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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1238 Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Karen May - Robyn Gabel - Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2012, no group or individual policy of accident and health insurance issued in this State that covers hospital or medical expenses, for an insured or the insured's immediate family or children, shall exclude coverage for any condition defined under the Department of Insurance rules as a pre-existing condition.
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| | HB1238 | | LRB097 00132 RPM 40140 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning insurance.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 367m as follows:
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| 6 | | (215 ILCS 5/367m new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 367m. Pre-existing condition; exclusion of coverage |
| 8 | | prohibited. Beginning January 1, 2012, no group or individual |
| 9 | | policy of accident and health insurance issued in this State |
| 10 | | that covers hospital or medical expenses, for an insured or the |
| 11 | | insured's immediate family or children, shall exclude coverage |
| 12 | | for any condition defined under Department rules as a |
| 13 | | pre-existing condition.
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