RAUSCHENBERGER. 820 ILCS 305/4 from Ch. 48, par. 138.4 820 ILCS 310/4 from Ch. 48, par. 172.39 Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Provides that an employer may elect coverage and retain the benefit of the exclusiveness of liability under the Acts by obtaining a 24-hour health insurance policy meeting specified criteria or participating in a fully or partially self-insured 24-hour health plan meeting specified criteria. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a 24-hour policy described in the bill as introduced may not require the employee to pay a portion of the medical care in the case of any accidental injury, disease, or disablement to which the Acts apply. Provides that a death benefit under such a policy shall have a death benefit comparable to those provided under the Acts (rather than a death benefit of $100,000). 99-02-25 S FIRST READING 99-02-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST 99-03-11 S DO PASS 005-004-000 SCED 99-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-16 99-03-16 S SECOND READING 99-03-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-17 99-03-22 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-23 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER 99-03-23 S RULES REFERS TO SCED 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER 99-03-24 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SCED/009-000-000 99-03-24 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-RAUSCHENBERGER 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-06-27 S REFER TO RULES/PURSUANT SEN RULE 3-9 (B) RULES SRUL 01-01-09 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary