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HB3756 Engrossed LRB104 08381 BAB 18432 b
1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange Law is
5 amended by adding Section 5-11 as follows:
6 (215 ILCS 122/5-11 new)
7 Sec. 5-11. Easy enrollment special enrollment period.
8 (a) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall allow a
9 special enrollment period for an uninsured taxpayer and the
10 uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if applicable, if
11 (1) the uninsured taxpayer requested health insurance benefit
12 information through the easy enrollment program under Section
13 513 of the Illinois Income Tax Act and (2) the uninsured
14 taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's qualified dependents, if
15 applicable, are eligible to enroll in a qualified health plan
16 through the Illinois Health Benefits Exchange.
17 (b) The Illinois Health Benefits Exchange shall notify an
18 interested, uninsured taxpayer by letter of the estimated
19 eligibility for insurance affordability programs, including
20 Medicaid, federal health insurance premium tax credits, and
21 cost-sharing reductions.
22 (c) The uninsured taxpayer and the uninsured taxpayer's
23 dependents shall have 60 days from the date of the letter to
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1 select and enroll in a qualified health plan.
2 (d) After an eligible individual and the eligible
3 individual's dependents have selected and enrolled in a
4 qualified health plan, coverage shall be effective the first
5 day of the month that follows the plan selection.
6 (e) The Department of Insurance and the Department of
7 Healthcare and Family Services may adopt any rules necessary
8 to implement an easy enrollment special enrollment period.
9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.
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