Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

215 ILCS 134/30

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that no health care plan or its subcontractors may by contract, written policy, procedure, or otherwise (1) mandate or require an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 to meet requirements not required of other eye care providers as a condition for participation in the health care plan or (2) reimburse the optometrist at a rate lower than other licensed providers based on class of licensure for equal services provided by the optometrist under the plan. Provides that all health care plans shall upon enrollment or renewal inform the plan participant that he or she has a right to choose an optometrist as his or her medical eye care provider.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
2/5/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/10/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
2/17/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
2/17/2015	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
2/17/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz
2/19/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
2/23/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Darin M. LaHood
3/2/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
3/26/2015	Senate	To Subcommittee on Insurance Mandates and Special Issues
3/27/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2015
4/24/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
5/15/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015
10/10/2015	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

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