CRONIN-SEVERNS-KARPIEL-JACOBS-CLAYBORNE, PARKER, REA, FARLEY AND BERMAN. New Act 5 ILCS 375/6.9 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1069.8 new 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.8 new 215 ILCS 5/155.31 new 215 ILCS 5/356t new 215 ILCS 5/370s new 215 ILCS 5/511.118 new 215 ILCS 105/8.6 new 215 ILCS 125/5-3.5 new 215 ILCS 130/4002.5 new 215 ILCS 110/48 new 215 ILCS 165/15.25 new 305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 new Creates the Managed Care Patient Rights Act. Provides that patients who receive health care under a managed care program have rights to certain coverage and service standards including, but not limited to, quality health care service, privacy and confidentiality, freedom of choice of physician, explanation of bills, and protection from revocation of prior authorization. Provides for the Illinois Department of Public Health to establish standards to ensure patient protection, quality of care, fairness to physicians, and utilization review safeguards. Requires managed care plans and utilization review plans to be certified by the Department of Public Health. Amends various Acts to require compliance by health care providers under the Illinois Insurance Code, Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Act, Health Maintenance Organization Act, Limited Health Service Organization Act, Dental Service Plan Act, Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, and Illinois Public Aid Code. Effective immediately. 97-02-07 S FIRST READING 97-02-07 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-07 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BERMAN 97-02-10 S SPONSOR REMOVED SYVERSON 97-02-10 S CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CHANGED TO SEVERNS 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 97-03-04 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE 97-03-04 S COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 97-03-15 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES 99-01-12 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary