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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2746
Introduced 2/5/2004, by Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code to provide that the medical assistance
program must include coverage for surgical treatment for morbid obesity.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2746 |
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LRB093 20227 DRJ 45985 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health benefits.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section
5-25 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-25 new)
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| Sec. 5-25. Morbid obesity.
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| (a) The medical assistance program must provide benefits |
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| for the expenses of
the
surgical treatment of morbid obesity |
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| for the following individuals:
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| (1) individuals with a body-mass index equal to or |
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| greater than 40
kilograms per meter squared;
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| (2) individuals with a body-mass index equal to or |
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| greater than 35
kilograms per meter squared, with |
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| comorbidities or coexisting medical
conditions,
such as |
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| hypertension, cardiopulmonary conditions, sleep apnea, or |
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| diabetes;
and
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| (3) individuals who meet the guidelines for the |
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| surgical treatment of
morbid obesity as set forth by the |
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| national institutes of health.
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| (b) The benefits provided under subsection (a) shall |
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| include benefits for
examinations and laboratory tests |
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| performed in accordance with the guidelines
of the
national |
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| institutes of health for the surgical treatment of morbid |
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| obesity.
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| (c) The benefits provided under subsection (a) shall be no |
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| less extensive
than
those provided for any other medically |
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| necessary surgical procedure under the
program
and shall be |
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| subject to similar terms and conditions.
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