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SB1505 Engrossed                               LRB9207737JSpc

 1        AN ACT relating to the uninsured.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Department of Insurance Law of the  Civil
 5    Administrative  Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
 6    1405-25 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 1405/1405-25 new)
 8        Sec. 1405-25.  Uninsured Ombudsman Program.
 9        (a)  The Department  of  Insurance  shall  establish  and
10    operate  an  Ombudsman  Program  for uninsured individuals to
11    provide  assistance  and  education  to   those   individuals
12    regarding  health insurance benefits options and rights under
13    State and federal law.  The program may include, but  is  not
14    limited  to,  counseling  for  uninsured  individuals  in the
15    discovery,  evaluation,  and  comparison   of   options   for
16    obtaining health insurance coverage.
17        (b)  The  Department  may recruit and train volunteers to
18    assist in the Ombudsman Program.  The volunteers may  provide
19    one-on-one   counseling   on  health  insurance  availability
20    matters  and  provide  education  to  uninsured   individuals
21    through public forums.
22        (c)  The  Department may issue reasonable rules necessary
23    to implement this Section.

24        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
25    January 1, 2002.

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