Sen. Antonio Munoz

Filed: 5/5/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2652

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2652 by replacing
3 line 5 on page 1 through line 15 on page 5 with the following:
 
4 "Section 356z.16 as follows:
 
5     (215 ILCS 5/356z.16 new)
6     Sec. 356z.16. Prosthetic and customized orthotic devices.
7     (a) For the purposes of this Section:
8     "Customized orthotic device" means a supportive device for
9 the body or a part of the body, the head, neck, or extremities,
10 and includes the replacement or repair of the device based on
11 the patient's physical condition as medically necessary.
12     "Licensed provider" means a prosthetist, orthotist, or
13 pedorthist licensed to practice in this State.
14     "Prosthetic device" means an artificial device to replace,
15 in whole or in part, an arm or leg and includes accessories
16 essential to the effective use of the device and the

 

 

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1 replacement or repair of the device based on the patient's
2 physical condition as medically necessary.
3     (b) This amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall
4 provide benefits to any person covered thereunder for expenses
5 incurred in obtaining a prosthetic or custom orthotic device
6 from any Illinois licensed prosthetist, licensed orthotist, or
7 licensed pedorthist as required under the Orthotics,
8 Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Practice Act.
9     (c) A group or individual policy of accident or health
10 insurance or managed care plan or medical, health, or hospital
11 service corporation contract that provides coverage for
12 prosthetic or custom orthotic care and is amended, delivered,
13 issued, or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory
14 Act of the 96th General Assembly must provide coverage for
15 prosthetic and orthotic devices under terms and conditions that
16 are no less favorable than the terms and conditions applicable
17 to substantially all medical and surgical benefits provided
18 under the plan or coverage.
19     (d) The policy or plan or contract may require prior
20 authorization for the prosthetic or orthotic devices in the
21 same manner that prior authorization is required for any other
22 covered benefit. Covered benefits are limited to what is
23 determined to be medically necessary.
24     (e) Repairs and replacements of prosthetic and orthotic
25 devices are also covered, subject to the co-payments and
26 deductibles, unless necessitated by misuse or loss. Such

 

 

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1 benefits for prosthetic and orthotic devices and components
2 under the plan or coverage may not be subject to separate
3 financial requirements that are applicable only with respect to
4 such benefits; any financial requirements applicable to such
5 benefits may be no more restrictive than the financial
6 requirements applicable to substantially all medical and
7 surgical benefits provided under the plan or coverage.
8     (f) A policy or plan or contract may require that, if
9 coverage is provided through a managed care plan, the benefits
10 mandated pursuant to this Section shall be covered benefits
11 only if the prosthetic or orthotic devices are provided by a
12 licensed provider employed by a provider service who contracts
13 with or is designated by the carrier, to the extent that the
14 carrier provides in-network and out of network service, the
15 coverage for the prosthetic or orthotic device shall be offered
16 no less extensively.
17     No insurer corporation or health maintenance organization
18 shall impose upon any person receiving benefits pursuant to
19 this Section, any annual or lifetime dollar maximum on coverage
20 for prosthetic and orthotic devices other than an annual or
21 lifetime dollar maximum that applies in the aggregate to all
22 items and services covered under the policy or plan.
23     (g) This subsection (g) shall apply to patient access to
24 prosthetic and custom orthotic providers. The policy or plan or
25 contract shall also meet adequacy requirements as established
26 by the Health Care Reimbursement Reform Act of 1985 of the

 

 

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1 Illinois Insurance Code.".