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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

215 ILCS 5/1

from Ch. 73, par. 613

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	215 ILCS 5/1

	Adds reference to:
	5 ILCS 375/6.11

55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3

65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3

105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f

215 ILCS 5/355c new

215 ILCS 5/356z.16

215 ILCS 125/5-3

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2

215 ILCS 130/4003

from Ch. 73, par. 1504-3

215 ILCS 165/10

from Ch. 32, par. 604

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that companies that issue, deliver, amend, or renew individual or group policies of accident and health insurance on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act must accommodate confidential communications requests by a covered person under a policy. Requires that companies not reveal communications concerning confidential services subject to a confidential communications request to policyholders or others. Provides that companies shall notify covered individuals of their rights under the Section. Requires that the companies develop policies to receive confidential communications requests and to implement those requests. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall develop a standardized form to make confidential communications requests. Provides that the Department shall work with companies and other stakeholders to develop systems to protect the confidentiality of personal health information and for other purposes. Provides that the provisions do not apply to short-term travel, disability income, long-term care, accident only, and limited or specified disease policies. Makes conforming changes in the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2/18/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/19/2015	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
3/20/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
3/20/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/24/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
3/25/2015	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/26/2015	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 009-006-000
3/26/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
3/26/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
4/21/2015	Senate	Second Reading
4/21/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
10/8/2015	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As October 20, 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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