HB4335ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Filed: 3/19/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4335

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4335 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:

(5 ILCS 375/6.11)

Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall provide the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits shall provide the coverage required under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356m, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, 356z.15, and 356z.17, and 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits must comply with Sections 155.22a, 155.37, 355b, and 356z.19 of the Illinois Insurance Code.

Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.

(Source: P.A. 97-282, eff. 8-9-11; 97-343, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-189, eff. 1-1-14.)

Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-1069.3 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)

Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county, including a home rule county, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, and 356z.15, and 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The coverage shall comply with Sections 155.22a, 355b, and 356z.19 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits be covered as provided in this Section is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule county to which this Section applies must comply with every provision of this Section.

Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.

(Source: P.A. 97-282, eff. 8-9-11; 97-343, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-189, eff. 1-1-14.)

Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows:

(65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)

Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g, 356g.5, 356g.5-1, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, 356z.12, 356z.13, 356z.14, and 356z.15, and 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The coverage shall comply with Sections 155.22a, 355b, and 356z.19 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits be covered as provided in this is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule municipality to which this Section applies must comply with every provision of this Section.

Rulemaking authority to implement Public Act 95-1045, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized.

(Source: P.A. 97-282, eff. 8-9-11; 97-343, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 98-189, eff. 1-1-14.)

Section 20. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by adding Section 356z.22 as follows:

(215 ILCS 5/356z.22 new)

Sec. 356z.22. Hospital patient assessments. A group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly that provides coverage for hospital care shall include in that coverage all services ordered by a physician and provided in the hospital that are considered medically necessary for the evaluation, assessment, and diagnosis of the illness or condition that resulted in the hospital stay of the enrollee or recipient. The services are subject to reasonable review and utilization standards required by the policy or plan for all hospital services, as defined by the Department or its successor agency.

Section 25. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:

(305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)

Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical assistance program shall (i) provide the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, and 356z.6, and 356z.22 of the Illinois Insurance Code and (ii) be subject to the provisions of Sections 356z.19 and 364.01 of the Illinois Insurance Code.

On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate of reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance with Section 5-5e.

(Source: P.A. 97-282, eff. 8-9-11; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

Section 30. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by changing Section 2.04 and adding Section 5.3 as follows:

(410 ILCS 50/2.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.04)

Sec. 2.04. "Insurance company" means (1) an insurance company, fraternal benefit society, and any other insurer subject to regulation under the Illinois Insurance Code; or (2) a health maintenance organization, a limited health service organization under the Limited Health Service Organization Act, or a voluntary health services plan under the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act.

(Source: P.A. 85-677; 85-679.)

(410 ILCS 50/5.3 new)

Sec. 5.3. Patient notice of observation services.

(a) Every general hospital shall provide patients who are placed into observation services by the general hospital with an oral and written notice within 24 hours after placement that the patient is not admitted to the hospital and is under observation status. The written notice shall be signed by the patient or the patient's legal representative to acknowledge receipt and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

(1) a statement that observation status may affect the patient's Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance coverage for the current hospital services, including medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, as well as coverage for any subsequent discharge to a skilled nursing facility or home and community based care; and

(2) that the patient should contact his or her insurance plan to better understand the implications of being placed in observation status.

(b) The Director of Public Health shall develop and make available guidance on the notice as described in this Section.

(c) The Director of Public Health shall direct the Long Term Care Advisory Committee and appropriate Department staff involved in regulating hospitals and nursing homes to investigate strategies for reducing the number of observation stays that extend past 48 hours, including exploring provisional and retroactive admissions. The Long Term Care Advisory Committee shall report to the Director, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House no later than 180 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".