HEALTH INS-UNIFORM WITHDRAWAL House SponsorsRep. Jay C. Hoffman-Dan Reitz-Sara Feigenholtz 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 215 ILCS 5/424from Ch. 73, par. 1031215 ILCS 97/50 Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that selling insurance in an individual market after giving notice of withdrawal from that market, if that coverage was among the types of coverage for which notice of withdrawal was given, is an unfair and deceptive practice. Provides that withdrawing from an individual market within 240 days of selling insurance coverage in that market is an unfair and deceptive practice. Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Provides that a health insurance issuer may not discontinue coverage in an individual market in Illinois if a parent health insurance issuer that owns that health insurance issuer in whole or in part or a subsidiary health insurance issuer that is owned in whole or in part by that health insurance issuer continues selling health insurance in that market. Provides that a modification of coverage by a health insurance issuer is not uniform if a parent health insurance issuer that owns that health insurance issuer in whole or in part or a subsidiary health insurance issuer that is owned in whole or in part by that health insurance issuer does not make the same modification of coverage.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes the provisions amending the Insurance Code. Amends the Insurance Code to provide that it is an unfair or deceptive practice to issue a new policy within an individual health insurance market after notice of withdrawal from that market has been given if that coverage was among the types of coverage for which notice of withdrawal was given. Amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Makes a technical correction.House Amendment No. 2 Adds a severability clause.House Amendment No. 3 Adds reference to:215 ILCS 97/60Further amends the Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Provides that if a health insurance issuer elects to uniformly modify coverage, uniformly terminate coverage, or discontinue coverage in a marketplace, the issuer shall provide notice to the Department of Insurance prior to notifying the plan sponsors, participants, beneficiaries, and covered individuals. Specifies information that shall be included in the notice. 2/27/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 2/27/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/27/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2003HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee 2/28/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Insurance Committee 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote 3/12/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote 3/12/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 013-000-000 3/12/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/25/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 4/1/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/1/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/4/2003HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 9(b); May 2, 2003 5/2/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003 5/23/2003HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003 6/1/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die