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Rep. Greg Harris
Filed: 3/7/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 147
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 147, AS AMENDED, by |
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| inserting the following between the enacting clause and the |
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| introductory clause of Section 2:
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| "Section 1. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 |
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| is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
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| (5 ILCS 375/6.11)
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| Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance |
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| Code
requirements. The program of health
benefits shall provide |
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| the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered
by a |
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| policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of |
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| the Illinois
Insurance Code. The program of health benefits |
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| shall provide the coverage
required under Sections 356g.5,
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| 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, and 356z.6 of the
Illinois |
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| Insurance Code.
The program of health benefits must comply with |
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| Section 155.37 of the
Illinois Insurance Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-440, eff. 8-17-01; 92-764, eff. 1-1-03; |
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| 93-102, eff. 1-1-04; 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)"; and
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| after the last line of Section 2, by inserting the following: |
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| "Section 3. The Counties Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 5-1069.3 as follows: |
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| (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)
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| Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county, |
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| including a home
rule
county, is a self-insurer for purposes of |
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| providing health insurance coverage
for its employees, the |
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| coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy
care |
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| benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and |
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| health
insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required |
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| under Sections 356g.5, 356u,
356w, 356x and 356z.6 of
the |
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| Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits |
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| be covered
as provided in this Section is an
exclusive power |
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| and function of the State and is a denial and limitation under
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| Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois |
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| Constitution. A home
rule county to which this Section applies |
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| must comply with every provision of
this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| Section 3.5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows: |
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| (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)
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| Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a |
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| municipality, including a
home rule municipality, is a |
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| self-insurer for purposes of providing health
insurance |
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| coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage |
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| for
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by |
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| a policy of
accident and health insurance under Section 356t |
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| and the coverage required
under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, |
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| 356x and 356z.6 of the Illinois
Insurance
Code. The requirement |
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| that health
benefits be covered as provided in this is an |
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| exclusive power and function of
the State and is a denial and |
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| limitation under Article VII, Section 6,
subsection (h) of the |
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| Illinois Constitution. A home rule municipality to which
this |
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| Section applies must comply with every provision of this |
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| Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| Section 4. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 10-22.3f as follows: |
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| (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)
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| Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance |
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| protection and
benefits
for employees shall provide the |
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| post-mastectomy care benefits required to be
covered by a |
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| policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and |
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| the
coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x |
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| and 356z.6 of
the
Illinois Insurance Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05.)"; and
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| after the last line of Section 15, by inserting the following: |
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| "Section 20. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 5-16.8 as follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-16.8)
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| Sec. 5-16.8. Required health benefits. The medical |
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| assistance program
shall
(i) provide the post-mastectomy care |
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| benefits required to be covered by a policy of
accident and |
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| health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
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| under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, and 356z.6 of the |
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| Illinois
Insurance Code and (ii) be subject to the provisions |
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| of Section 364.01 of the Illinois
Insurance Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-853, eff. 1-1-05; 93-1000, eff. 1-1-05; |
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| revised 10-14-04.)".
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