Rep. Greg Harris
Filed: 3/7/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 147
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 147, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | inserting the following between the enacting clause and the | ||||||
4 | introductory clause of Section 2:
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5 | "Section 1. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 | ||||||
6 | is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
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7 | (5 ILCS 375/6.11)
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8 | Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance | ||||||
9 | Code
requirements. The program of health
benefits shall provide | ||||||
10 | the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered
by a | ||||||
11 | policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of | ||||||
12 | the Illinois
Insurance Code. The program of health benefits | ||||||
13 | shall provide the coverage
required under Sections 356g.5,
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14 | 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, and 356z.6 of the
Illinois | ||||||
15 | Insurance Code.
The program of health benefits must comply with | ||||||
16 | Section 155.37 of the
Illinois Insurance Code.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 92-440, eff. 8-17-01; 92-764, eff. 1-1-03; | ||||||
2 | 93-102, eff. 1-1-04; 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)"; and
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3 | after the last line of Section 2, by inserting the following: | ||||||
4 | "Section 3. The Counties Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 5-1069.3 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)
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7 | Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county, | ||||||
8 | including a home
rule
county, is a self-insurer for purposes of | ||||||
9 | providing health insurance coverage
for its employees, the | ||||||
10 | coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy
care | ||||||
11 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and | ||||||
12 | health
insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required | ||||||
13 | under Sections 356g.5, 356u,
356w, 356x and 356z.6 of
the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits | ||||||
15 | be covered
as provided in this Section is an
exclusive power | ||||||
16 | and function of the State and is a denial and limitation under
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17 | Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Constitution. A home
rule county to which this Section applies | ||||||
19 | must comply with every provision of
this Section.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)
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21 | Section 3.5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
22 | changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows: |
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1 | (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)
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2 | Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a | ||||||
3 | municipality, including a
home rule municipality, is a | ||||||
4 | self-insurer for purposes of providing health
insurance | ||||||
5 | coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage | ||||||
6 | for
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by | ||||||
7 | a policy of
accident and health insurance under Section 356t | ||||||
8 | and the coverage required
under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, | ||||||
9 | 356x and 356z.6 of the Illinois
Insurance
Code. The requirement | ||||||
10 | that health
benefits be covered as provided in this is an | ||||||
11 | exclusive power and function of
the State and is a denial and | ||||||
12 | limitation under Article VII, Section 6,
subsection (h) of the | ||||||
13 | Illinois Constitution. A home rule municipality to which
this | ||||||
14 | Section applies must comply with every provision of this | ||||||
15 | Section.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)
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17 | Section 4. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
18 | 10-22.3f as follows: | ||||||
19 | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)
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20 | Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance | ||||||
21 | protection and
benefits
for employees shall provide the | ||||||
22 | post-mastectomy care benefits required to be
covered by a | ||||||
23 | policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and |
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1 | the
coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x | ||||||
2 | and 356z.6 of
the
Illinois Insurance Code.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)"; and
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4 | after the last line of Section 15, by inserting the following: | ||||||
5 | "Section 20. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
6 | changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
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7 | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
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8 | Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical | ||||||
9 | assistance program
shall
(i) provide the post-mastectomy care | ||||||
10 | benefits required to be covered by a policy of
accident and | ||||||
11 | health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
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12 | under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, and 356z.6 of the | ||||||
13 | Illinois
Insurance Code and (ii) be subject to the provisions | ||||||
14 | of Section 364.01 of the Illinois
Insurance Code.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05; 93-1000, eff. 1-1-05; | ||||||
16 | revised 10-14-04.)".
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