HB2375ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Health Care Availability and Access Committee

Filed: 3/8/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2375

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2375 as follows:

on page 9, lines 10 and 11, by deleting "of item (1) of this subsection (C)"; and

on page 10, line 5, by replacing "affiliates shall offer an" with "affiliates that offer health insurance coverage in the individual market in Illinois shall offer"; and

on page 10, line 6, by replacing "benefit plan" with "insurance coverage"; and

on page 10, by replacing line 7 with "who were covered by the discontinued health insurance coverage on the date of the notice provided to affected individuals under subdivision (iii) of subparagraph (a) of this item (2)"; and

on page 10, by deleting lines 10 through 12; and

on page 10, by replacing line 13 with the following:

"(d) Subject to subparagraph (e) of this item (2),"; and

on page 10, line 19, by replacing "(f)" with "(e)"; and

on page 10, line 25, before the period, by inserting ", and may include in any coverage issued under subparagraph (c) any waivers or limitations of coverage that were included in the individual's prior contract or policy"; and

on page 11, immediately below line 2, by inserting the following:

"The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly apply only to discontinuances of coverage occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly."; and

on page 11, immediately below line 23, by inserting the following:

"This Section applies only to discontinuances of coverage occurring on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.".