(215 ILCS 5/513a7) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.60a7)
Sec. 513a7.
License suspension; revocation or denial.
(a) Any license issued under this Article may be suspended, revoked, or
denied if the Director finds that the licensee or applicant:
(1) has wilfully violated any provisions of this Code |
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(2) has intentionally made a material misstatement in
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(3) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license
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| through misrepresentation or fraud;
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(4) has misappropriated or converted to his own use
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(5) has used fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest
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| practices or has demonstrated incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility;
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(6) has been, within the past 3 years, convicted of a
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| felony, unless the individual demonstrates to the Director sufficient rehabilitation to warrant public trust;
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(7) has failed to appear without reasonable cause or
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| excuse in response to a subpoena issued by the Director;
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(8) has had a license suspended, revoked, or denied
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| in any other state on grounds similar to those stated in this Section; or
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(9) has failed to report a felony conviction as
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(b) Suspension, revocation, or denial of a license under this Section
shall be by written order sent to the licensee or applicant by certified or
registered mail at the address specified in the records of the Department.
The licensee or applicant may in writing request a hearing within 30 days
from the date of mailing. If no written request is made the order shall be
final upon the expiration of that 30 day period.
(c) If the licensee or applicant requests a hearing under this Section,
the Director shall issue a written notice of hearing sent to the licensee
or applicant by certified or registered mail at his address, as specified
in the records of the Department, and stating:
(1) the grounds, charges, or conduct that justifies
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(2) the specific time for the hearing, which may not
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| be fewer than 20 nor more than 30 days after the mailing of the notice of hearing; and
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(3) a specific place for the hearing, which may be
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| either in the City of Springfield or in the county where the licensee's principal place of business is located.
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(d) Upon the suspension or revocation of a license, the licensee or
other person having possession or custody of the license shall promptly
deliver it to the Director in person or by mail. The Director shall
publish all suspensions and revocations after they become final in a manner
designed to notify interested insurance companies and other persons.
(e) Any person whose license is revoked or denied under this Section
shall be ineligible to apply for any license for 2 years. A suspension
under this Section may be for a period of up to 2 years.
(f) In addition to or instead of a denial, suspension, or revocation of
a license under this Section, the licensee may be subjected to a civil
penalty of up to $2,000 for each cause for denial, suspension,
or
revocation. The penalty is enforceable under subsection (5) of Section
403A of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)
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(215 ILCS 5/513a9) (from Ch. 73, par. 1065.60a9)
Sec. 513a9.
Premium finance agreement.
(a) A premium finance
agreement must be dated and signed by or on behalf of the named
insured, and the printed
portion shall be in at least 8-point type. The following items must be set
forth on the first page of the accepted finance agreement:
(1) the total amount of the premiums;
(2) the amount of the down payment;
(3) the principal balance (the difference between |
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(4) the amount of the finance charges expressed in
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(5) the balance payable by the insured (sum of items
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(6) the number of installments, the due dates
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(7) the policy numbers or binder numbers.
(b) The premium finance company is required to
furnish full and complete
disclosure of the terms and conditions of the premium finance
agreement including, but not limited to, the specific insurance coverages
financed to the named insured no later than the date that the first
premium payment notice is sent to the insured.
(c) As to policies written primarily for personal, family, or household
use, the premium finance company must:
(1) deliver or mail the premium check or checks in
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| the amount of the principal balance directly to the insurer or insurers unless the insurer or insurers have given written authority to the premium finance company to deliver the checks to the producer;
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(2) issue the premium check or checks payable to the
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| insurer, insurers, or, if the insurer gives written authority to the premium finance company, to the producer; and
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(3) properly identify the premium check or checks by
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| policy number or binder number when the premium is paid to the insurer or insurers.
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(d) As to all other policies the premium finance company may:
(1) deliver or mail the premium check or checks in
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(2) issue the premium check or checks payable to the
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(e) A premium finance company that pays the financed premium to the
producer pursuant to subsection (d) establishes the producer as the agent of
the premium finance company for payment of the premium and for receipt of any
return premium.
(Source: P.A. 89-265, eff. 1-1-96; 90-381, eff. 8-14-97.)
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(215 ILCS 5/513a13) Sec. 513a13. Electronic delivery of notices and documents. (a) As used in this Section: "Delivered by electronic means" includes: (1) delivery to an electronic mail address at which a |
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(2) posting on an electronic network or site
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| accessible via the Internet, mobile application, computer, mobile device, tablet, or any other electronic device, together with separate notice of the posting, which shall be provided by electronic mail to the address at which the party has consented to receive notice or by any other delivery method that has been consented to by the party.
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"Party" means any recipient of any notice or document required as part of a premium finance agreement including, but not limited to, an applicant or contracting party. For the purposes of this Section, "party" includes the producer of record.
(b) Subject to the requirements of this Section, any notice to a party or any other document required under applicable law in a premium finance agreement or that is to serve as evidence of a premium finance agreement may be delivered, stored, and presented by electronic means so long as it meets the requirements of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
(c) Delivery of a notice or document in accordance with this Section shall be considered equivalent to delivery by first class mail or first class mail, postage prepaid.
(d) A notice or document may be delivered by electronic means by a premium finance company to a party under this Section if:
(1) the party has affirmatively consented to that
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(2) the party, before giving consent, is provided
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(A) the right of the party to withdraw consent to
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(B) the types of notices and documents to which
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(C) the right of a party to have a notice or
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(D) the procedures a party must follow to
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| withdraw consent to have a notice or document delivered by electronic means and to update the party's electronic mail address;
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(3) the party:
(A) before giving consent, is provided with a
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| statement of the hardware and software requirements for access to, and retention of, a notice or document delivered by electronic means; and
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(B) consents electronically, or confirms consent
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| electronically, in a manner that reasonably demonstrates that the party can access information in the electronic form that will be used for notices or documents delivered by electronic means as to which the party has given consent; and
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(4) after consent of the party is given, the premium
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| finance company, in the event a change in the hardware or software requirements needed to access or retain a notice or document delivered by electronic means creates a material risk that the party will not be able to access or retain a subsequent notice or document to which the consent applies:
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(A) provides the party with a statement that
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(i) the revised hardware and software
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(ii) the right of the party to withdraw
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| consent without the imposition of any condition or consequence that was not disclosed at the time of initial consent; and
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(B) complies with paragraph (2) of this
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(e) Delivery of a notice or document in accordance with this Section does not affect requirements related to content or timing of any notice or document required under applicable law.
(f) The legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of any premium finance agreement executed by a party may not be denied solely because of the failure to obtain electronic consent or confirmation of consent of the party in accordance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of this Section.
(g) A withdrawal of consent by a party does not affect the legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of a notice or document delivered by electronic means to the party before the withdrawal of consent is effective.
A withdrawal of consent by a party is effective within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the withdrawal by the premium finance company.
Failure by a premium finance company to comply with paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of this Section and subsection (j) of this Section may be treated, at the election of the party, as a withdrawal of consent for purposes of this Section.
(h) This Section does not apply to a notice or document delivered by a premium finance company in an electronic form before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to a party who, before that date, has consented to receive notice or document in an electronic form otherwise allowed by law.
(i) If the consent of a party to receive certain notices or documents in an electronic form is on file with a premium finance company before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and, pursuant to this Section, a premium finance company intends to deliver additional notices or documents to the party in an electronic form, then prior to delivering such additional notices or documents electronically, the premium finance company shall:
(1) provide the party with a statement that
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(A) the notices or documents that shall be
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(B) the party's right to withdraw consent to
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(2) comply with paragraph (2) of subsection (d)
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(j) A premium finance company shall deliver a notice or document by any other delivery method permitted by law other than electronic means if:
(1) the premium finance company attempts to deliver
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| the notice or document by electronic means and has a reasonable basis for believing that the notice or document has not been received by the party; or
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(2) the premium finance company becomes aware that
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(k) The producer of record shall not be subject to civil liability for any harm or injury that occurs as a result of a party's election to receive any notice or document by electronic means or by a premium finance company's failure to deliver a notice or document by electronic means unless the harm or injury is caused by the willful and wanton misconduct of the producer of record.
(l) This Section shall not be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the provisions of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, as amended.
(Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)
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(215 ILCS 5/513b1) Sec. 513b1. Pharmacy benefit manager contracts. (a) As used in this Section: "340B drug discount program" means the program established
under Section 340B of the federal Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 256b. "340B entity" means a covered entity as defined in 42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(4) authorized to participate in the 340B drug discount program. "340B pharmacy" means any pharmacy used to dispense 340B drugs for a covered entity, whether entity-owned or external. "Biological product" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 19.5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. "Maximum allowable cost" means the maximum amount that a pharmacy benefit manager will reimburse a pharmacy for the cost of a drug. "Maximum allowable cost list" means a list of drugs for which a maximum allowable cost has been established by a pharmacy benefit manager. "Pharmacy benefit manager" means a person, business, or entity, including a wholly or partially owned or controlled subsidiary of a pharmacy benefit manager, that provides claims processing services or other prescription drug or device services, or both, for health benefit plans. "Retail price" means the price an individual without prescription drug coverage would pay at a retail pharmacy, not including a pharmacist dispensing fee. "Third-party payer" means any entity that pays for prescription drugs on behalf of a patient other than a health care provider or sponsor of a plan subject to regulation under Medicare Part D, 42 U.S.C. 1395w-101 et seq. (b) A contract between a health insurer and a pharmacy benefit manager must require that the pharmacy benefit manager: (1) Update maximum allowable cost pricing information |
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(2) Maintain a process that will, in a timely manner,
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| eliminate drugs from maximum allowable cost lists or modify drug prices to remain consistent with changes in pricing data used in formulating maximum allowable cost prices and product availability.
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(3) Provide access to its maximum allowable cost list
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(4) Provide a process by which a contracted pharmacy
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| can appeal the provider's reimbursement for a drug subject to maximum allowable cost pricing. The appeals process must, at a minimum, include the following:
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(A) A requirement that a contracted pharmacy has
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| 14 calendar days after the applicable fill date to appeal a maximum allowable cost if the reimbursement for the drug is less than the net amount that the network provider paid to the supplier of the drug.
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(B) A requirement that a pharmacy benefit manager
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| must respond to a challenge within 14 calendar days of the contracted pharmacy making the claim for which the appeal has been submitted.
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(C) A telephone number and e-mail address or
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| website to network providers, at which the provider can contact the pharmacy benefit manager to process and submit an appeal.
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(D) A requirement that, if an appeal is denied,
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| the pharmacy benefit manager must provide the reason for the denial and the name and the national drug code number from national or regional wholesalers.
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(E) A requirement that, if an appeal is
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| sustained, the pharmacy benefit manager must make an adjustment in the drug price effective the date the challenge is resolved and make the adjustment applicable to all similarly situated network pharmacy providers, as determined by the managed care organization or pharmacy benefit manager.
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(5) Allow a plan sponsor contracting with a pharmacy
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| benefit manager an annual right to audit compliance with the terms of the contract by the pharmacy benefit manager, including, but not limited to, full disclosure of any and all rebate amounts secured, whether product specific or generalized rebates, that were provided to the pharmacy benefit manager by a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
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(6) Allow a plan sponsor contracting with a pharmacy
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| benefit manager to request that the pharmacy benefit manager disclose the actual amounts paid by the pharmacy benefit manager to the pharmacy.
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(7) Provide notice to the party contracting with the
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| pharmacy benefit manager of any consideration that the pharmacy benefit manager receives from the manufacturer for dispense as written prescriptions once a generic or biologically similar product becomes available.
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(c) In order to place a particular prescription drug on a maximum allowable cost list, the pharmacy benefit manager must, at a minimum, ensure that:
(1) if the drug is a generically equivalent drug, it
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(2) the drug is available for purchase by each
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(3) the drug is not obsolete.
(d) A pharmacy benefit manager is prohibited from limiting a pharmacist's ability to disclose whether the cost-sharing obligation exceeds the retail price for a covered prescription drug, and the availability of a more affordable alternative drug, if one is available in accordance with Section 42 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
(e) A health insurer or pharmacy benefit manager shall not require an insured to make a payment for a prescription drug at the point of sale in an amount that exceeds the lesser of:
(1) the applicable cost-sharing amount; or
(2) the retail price of the drug in the absence of
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(f) Unless required by law, a contract between a pharmacy benefit manager or third-party payer and a 340B entity or 340B pharmacy shall not contain any provision that:
(1) distinguishes between drugs purchased through the
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(2) imposes any fee, chargeback, or rate adjustment
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(3) imposes any fee, chargeback, or rate adjustment
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| that exceeds the fee, chargeback, or rate adjustment that is not similarly imposed on similarly situated pharmacies that are not 340B entities or 340B pharmacies;
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(4) prevents or interferes with an individual's
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| choice to receive a covered prescription drug from a 340B entity or 340B pharmacy through any legally permissible means, except that nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the establishment of differing copayments or other cost-sharing amounts within the benefit plan for covered persons who acquire covered prescription drugs from a nonpreferred or nonparticipating provider;
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(5) excludes a 340B entity or 340B pharmacy from a
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(6) prevents a 340B entity or 340B pharmacy from
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(7) any other provision that discriminates against a
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As used in this subsection, "pharmacy benefit manager" and "third-party payer" do not include pharmacy benefit managers and third-party payers acting on behalf of a Medicaid program.
(g) A violation of this Section by a pharmacy benefit manager constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance under Section 424.
(h) A provision that violates subsection (f) in a contract between a pharmacy benefit manager or a third-party payer and a 340B entity that is entered into, amended, or renewed after July 1, 2022 shall be void and unenforceable.
(i)(1) A pharmacy benefit manager may not retaliate against a pharmacist or pharmacy for disclosing information in a court, in an administrative hearing, before a legislative commission or committee, or in any other proceeding, if the pharmacist or pharmacy has reasonable cause to believe that the disclosed information is evidence of a violation of a State or federal law, rule, or regulation.
(2) A pharmacy benefit manager may not retaliate against a pharmacist or pharmacy for disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency, if the pharmacist or pharmacy has reasonable cause to believe that the disclosed information is evidence of a violation of a State or federal law, rule, or regulation.
(3) A pharmacist or pharmacy shall make commercially reasonable efforts to limit the disclosure of confidential and proprietary information.
(4) Retaliatory actions against a pharmacy or pharmacist include cancellation of, restriction of, or refusal to renew or offer a contract to a pharmacy solely because the pharmacy or pharmacist has:
(A) made disclosures of information that the
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(B) filed complaints with the plan or pharmacy
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(C) filed complaints against the plan or pharmacy
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(j) This Section applies to contracts entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2022.
(k) This Section applies to any group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that provides coverage for prescription drugs and that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after July 1, 2020.
(Source: P.A. 102-778, eff. 7-1-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-453, eff. 8-4-23.)
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