(215 ILCS 5/370o) (from Ch. 73, par. 982o)
    Sec. 370o. Emergency Care. Any preferred provider contract, subject to this Article shall provide the beneficiary or insured emergency care coverage such that payment for this coverage is not dependent upon whether such services are performed by a preferred or nonpreferred provider and such coverage shall be at the same benefit level as if the service or treatment had been rendered by a plan provider.
(Source: P.A. 85-476.)