INS CD-NO INCENTIVE PLANS Senate SponsorsSen. Dan Kotowski 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die 215 ILCS 5/370e.1 newAmends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no contract between a health care service plan and a physician, physician group, or other licensed health care practitioner shall contain any incentive plan that includes a specific payment made directly, in any type or form, to a physician, physician group, or other licensed health care practitioner as an inducement to prescribe a specific medication or type of medication or to deny, reduce, limit, or delay specific, medically necessary and appropriate services provided with respect to a specific enrollee or groups of enrollees with similar medical conditions. Provides that nothing in the provision shall be construed to prohibit contracts that contain incentive plans that involve general payments, such as capitation payments or shared-risk arrangements that are not tied to specific medical decisions involving specific enrollees or groups of enrollees with similar medical conditions. Provides that the payments rendered or to be rendered to physicians, physician groups, or other licensed health care practitioners under these arrangements shall be deemed confidential. 2/15/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 2/15/2008SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2008SenateReferred to Rules 2/28/2008SenateAssigned to Insurance 2/29/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 2/29/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/4/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/4/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance 3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance 3/6/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Insurance 3/6/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Insurance 3/6/2008SenateHeld in Insurance 3/13/2008SenateHeld in Insurance 3/14/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 3/14/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 3/14/2008SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die