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Public Act 093-0728
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LRB093 20580 WGH 46391 b |
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AN ACT concerning consumer protection.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2QQ as follows:
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(815 ILCS 505/2QQ new) |
Sec. 2QQ. Insurance cards; social security number. |
(a) As used in this Section, "insurance card" means a card |
that a person or entity provides to an individual so that the |
individual may present the card to establish the eligibility of |
the individual or his or her dependents to receive health, |
dental, optical, or accident insurance benefits, prescription |
drug benefits, or benefits under a managed care plan or a plan |
provided by a health maintenance organization, a health |
services plan corporation, or a similar entity.
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(b) A person or entity may not print an individual's social |
security number on an insurance card. A person or entity that |
provides an insurance card must print on the card an |
identification number unique to the holder of the card in the |
format prescribed by Section 15 of the
Uniform Prescription |
Drug Information Card Act. |
(c) An insurance card issued to an individual before the |
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General |
Assembly that does not comply with subsection (b) must be |
replaced by January 1, 2006 with an insurance card that |
complies with subsection (b) if the individual's eligibility |
for benefits continues after the effective date of this |
amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. |
(d) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful |
practice within the meaning of this Act.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
1, 2005.
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