LANG-SILVA-HARRIS-DELGADO-HOFFMAN, MCKEON, DAVIS,STEVE, KENNER AND HOLBROOK. New Act Creates the Health Care Entity Liability Act. Provides that health insurance carriers, health care plans, and other managed care entities for health care plans have the duty to exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions and are liable for damages for harm to an insured or enrollee proximately caused by the failure to exercise ordinary care. Authorizes a private right of action. Defines terms. Does not apply to workers' compensation insurance coverage or to self-insured entities. Applies only to causes of action that accrue on or after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Public Health) There are no fiscal implications for DPH from HB284. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB284 does not meet the definition of a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Insurance) HB284 will have no fiscal impact on the Department. JUDICIAL NOTE (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) There may be an increase in judicial workloads; impact on the need for the number of judges cannot be determined. 99-01-27 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-01-27 H FIRST READING 99-01-27 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-28 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SILVA 99-02-02 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARRIS 99-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 99-02-10 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 006-004-000 HJUA 99-02-10 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-02-11 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TURNER,JOHN 99-02-11 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TURNER,JOHN 99-02-11 H JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED TURNER,JOHN 99-02-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-02-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,STEVE 99-02-19 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-19 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-19 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-02-24 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-24 H JUDICIAL NOTE FILED 99-02-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-02-25 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-25 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-02-25 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HOFFMAN 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SLONE 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-03-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 99-03-26 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary