94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1464

 

Introduced 2/23/2005, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 375/6.11
215 ILCS 5/356z.7 new
305 ILCS 5/5-16.8

    Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Illinois Insurance Code, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage of breast examinations by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women who are considered to be at high risk for breast cancer if the MRI is recommended by the woman's physician. Requires the coverage to be according to the same schedule as for mammogram examinations. Provides a definition of "high risk for breast cancer". Effective January 1, 2006.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning insurance.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5 is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 375/6.11)
7     Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance
8 Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall provide
9 the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
10 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of
11 the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits
12 shall provide the coverage required under Sections 356u, 356w,
13 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, and 356z.6, and 356z.7 of the Illinois
14 Insurance Code. The program of health benefits must comply with
15 Section 155.37 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
16 (Source: P.A. 92-440, eff. 8-17-01; 92-764, eff. 1-1-03;
17 93-102, eff. 1-1-04; 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
18     Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
19 adding Section 356z.7 as follows:
 
20     (215 ILCS 5/356z.7 new)
21     Sec. 356z.7. Magnetic resonance imaging breast
22 examination. An individual or group policy of accident and
23 health insurance or a managed care plan amended, delivered,
24 issued, or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory
25 Act of the 94th General Assembly shall provide coverage for a
26 breast examination by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for
27 insured females who are considered to be at high risk for
28 breast cancer if the MRI is recommended by the insured female's
29 physician. Coverage under this Section shall be provided
30 according to the same schedule within the provisions of the

 

 

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1 policy or plan as for mammogram examinations.
2     For the purposes of this Section, "high risk for breast
3 cancer" means the woman:
4         (1) has a family history of breast cancer; or
5         (2) has a background, ethnicity, or coexisting medical
6     condition or uses medication that the physician believes
7     puts the woman at elevated risk for breast cancer.
 
8     Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
9 changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
 
10     (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
11     Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical
12 assistance program shall (i) provide the post-mastectomy care
13 benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and
14 health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
15 under Sections 356u, 356w, 356x, and 356z.6, and 356z.7 of the
16 Illinois Insurance Code and (ii) be subject to the provisions
17 of Section 364.01 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
18 (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05; 93-1000, eff. 1-1-05;
19 revised 10-14-04.)
 
20     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
21 1, 2006.