093_HB2560
LRB093 07761 JLS 07950 b
1 AN ACT concerning payment for health care services.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
5 adding Section 155.39 as follows:
6 (215 ILCS 5/155.39 new)
7 Sec. 155.39. Payment for health care services. In all
8 contracts for professional services entered into between
9 insurers and health care professionals or health care
10 providers, no contract may require the insured to pay any
11 co-pay, co-insurance, or deductible. The insurer shall be
12 responsible for payment of the total in the contract to
13 health care professionals and health care providers.
14 Section 10. The Workers' Compensation Act is amended by
15 adding Section 8.5 as follows:
16 (820 ILCS 305/8.5 new)
17 Sec. 8.5. Payment for health care services. In all
18 contracts for professional services entered into between
19 employers or workers' compensation insurers and health care
20 professionals or health care providers, no contract may
21 require the injured person to pay any co-pay, co-insurance,
22 or deductible. The employer or workers' compensation insurer
23 shall be responsible for payment of the total in the contract
24 to health care professionals and health care providers.