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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2359   </title>
<shortdesc>INS ELECTRONIC CLAIM FILING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough-Marlow H. Colvin-Kenneth Dunkin</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/368b new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that accident and health insurers and health care professionals and health care providers must have the ability to accept and submit claims electronically in accordance with federal standards. Provides for the Department of Insurance to establish a timetable for compliance. Establishes an exemption for long term care facilities and small health care providers and professionals. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>215 ILCS 5/368b new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>215 ILCS 5/1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 613</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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