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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5351
Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning definitions.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5351 |
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LRB093 17028 DRJ 42692 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health insurance.
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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 Health Care Purchasing Group Act is amended |
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| by changing
Section 10 as follows:
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| (215 ILCS 123/10)
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| Sec. 10. Definitions.
The words and phrases used in this
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| Act, unless defined in this Section, have the meanings |
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| attributed to them in
Section 5 of the Illinois Health |
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| Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act.
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| "Director" means the Director of
Insurance.
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| "Health insurance contract", "group or master health
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| insurance contract" and "insurance" refer to the forms of
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| insurance obligations which a "risk-bearer" as defined in this
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| Section has been authorized to issue.
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| "Risk-bearer" means an insurance company licensed in
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| State and authorized to transact the kinds of business
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| described in clause (b) of Class 1 and clause (a) of Class 2 of
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| Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code and
entities |
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| authorized under the Health Maintenance Organization
Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-337, eff. 1-1-98; 90-567, eff. 1-23-98.)
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