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1     AN ACT concerning insurance.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5 is amended by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
 
6     (5 ILCS 375/6.11)
7     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)
8     Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance
9 Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall provide
10 the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
11 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of
12 the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits
13 shall provide the coverage required under Sections 356g.5,
14 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,
15 356z.10, 356z.13 356z.11, and 356z.14 of the Illinois Insurance
16 Code. The program of health benefits must comply with Section
17 155.37 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
18 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
19 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff.
20 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)
 
21     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
22     Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance

 

 

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1 Code requirements. The program of health benefits shall provide
2 the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
3 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of
4 the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits
5 shall provide the coverage required under Sections 356g.5,
6 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9,
7 356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13 356z.11, and 356z.14 of
8 the Illinois Insurance Code. The program of health benefits
9 must comply with Section 155.37 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
10 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
11 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff.
12 6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised
13 12-15-08.)
 
14     Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
15 Section 5-1069.3 as follows:
 
16     (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)
17     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)
18     Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county,
19 including a home rule county, is a self-insurer for purposes of
20 providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the
21 coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care
22 benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and
23 health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
24 under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8,

 

 

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1 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.13 356z.11, and 356z.14 of the Illinois
2 Insurance Code. The requirement that health benefits be covered
3 as provided in this Section is an exclusive power and function
4 of the State and is a denial and limitation under Article VII,
5 Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home
6 rule county to which this Section applies must comply with
7 every provision of this Section.
8 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
9 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff.
10 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)
 
11     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
12     Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits. If a county,
13 including a home rule county, is a self-insurer for purposes of
14 providing health insurance coverage for its employees, the
15 coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy care
16 benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and
17 health insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required
18 under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8,
19 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13 356z.11, and
20 356z.14 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that
21 health benefits be covered as provided in this Section is an
22 exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and
23 limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the
24 Illinois Constitution. A home rule county to which this Section
25 applies must comply with every provision of this Section.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
2 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff.
3 6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised
4 12-15-08.)
 
5     Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
6 changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows:
 
7     (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)
8     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)
9     Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a
10 municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a
11 self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance
12 coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage
13 for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by
14 a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t
15 and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w,
16 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.13 356z.11, and
17 356z.14 of the Illinois Insurance Code. The requirement that
18 health benefits be covered as provided in this is an exclusive
19 power and function of the State and is a denial and limitation
20 under Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois
21 Constitution. A home rule municipality to which this Section
22 applies must comply with every provision of this Section.
23 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
24 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff.

 

 

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1 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)
 
2     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
3     Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits. If a
4 municipality, including a home rule municipality, is a
5 self-insurer for purposes of providing health insurance
6 coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage
7 for the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by
8 a policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t
9 and the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w,
10 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12,
11 356z.13 356z.11, and 356z.14 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
12 The requirement that health benefits be covered as provided in
13 this is an exclusive power and function of the State and is a
14 denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6, subsection
15 (h) of the Illinois Constitution. A home rule municipality to
16 which this Section applies must comply with every provision of
17 this Section.
18 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
19 95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff.
20 6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised
21 12-15-08.)
 
22     Section 20. The School Code is amended by changing Section
23 10-22.3f as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)
2     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)
3     Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance
4 protection and benefits for employees shall provide the
5 post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
6 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and
7 the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x,
8 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.13 and 356z.11, and 356z.14 of the
9 Illinois Insurance Code.
10 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
11 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff.
12 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)
 
13     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
14     Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits. Insurance
15 protection and benefits for employees shall provide the
16 post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by a
17 policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and
18 the coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x,
19 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13 and
20 356z.11, and 356z.14 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
21 (Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07;
22 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff. 6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09;
23 95-1005, 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)
 
24     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding

 

 

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1 Section 8.33 as follows:
 
2     (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
3     Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
4 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
5 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
6 the 96th General Assembly.
 
7     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
8 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
9 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
10 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
11 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
12 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
13 Public Act.