Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 673

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that the provision concerning tobacco use cessation programs does not apply to short-term travel, disability income, long-term care, accident only, or limited or specified disease policies. Provides that on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or renews group accident and health policies providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment or services on an expense-incurred basis shall offer, for an additional premium and subject to the insurer's standard of insurability, optional coverage or optional reimbursement of up to $500 annually for a tobacco use cessation program for a person enrolled in the plan who is 18 years of age or older. Provides that the required coverage shall be subject to other general exclusions and limitations of the policy, including coordination of benefits, participating provider requirements, restrictions on services provided by family or household members, utilization review of health care services, including review of medical necessity, case management, experimental and investigational treatments, and other managed care provisions. Provides that an insurer may not deny eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew coverage solely for the purpose of avoiding the requirements under the Act concerning coverage. Provides that an insurer may not penalize or reduce or limit the reimbursement of an attending provider or provide incentives to induce the provider to provide care that is inconsistent with the provisions under the Act concerning coverage. Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act, Limited Health Service Organization Act, and Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to provide that those Acts shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code concerning tobacco use cessation programs.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/26/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0592

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/8/2011	Senate	First Reading
2/8/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/9/2011	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/17/2011	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
3/17/2011	Senate	Second Reading
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/8/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/8/2011	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/11/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
4/11/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/11/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
4/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
4/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
4/12/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 007-000-000
4/15/2011	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011
5/3/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
5/3/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans
5/3/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
5/3/2011	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/3/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
5/3/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
5/3/2011	House	Arrived in House
5/3/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/3/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
5/4/2011	House	First Reading
5/4/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/11/2011	House	Assigned to Executive Committee
5/13/2011	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
5/20/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
5/27/2011	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
5/29/2011	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
5/29/2011	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
5/29/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000
5/29/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-002-000
5/31/2011	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/29/2011	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/26/2011	Senate	Governor Approved
8/26/2011	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/26/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0592

	Deletes reference to:
	210 ILCS 45/1-102	from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4151-102

	Adds reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/356z.16