93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB3042


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by David Luechtefeld, Frank C. Watson, Kirk W. Dillard, John O. Jones
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














215 ILCS 5/155.19
  from Ch. 73, par. 767.19







    Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to perform a study to determine the causes and trends of increases in medical malpractice insurance premiums over the last 10 years. Provides certain factors to be included in the study. Effective July 1, 2004.
















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A BILL FOR









 









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    AN ACT concerning 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 Illinois Insurance Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 155.19 as follows:
 



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    (215 ILCS 5/155.19)  (from Ch. 73, par. 767.19)



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    Sec. 155.19. All claims filed after December 31, 1976 with 
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any insurer
and all suits filed after December 31, 1976 in any 
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court in this State,
alleging liability on the part of any 
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physician, hospital or other health
care provider for medically 
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related injuries, shall be reported to the Director
of 
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Insurance in such form and under such terms and conditions as 
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may be
prescribed by the Director.  The Director shall maintain 
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complete and accurate
records of all such claims and suits 
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including their nature, amount, disposition
and other 
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information as he may deem useful or desirable in observing and

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reporting on health care provider liability trends in this 
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State.  The Director
shall release to appropriate disciplinary 
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and licensing agencies any such
data or information which may 
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assist such agencies in
improving the quality of health care or 
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which may be useful to such agencies
for the purpose of 
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professional discipline.

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    With due regard for appropriate maintenance of the 
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confidentiality thereof,
the Director may release from time to 
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time to the Governor, the General
Assembly and the general 
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public statistical reports based on such data and information.

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    The Director may promulgate such rules and regulations as 
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may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Section.

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    The Department of Insurance shall perform a study to 
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determine the causes and trends of increases in medical 
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malpractice insurance premiums in the State over the last 10 
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years. Factors to be included in the study include but are not 
 


 






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limited to:
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        (1) The number of medical malpractice claims filed and 
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    amounts recovered for economic and non-economic  damages 
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    per claim by county.

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        (2) The amount of attorney's fees paid by medical 
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    malpractice plaintiffs and defendants per case per year by 
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    county.

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        (3) The availability and cost of medical malpractice 
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    insurance by county and by specialty area.

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        (4) An evaluation of each provider of medical 
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    malpractice insurance as to the amount they received from 
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    premiums and the amount paid out in claims.

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    The report shall be filed with the
State  Government  Report 
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Distribution Center for the General Assembly as is required 
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under paragraph (t) of Section  7  of the  State  Library  Act by 
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January 1, 2005.

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(Source: P.A. 79-1434.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2004.