Insurance Committee

Filed: 3/11/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4836

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4836 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5 adding Section 356z.11 as follows:
 
6     (215 ILCS 5/356z.11 new)
7     Sec. 356z.11. Individual and group accident and health
8 insurance. When the term "individual and group accident and
9 health insurance" is used in this Code, unless otherwise
10 specified, it shall not apply to policies that cover dental
11 care only, short-term travel, accident-only, limited, or
12 specified disease policies or to policies or contracts designed
13 for issuance to persons eligible for coverage under Title XVIII
14 of the Social Security Act, known as Medicare, or any other
15 similar coverage under State or federal governmental plans.
16     Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may

 

 

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1 exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under
2 the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or
3 promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this
4 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the
5 Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or
6 enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th
7 General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General
8 Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and the
9 Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General
10 Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those
11 suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action
12 in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this
13 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be
14 interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other
15 Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise
16 explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of
17 the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning
18 contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative
19 Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the
20 meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois
21 Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such
22 definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the
23 jurisdiction of the Governor.".