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20 ILCS 1405/1405-25

(20 ILCS 1405/1405-25)

Sec. 1405-25.

Uninsured Ombudsman Program.

(a) The Department of Insurance shall establish and operate an Ombudsman
Program for uninsured individuals to provide assistance and education to those
individuals regarding
health insurance benefits options and rights under State and federal law.  The
program may include, but is not limited to, counseling for uninsured
individuals in the discovery, evaluation, and comparison of options for
obtaining health insurance coverage.

(b) The Department may recruit and train volunteers to assist in the
Ombudsman Program.  The volunteers may provide one-on-one counseling on health
insurance availability matters and provide education to uninsured individuals
through public forums.

(c) The Department may issue reasonable rules necessary to implement this
Section.

(Source: P.A. 92-331, eff. 1-1-02.)