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Public Act 92-0331

SB1505 Enrolled                                LRB9207737JSpc

    AN ACT relating to the uninsured.

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

    Section  5.  The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding  Section
1405-25 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 1405/1405-25 new)
    Sec. 1405-25.  Uninsured Ombudsman Program.
    (a)  The  Department  of  Insurance  shall  establish and
operate an Ombudsman Program  for  uninsured  individuals  to
provide   assistance   and  education  to  those  individuals
regarding health insurance benefits options and rights  under
State  and  federal law.  The program may include, but is not
limited to,  counseling  for  uninsured  individuals  in  the
discovery,   evaluation,   and   comparison  of  options  for
obtaining health insurance coverage.
    (b)  The Department may recruit and train  volunteers  to
assist  in the Ombudsman Program.  The volunteers may provide
one-on-one  counseling  on  health   insurance   availability
matters   and  provide  education  to  uninsured  individuals
through public forums.
    (c)  The Department may issue reasonable rules  necessary
to implement this Section.

    Section  99.   Effective  date.  This Act takes effect on
January 1, 2002.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 16, 2001.
    Approved August 09, 2001.

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