HB5351 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5351

Introduced 02/06/04, by Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

215 ILCS 123/10

Amends the Health Care Purchasing Group Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health insurance.

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

Section 5. The Health Care Purchasing Group Act is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:

(215 ILCS 123/10)

Sec. 10. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this Act, unless defined in this Section, have the meanings attributed to them in Section 5 of the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

"Director" means the Director of Insurance.

"Health insurance contract", "group or master health insurance contract" and "insurance" refer to the forms of insurance obligations which a "risk-bearer" as defined in this Section has been authorized to issue.

"Risk-bearer" means an insurance company licensed in this State and authorized to transact the kinds of business described in clause (b) of Class 1 and clause (a) of Class 2 of Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code and entities authorized under the Health Maintenance Organization Act.

(Source: P.A. 90-337, eff. 1-1-98; 90-567, eff. 1-23-98.)