Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 3/15/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 119

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 119 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5adding Section 356z.19 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/356z.19 new)
7    Sec. 356z.19. Maternity care. An individual or group policy
8of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended,
9delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly must provide
11coverage for maternity care, including prenatal and post-natal
12care and care for complication of pregnancy of a mother and
13care with respect to a newborn child from the moment of birth,
14which shall include the care and treatment of illness, injury,
15congenital defects, birth abnormalities, and premature birth.
16    The provisions of this Section do not apply to short-term

 

 

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1travel, accident-only, limited, or specified disease policies
2or to policies or contracts designed for issuance to persons
3eligible for coverage under Title XVIII of the Social Security
4Act, known as Medicare, or any other similar coverage under
5State or federal governmental plans.".