Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session All Bills (Page 519)
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0755
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0756
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0757
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/25/23
Refer
5/19/23
Refer
5/19/23
Amends the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Article of the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that when conducting a pharmacy audit, an auditing entity shall comply with specified requirements. Provides that an auditing entity conducting a pharmacy audit may have access to a pharmacy's previous audit report only if the report was prepared by that auditing entity. Provides that information collected during a pharmacy audit shall be confidential by law, except that the auditing entity conducting the pharmacy audit may share the information with the health benefit plan for which a pharmacy audit is being conducted and with any regulatory agencies and law enforcement agencies as required by law. Provides that a pharmacy may not be subject to a chargeback or recoupment for a clerical or recordkeeping error in a required document or record unless the pharmacy benefit manager can provide proof of intent to commit fraud or such error results in actual financial harm to the pharmacy benefit manager, a health plan managed by the pharmacy benefit manager, or a consumer. Provides that a pharmacy shall have the right to file a written appeal of a preliminary and final pharmacy audit report in accordance with the procedures established by the entity conducting the pharmacy audit. Provides that no interest shall accrue for any party during the audit period. Provides that an auditing entity must provide a copy to the plan sponsor of its claims that were included in the audit, and any recouped money shall be returned to the plan sponsor, unless otherwise contractually agreed upon by the plan sponsor and the pharmacy benefit manager. Defines terms.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0758
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Banking Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0759
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/24/23
Refer
3/24/23
Refer
4/11/23
Report Pass
4/19/23
Enrolled
5/8/23
Chaptered
6/9/23
Passed
6/9/23
Amends the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a podiatric physician may provide vaccinations to patients 18 years of age and older upon completion of appropriate training. Provides that vaccinations administered by a podiatric physician shall be limited to influenza (inactivated influenza vaccine and live attenuated influenza intranasal vaccine), tetanus, and SARS-CoV-2. Requires the podiatric physician to notify the patient's primary care physician of each dose of vaccine administered to the patient and enter all patient level data or update the patient's current record. Makes corresponding changes.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0760
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0761
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/30/23
Refer
4/11/23
Refer
4/25/23
Report Pass
5/10/23
Enrolled
5/19/23
Chaptered
8/11/23
Passed
8/11/23
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Further amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. In provisions concerning scope of practice, provides that an EMT, EMT-I, A-EMT, Paramedic, PHRN, PHAPRN, or PHPA shall be eligible to work for another EMS System for a period not to exceed 2 weeks, if they meet specified requirements. Provides that the membership of the EMT Training, Recruitment, and Retention Task Force shall include 2 EMS Medical Directors appointed by the Governor and makes other changes to the appointing authority for certain members of the Task Force. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at the highest level shall provide the initial assessment of the patient to determine the level of care required for transport to the receiving health care facility, and that assessment shall be documented in the patient care report and documented with online medical control. Provides that the EMS personnel licensed at or above the level of care required by the specific patient as directed by the EMS Medical Director shall be the primary care provider en route to the destination facility or patient's residence. Sets forth provisions concerning EMS System Program Plan deployments for out-of-state disasters. Sets forth provisions concerning quality assurance reports. Sets forth provisions concerning a pilot program beginning July 1, 2023 that shall not exceed a term of 3 years. Removes provisions concerning an EMS Lead Instructor. Makes other changes. Provides an immediate effective date.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0762
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
3/29/23
Refer
3/30/23
Refer
4/18/23
Report Pass
4/25/23
Enrolled
5/8/23
Chaptered
6/9/23
Passed
6/9/23
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Changes the definition of "insolvent company" to include any company which has assumed or has been allocated a policy obligation through an approved insurance business transfer plan. Provides that the fee for filing an insurance business transfer plan is $25,000. Creates the Insurance Business Transfers Article of the Illinois Insurance Code and provides that the Article may be cited as the Insurance Business Transfers Law. Sets forth provisions concerning notice requirements, application procedure, application to a court for approval of a plan, approval and denial of insurance business transfer plans, and fees and costs. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules that are consistent with the provisions. Provides that the portion of the application for an insurance business transfer that would otherwise be confidential, including any documents, materials, communications, or other information submitted to the Director of Insurance in contemplation of an application, shall not lose such confidentiality. Provides that insurers consent to the jurisdiction of the Director with regard to ongoing oversight of operations, management, and solvency relating to the transferred business. Provides that the Director may direct the applicant to retain parties to assist Department personnel. Defines terms. Effective immediately, except specified provisions take effect January 1, 2025.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0763
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Amends the Hospice Program Licensing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0764
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Engrossed
5/4/23
Refer
5/9/23
Refer
5/9/23
Report Pass
5/16/23
Enrolled
5/17/23
Chaptered
8/4/23
Passed
8/4/23
Creates the Vision Care Plan Regulation Act. Provides that no vision care organization may issue a contract that requires an eye care provider, as a condition of participation in the vision care plan, to provide services or materials to an enrollee at a fee set by the vision care plan unless the services or materials are covered under the vision care plan. Provides that an eye care provider who chooses not to accept amounts set by a vision care plan for noncovered services or noncovered materials shall post a specified notice. Requires fees for covered services and materials to be reasonable and clearly listed on a fee schedule provided to the eye care provider. Prohibits a vision care organization from misrepresenting the benefits of a vision care plan as a means of selling coverage or communicating the benefit coverage to enrollees. Provides that the Act applies to any subcontractors used by a vision care organization to supply materials or services to an eye care provider or an enrollee under a vision care plan. Prohibits a vision care organization from restricting an eye care provider's freedom to choose suppliers, materials, or labs or from requiring an eye care provider to purchase materials from a source owned by the entity that issued the vision care plan. Provides that fees paid for materials supplied by a non-network lab are not required to be identical to fees paid for materials ordered through a network lab, but non-network lab fees shall be reasonable. Provides that a vision care organization and its officers, directors, agents, and employees are subject to specified laws. Provides that at the request of an enrollee, an eye care provider recommending an out-of-network source or supplier of vision care materials to an enrollee shall provide written notice to the enrollee stating that the source or supplier is an out-of-network laboratory or supplier of vision care materials, and any business interest the eye care provider has in the out-of-network source or supplier recommended to the enrollee. Provides that an eye care provider is required to offer an enrollee in-network sources or suppliers of vision care materials at the enrollee's request. Provides that the terms, fees, discounts, or reimbursement rates in a vision care plan may not be changed during the term of the contract unless mutually agreed to in writing by the eye care provider and the vision care organization. Provides that a change proposed to a vision care plan by the vision care organization shall become effective if the eye care provider fails to respond to the vision care organization within 60 days after receipt of notice of the proposed changes. Provides that the terms of a vision care plan contract that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of the Act shall comply with the provisions. Provides that a vision care plan may enter into an agreement with a health care plan to deliver routine vision care services that are covered under the enrollee's plan. Provides that a vision care plan may act as a network regarding routine vision care services offered by a health care plan. Makes other changes. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to provide that any person who violates the Vision Care Plan Regulation Act commits an unlawful practice. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0765
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Engrossed
10/26/23
Refer
11/1/23
Refer
11/1/23
Report Pass
11/7/23
Enrolled
11/8/23
Chaptered
11/17/23
Passed
11/17/23
Amends the Farm Mutual Insurance Company Act of 1986. Provides that, until the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a farm mutual insurance company insuring against the perils of wind or hail must have and maintain adequate catastrophic reinsurance (instead of catastrophic reinsurance which limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to 20% of its policyholders' surplus). Defines "adequate catastrophic reinsurance" as reinsurance in an amount no less than that required for a 500-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model that limits the company's exposure on any one loss occurrence to (i) 20% of its policyholders' surplus or (ii) an amount authorized by the Director of Insurance. Provides that a farm mutual insurance company must additionally have and maintain aggregate reinsurance coverage in an amount no less than that required for a 250-year event, based on an actuarially sound catastrophe model. Provides that the reinsurance permitted or required under the provisions must be provided by (i) a farm mutual insurance company, (ii) an insurance company authorized to write the kinds of insurance described in the Illinois Insurance Code pertaining to casualty, fidelity, surety, fire, marine, and other types of insurance, or (iii) a reinsurer and reinsurance program meeting the standards set forth in the Illinois Insurance Code that permit a domestic company to take credit for reinsurance. Requires a farm mutual insurance company converting from unlimited catastrophic reinsurance to adequate catastrophic reinsurance to provide notice of the change to policyholders in a form approved by the Director of Insurance. Provides that the provisions of the amendatory Act become inoperative on and after the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0766
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
4/28/23
Amends the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0767
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Engrossed
10/25/23
Refer
11/1/23
Refer
11/1/23
Report Pass
11/7/23
Enrolled
11/8/23
Chaptered
12/8/23
Passed
12/8/23
Amends the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act. Requires all hearing instruments offered for sale to be accompanied by a 30-business day return privilege. Requires the receipt or contract provided to the consumer to state that the consumer has a right to return the hearing instrument for a refund within 30 business days of the date of delivery. Provides that if a nonrefundable dispensing fee or restocking fee, or both, will be withheld from the consumer in event of return, the terms must be clearly stated on the receipt or contract provided to the consumer. Defines terms. Makes technical changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0768
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session
Illinois Senate Bill SB0769
Introduced
2/2/23
Refer
2/2/23
Refer
3/2/23
Report Pass
3/9/23
Refer
3/31/23
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.