96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1646

 

Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
215 ILCS 5/1   from Ch. 73, par. 613

    Creates the Health Carrier External Review Act. Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.


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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 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and may be
5 cited as the Health Carrier External Review Act.
 
6     Section 5. Legislative findings and intent. The purpose of
7 this Act is to provide uniform standards for the establishment
8 and maintenance of external review procedures to assure that
9 covered persons have the opportunity for an independent review
10 of an adverse determination or final adverse determination, as
11 defined in this Act.
 
12     Section 10. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
13 changing Section 1 as follows:
 
14     (215 ILCS 5/1)  (from Ch. 73, par. 613)
15     Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known and and may be
16 cited as the "Illinois Insurance Code."
17 (Source: Laws 1937, p. 696; revised 10-28-08.)