HB0986 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 07173 LCT 27304 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0986

Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Karen May

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Prohibits an insurance company or a health care provider from using a patient's social security number as the patient's identification number or in any mailings sent to the patient, except as required by federal regulations.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning business.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2ZZ as follows:

(815 ILCS 505/2ZZ new)

Sec. 2ZZ. Insurance companies; health care providers; social security numbers.

(a) Except as may be required by federal regulations, an insurance company shall not use a patient's social security number as the patient's identification number or in any mailings sent to the patient.

(b) Except as may be required by federal regulation, a health care provider shall not use a patient's social security number as the patient's identification number or in any mailings sent to the patient.

(c) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.

(d) For purposes of this Section:

"Insurance company" means a "company" as defined in Section 2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.

"Health care provider" means any physician, hospital facility, or other person that is licensed or otherwise authorized to deliver health care services.