(215 ILCS 190/15)
    Sec. 15. Disclosure requirements.
    (a) A health insurance issuer that offers short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage to be delivered or issued for delivery in this State shall, in addition to all other documents required, including, but not limited to, the policy, the certificate, the membership booklet, and a description of appeal and external review rights, deliver an outline of coverage to an applicant for or an enrollee in short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage delivered or issued for delivery in this State.
    (b) Any short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage policy that is delivered or issued for delivery in the State shall display prominently in the policy, any application, sales, and marketing materials provided in connection with enrollment in such coverage, and the outline of coverage for such coverage, in at least 14-point, bold type, the following: "NOTICE: THE SHORT-TERM, LIMITED-DURATION INSURANCE BENEFITS UNDER THIS COVERAGE DO NOT MEET ALL FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY AS "MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE" FOR HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THIS PLAN OF COVERAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS AS REQUIRED BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. PREEXISTING CONDITIONS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THIS PLAN OF COVERAGE. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR POLICY CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE POLICY DOES AND DOES NOT COVER. IF THIS COVERAGE EXPIRES OR YOU LOSE ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COVERAGE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD TO GET OTHER HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET LONGER TERM INSURANCE THAT QUALIFIES AS "MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE" FOR HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT NOW AND HELP TO PAY FOR IT AT WWW.HEALTHCARE.GOV.".
    (c) Any individual selling a short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage policy in this State in face-to-face or telephonic sales interactions must read out loud the disclosure in subsection (b) to a prospective purchaser. An entity selling a short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage policy in Illinois must display the disclosure in subsection (b) on the webpage where a prospective purchaser would purchase coverage.
    (d) Nothing in this Section precludes an insurer from providing disclosures in addition to those required in subsections (b) and (c). Nothing in this Section precludes an insurer from providing disclosures intended to clarify those required in subsections (b) and (c) if approved by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 100-1118, eff. 11-27-18.)