102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0339
 
Introduced 1/29/2021, by Rep. Mark Batinick
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
215 ILCS 190/10

     Amends the Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act. Removes provisions concerning a required expiration date for any short-term, limited duration health insurance coverage policy that is delivered or issued for delivery. Effective immediately. 
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health 
5Insurance Coverage Act is amended  by changing Section 10 as 
6follows:
 
7    (215 ILCS 190/10)

8    Sec. 10. Application; scope; duration of coverage.   
9    (a) This Act applies to health insurance issuers that 
10offer short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage 
11to individuals in this State and to short-term, 
12limited-duration health insurance coverage that is delivered 
13or issued for delivery in this State, including coverage 
14issued outside of this State that covers individuals in this 
15State.
16    (b) A short-term, limited-duration health insurance 
17coverage policy may not be issued or delivered to any person 
18residing in this State unless the policy, when delivered or 
19issued for delivery in this State, complies with the 
20provisions of this Act.
21    (c) (Blank). Any short-term, limited-duration health 
22insurance coverage policy that is delivered or issued for 
23delivery in this State must have an expiration date in the 
 
 
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1policy that is less than 181 days after the effective date and 
2shall not be renewable or extendable within a period of 365 
3days after the individual's coverage under the policy ends, 
4either at the option of the issuer or the individual. Renewal 
5of a short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage 
6policy includes the issuance of a new short-term, 
7limited-duration health insurance policy by an issuer to a 
8policyholder within 60 days after the expiration of a policy 
9previously issued by the issuer to the policyholder.
10    (d) Any short-term, limited-duration health insurance 
11coverage policy that is delivered or issued for delivery in 
12this State may not be rescinded before the expiration date in 
13the policy, except in cases of nonpayment of premiums, fraud, 
14or as provided in subsection (e).
15    (e) Any short-term, limited-duration health insurance 
16coverage policy that is delivered or issued for delivery in 
17this State shall contain an option for an individual to cancel 
18coverage after any 30-day interval during the term of the 
19plan.

20(Source: P.A. 100-1118, eff. 11-27-18.)
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.