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 Bill Status of SB0422  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  INSURANCE-CLINICAL BREAST EXAM

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Martin A. Sandoval - David Koehler, Linda Holmes and Mattie Hunter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
215 ILCS 5/356g.5 new
215 ILCS 125/4-6.5
215 ILCS 165/10from Ch. 32, par. 604


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that every insurer shall provide, in each group or individual policy, contract, or certificate of accident or health insurance issued or renewed for persons who are residents of Illinois, coverage for a complete and thorough physical examination of the breast, including but not limited to a comprehensive clinical breast examination of 6-10 minutes in length (that is, an examination of 3-5 minutes in length for each breast), performed by a health care provider to check for lumps and other changes for the purpose of early detection and prevention of breast cancer as follows: (1) annually for women 18 years of age and older; and (2) at any time at the recommendation of the woman's health care provider. Provides that every insurer must establish a separate and distinct reimbursement code for comprehensive clinical breast examinations of 6-10 minutes in length. Makes these provisions applicable to health maintenance organizations and health services plan corporations. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  2/7/2007SenateFirst Reading
  2/7/2007SenateReferred to Rules
  2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Insurance
  3/2/2007SenatePostponed - Insurance
  3/6/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
  3/6/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/7/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance
  3/7/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
  3/8/2007SenatePostponed - Insurance
  3/13/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  3/13/2007SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  3/14/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  3/15/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Insurance
  3/15/2007SenateHeld in Insurance
  3/16/2007SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  3/16/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  3/16/2007SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
  1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die

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