22 Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so
244	244	23 adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.
245	245	24 (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
246	246	25 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-371, eff. 1-1-20; 101-393, eff.
247	247	26 1-1-20; 101-452, eff. 1-1-20; 101-461, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625,
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258	258	1 eff. 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-34, eff. 6-25-21;
259	259	2 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-443, eff.
260	260	3 1-1-22; 102-589, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665,
261	261	4 eff. 10-8-21; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22;
262	262	5 102-804, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff.
263	263	6 1-1-23; 102-860, eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093,
264	264	7 eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; revised 1-22-23.)
265	265	8 Section 15. The Limited Health Service Organization Act is
266	266	9 amended by changing Section 4003 as follows:
267	267	10 (215 ILCS 130/4003) (from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3)
268	268	11 Sec. 4003. Illinois Insurance Code provisions. Limited
269	269	12 health service organizations shall be subject to the
270	270	13 provisions of Sections 133, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141.1,
271	271	14 141.2, 141.3, 143, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154,
272	272	15 154.5, 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 155.37, 355.2, 355.3,
273	273	16 355b, 356q, 356v, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.10, 356z.21, 356z.22,
274	274	17 356z.25, 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33,
275	275	18 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54, 356z.57,
276	276	19 356z.59, 356z.61, 364.3, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A,
277	277	20 408, 408.2, 409, 412, 444, and 444.1 and Articles IIA, VIII
278	278	21 1/2, XII, XII 1/2, XIII, XIII 1/2, XXV, and XXVI of the
279	279	22 Illinois Insurance Code. Nothing in this Section shall require
280	280	23 a limited health care plan to cover any service that is not a
281	281	24 limited health service. For purposes of the Illinois Insurance
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292	292	1 Code, except for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and
293	293	2 XIII 1/2, limited health service organizations in the
294	294	3 following categories are deemed to be domestic companies:
295	295	4 (1) a corporation under the laws of this State; or
296	296	5 (2) a corporation organized under the laws of another
297	297	6 state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are residents
298	298	7 of this State, except a corporation subject to
299	299	8 substantially the same requirements in its state of
300	300	9 organization as is a domestic company under Article VIII
301	301	10 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
302	302	11 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-281, eff. 1-1-20;
303	303	12 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff. 1-1-21; 102-30, eff.
304	304	13 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642,
305	305	14 eff. 1-1-22; 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22;
306	306	15 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860, eff.
307	307	16 1-1-23; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
308	308	17 Section 20. The Voluntary Health Services Plans Act is
309	309	18 amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
310	310	19 (215 ILCS 165/10) (from Ch. 32, par. 604)
311	311	20 Sec. 10. Application of Insurance Code provisions. Health
312	312	21 services plan corporations and all persons interested therein
313	313	22 or dealing therewith shall be subject to the provisions of
314	314	23 Articles IIA and XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133, 136, 139, 140,
315	315	24 143, 143c, 149, 155.22a, 155.37, 354, 355.2, 355.3, 355b,
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326	326	1 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356q, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v, 356w,
327	327	2 356x, 356y, 356z.1, 356z.2, 356z.3a, 356z.4, 356z.4a, 356z.5,
328	328	3 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13,
329	329	4 356z.14, 356z.15, 356z.18, 356z.19, 356z.21, 356z.22, 356z.25,
330	330	5 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.30, 356z.30a, 356z.32, 356z.33,
331	331	6 356z.40, 356z.41, 356z.46, 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.54,
332	332	7 356z.56, 356z.57, 356z.59, 356z.60, 356z.61, 364.01, 364.3,
333	333	8 367.2, 368a, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, and 412,
334	334	9 and paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the Illinois
335	335	10 Insurance Code.
336	336	11 Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if
337	337	12 any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance
338	338	13 with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
339	339	14 Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
340	340	15 Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for
341	341	16 whatever reason, is unauthorized.
342	342	17 (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
343	343	18 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-393, eff. 1-1-20; 101-625, eff.
344	344	19 1-1-21; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306,
345	345	20 eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-665, eff. 10-8-21;
346	346	21 102-731, eff. 1-1-23; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22; 102-804, eff.
347	347	22 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-860,
348	348	23 eff. 1-1-23; 102-901, eff. 7-1-22; 102-1093, eff. 1-1-23;
349	349	24 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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361	361	1 changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
362	362	2 (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
363	363	3 Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical
364	364	4 assistance program shall (i) provide the post-mastectomy care
365	365	5 benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and
366	366	6 health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
367	367	7 under Sections 356g.5, 356q, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6,
368	368	8 356z.26, 356z.29, 356z.32, 356z.33, 356z.34, 356z.35, 356z.46,
369	369	9 356z.47, 356z.51, 356z.53, 356z.56, 356z.59, and 356z.60, and
370	370	10 356z.61 of the Illinois Insurance Code, (ii) be subject to the
371	371	11 provisions of Sections 356z.19, 356z.44, 356z.49, 364.01,
372	372	12 370c, and 370c.1 of the Illinois Insurance Code, and (iii) be
373	373	13 subject to the provisions of subsection (d-5) of Section 10 of
374	374	14 the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act.
375	375	15 The Department, by rule, shall adopt a model similar to
376	376	16 the requirements of Section 356z.39 of the Illinois Insurance
377	377	17 Code.
378	378	18 On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any
379	379	19 rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter
380	380	20 any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate
381	381	21 of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance
382	382	22 with Section 5-5e.
383	383	23 To ensure full access to the benefits set forth in this
384	384	24 Section, on and after January 1, 2016, the Department shall
385	385	25 ensure that provider and hospital reimbursement for
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396	396	1 post-mastectomy care benefits required under this Section are
397	397	2 no lower than the Medicare reimbursement rate.
398	398	3 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-218, eff. 1-1-20;
399	399	4 101-281, eff. 1-1-20; 101-371, eff. 1-1-20; 101-574, eff.
400	400	5 1-1-20; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 102-30, eff. 1-1-22; 102-144,
401	401	6 eff. 1-1-22; 102-203, eff. 1-1-22; 102-306, eff. 1-1-22;
402	402	7 102-530, eff. 1-1-22; 102-642, eff. 1-1-22; 102-804, eff.
403	403	8 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-816, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1093,
404	404	9 eff. 1-1-23; 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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