INS CD-CONTRACTING-DENIAL House SponsorsRep. David Reis 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die 215 ILCS 5/368b Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. With regard to a health care professional or health care provider offered a contract by an insurer, health maintenance organization, independent practice association, or physician hospital organization, provides that the insurer, health maintenance organization, independent practice association, physician hospital organization, or preferred provider organization shall provide health care professional applicants who are denied participation in any panel of in-network health care professionals with a specific reason for the denial. Provides that any participating health care professional must be provided 60 days' notice and an opportunity to initiate corrective action prior to the initiation of any attempts to terminate or otherwise remove the health care professional from a panel of in-network health care professionals and that the required notice shall include specific reasons for the proposed termination or removal. Provides that any participating health care professional terminated or removed from an in-network panel by his or her own written request must be provided an opportunity to appeal the decision. Provides that immediate written notice may be provided without 60 days' notice when a health care professional's license has been disciplined by a State licensing or disciplinary board. 2/26/2013HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David Reis 2/26/2013HouseFirst Reading 2/26/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/7/2013HouseAssigned to Insurance Committee 3/22/2013HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 12/3/2014HouseSession Sine Die