Rep. Art Tenhouse
Filed: 4/1/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6013
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6013 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 370e-1 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (215 ILCS 5/370e-1 new)
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7 | Sec. 370e-1. Physicians and hospitals; surcharge. | ||||||
8 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual or | ||||||
9 | group policy of accident and health insurance that is amended, | ||||||
10 | delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of | ||||||
11 | this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly
shall contain | ||||||
12 | provisions authorizing a physician or hospital to impose a | ||||||
13 | surcharge, in an amount to be determined by the physician or | ||||||
14 | hospital, to reasonably cover the cost of medical liability | ||||||
15 | insurance. Any such surcharge shall be itemized by the | ||||||
16 | physician or hospital separately from all other charges imposed | ||||||
17 | by the physician or hospital and shall be billed directly to | ||||||
18 | the insured. Any such surcharge shall be paid directly by the | ||||||
19 | insured to the physician or hospital. Any such surcharge shall | ||||||
20 | not be deemed to be a co-payment or deductible for any purpose, | ||||||
21 | and the company issuing the policy of accident and health | ||||||
22 | insurance shall not be responsible for paying the surcharge. If | ||||||
23 | any provision of this Section conflicts with any other | ||||||
24 | provision of this Code, this Section shall control.
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1 | Section 10. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is | ||||||
2 | amended by adding Section 5-7.2 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (215 ILCS 125/5-7.2 new)
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4 | Sec. 5-7.2. Physicians and hospitals; surcharge. | ||||||
5 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contract or | ||||||
6 | evidence of coverage issued by a health maintenance | ||||||
7 | organization that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on | ||||||
8 | or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd | ||||||
9 | General Assembly
shall contain provisions authorizing a | ||||||
10 | physician or hospital to impose a surcharge, in an amount to be | ||||||
11 | determined by the physician or hospital, to reasonably cover | ||||||
12 | the cost of medical liability insurance. Any such surcharge | ||||||
13 | shall be itemized by the physician or hospital separately from | ||||||
14 | all other charges imposed by the physician or hospital and | ||||||
15 | shall be billed directly to the enrollee. Any such surcharge | ||||||
16 | shall be paid directly by the enrollee
to the physician or | ||||||
17 | hospital. Any such surcharge shall not be deemed to be a | ||||||
18 | co-payment or deductible for any purpose, and the health | ||||||
19 | maintenance organization shall not be responsible for paying | ||||||
20 | the surcharge. If any provision of this Section conflicts with | ||||||
21 | any other provision of this Act, this Section shall control.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.".
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