94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0909

 

Introduced 2/18/2005, by Sen. Carol Ronen - Emil Jones, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
215 ILCS 123/10

    Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Health Care Purchasing Group Act is amended
5 by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6     (215 ILCS 123/10)
7     Sec. 10. Definitions. Words and and phrases used in this
8 Act, unless defined in this Section, have the meanings
9 attributed to them in Section 5 of the Illinois Health
10 Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
11     "Director" means the Director of Insurance.
12     "Health insurance contract", "group or master health
13 insurance contract" and "insurance" refer to the forms of
14 insurance obligations which a "risk-bearer" as defined in this
15 Section has been authorized to issue.
16     "Risk-bearer" means an insurance company licensed in this
17 State and authorized to transact the kinds of business
18 described in clause (b) of Class 1 and clause (a) of Class 2 of
19 Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code and entities
20 authorized under the Health Maintenance Organization Act.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-337, eff. 1-1-98; 90-567, eff. 1-23-98.)