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Public Act 101-0119 |
SB0653 Enrolled | LRB101 04246 JRG 49254 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
Section 368g as follows: |
(215 ILCS 5/368g new) |
Sec. 368g. Time-based billing. |
(a) As used in this Section, "CPT code" means the medical |
billing code set contained in the most recent version of the |
Current Procedural Terminology code book published by the |
American Medical Association. |
(b) A health care plan requiring a health care provider to |
use a time-based CPT code to bill for health care services |
shall not apply a time measurement standard that results in |
fewer units billed than allowed by the CPT code book, except as |
required by federal law for federally-funded patients.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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