WALSH,T. (FLOWERS-FRANKS-MAY-HOFFMAN-CROTTY) 215 ILCS 5/155.36 Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that all insurance companies that conduct health care services utilization review must comply with the utilization review requirements of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the applicability of Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 215 ILCS 5/155.36 Adds reference to: 215 ILCS 134/97 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Provides that a health maintenance organization is liable for damages for harm to enrollees proximately caused by the failure to exercise ordinary care in health care treatment decisions. Provides that health maintenance organizations are not required to provide treatment that is not covered by the health care plan. Does not apply to workers' compensation coverage. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Provides that the term "health care provider" as used in the bill has the meaning given that term in the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act rather than in the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a "health care treatment decision" is a determination made by the health care plan that affects the quality of treatment or care rather than directly determines the diagnosis, treatment, or care. Provides that the bill does not affect the confidentiality of peer review and utilization review records. Removes a prohibition on including certain hold harmless clauses in contracts between health maintenance organizations and physicians and hospitals. FEB-22-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. MAR-06-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-20-2001 S POSTPONED MAR-27-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-INS & PENS. S MAR-27-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-27-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SINS MAR-27-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-28 APR-03-2001 S SECOND READING APR-03-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-04 APR-04-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-04-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T APR-04-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-04-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T APR-04-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SINS APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SINS/008-000-000 APR-05-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-05-2001 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S ADOPTED APR-05-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-06 APR-05-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 04-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 04-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL APR-05-2001 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING APR-05-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 04-WALSH,T APR-05-2001 S ADOPTED APR-05-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-06 APR-05-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 039-001-015 APR-05-2001 S TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 5-4(A) SA 03 APR-05-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 039-001-015 APR-05-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-05-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR FLOWERS APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FRANKS APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAY APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN APR-05-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROTTY APR-05-2001 H FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CIVIL LAW MAY-03-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary