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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB3185
Introduced 2/6/2004, by James A. DeLeo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Military Code of Illinois. Provides that if an employer provides health insurance, the prohibition against imposing an exclusion or waiting period
in connection with certain coverage does not apply if a 63-day break in coverage has occurred. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB3185 |
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LRB093 15965 BDD 41588 b |
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| AN ACT concerning National Guard service.
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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 Military Code of Illinois is amended by |
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| changing Section 30.20 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 1805/30.20)
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| Sec. 30.20. Reemployment; benefits.
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| (a) Any member of the National Guard
who is reemployed or |
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| seeks
reemployment to a position of employment in
accordance |
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| with the provisions of this Article, shall be considered as |
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| having
been on furlough or leave of absence during his
or her |
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| State Active Duty and shall
be so reemployed without loss of |
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| seniority and shall be entitled to
participate in insurance or |
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| other benefits offered by the employer pursuant
to established |
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| rules and practices relating to employees on furlough or
leave |
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| of absence in effect with the employer at the time the
member |
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| entered State Active Duty.
The member shall not be discharged |
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| from the
position without cause within one year after
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| reemployment.
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| (b) If an employer provides health insurance, an exclusion |
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| or waiting period
may not be imposed in connection with |
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| coverage of a health or physical
condition of a member
entitled |
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| to participate in that insurance under this
Section, or a |
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| health or physical condition of any other person who is covered
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| by the insurance by reason of the coverage of that
member, if: |
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| (i) the condition
arose before or during that
member's period |
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| of State Active Duty;
(ii) an exclusion or waiting period would |
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| not have been imposed , as long as a 63-day break in coverage |
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| has not occurred, for the
condition
during a period of coverage |
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| resulting from participation by that
member
in the
insurance; |
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| and (iii) the condition of that
member
has not been determined |
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| to be
service connected.
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