90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0711
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Senate Sponsors:
PARKER-BERMAN-KARPIEL-DUDYCZ-MAHAR, WALSH,T, RADOGNO, 
   BURZYNSKI, LUECHTEFELD, BOMKE, SYVERSON, DELEO, 
   HALVORSON, REA, DILLARD, BOWLES, MYERS,J AND HENDON.

House Sponsors:
MULLIGAN-BIGGERT-KLINGLER-POE-WOJCIK

Short description: 
POST-MASTECTOMY HOSPITAL STAY                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Law of 1971,  Counties      
   Code,  Illinois  Municipal Code, School Code, Illinois Insurance Code,      
   Health  Maintenance   Organization   Act,   Limited   Health   Service      
   Organization  Act,  Voluntary  Health Services Plans Act, and Illinois      
   Public Aid Code.  Requires coverage under those Acts for a minimum  of      
   96  hours of inpatient care following a mastectomy.  Permits a shorter      
   inpatient care period if certain criteria are met.  Amends  the  State      
   Mandates  Act  to  provide that reimbursement for post-mastectomy care      
   benefits is not required under that Act.                                    
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          5 ILCS 375/6.9 new                                                   
          30 ILCS 805/8.21 new                                                 
          55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 new                                               
          65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3                                                   
          105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f new                                              
          215 ILCS 5/356t new                                                  
          215 ILCS 125/4-6.5 new                                               
          215 ILCS 130/4002.2                                                  
          215 ILCS 165/10                                                      
          305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 new                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          New Act                                                              
        Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause.            
   Creates the Post-Mastectomy Care Act. Provides only a short title.          
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          5 ILCS 375/6.9 new                                                   
          30 ILCS 805/8.21 new                                                 
          55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 new                                               
          65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3 new                                               
          105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f new                                              
          215 ILCS 5/356t new                                                  
          215 ILCS 125/4-6.5 new                                               
          215 ILCS 165/10                                                      
          305 ILCS 5/5-16.8 new                                                
        Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause.           
   Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Law of 1971, Counties Code,      
   Ill. Municipal Code, School Code, Ill. Insurance Code, Health Mainten-      
   ance Organization Act, Limited Health Service Organization Act, and         
   Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Requires coverage under those          
   Acts for inpatient care following a mastectomy for the time period es-      
   tablished by the patient and attending physician in accordance with         
   scientifically developed protocols. Permits a shorter inpatient care        
   period if certain criteria are met. Amends the State Mandates Act to        
   provide that reimbursement for post-mastectomy care benefits is not         
   required under that Act.                                                    
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 2215/4-2.1 new                                               
        Provides that coverage for inpatient care for a mastectomy  shall      
   be  based  upon  the  average stay by a patient following a mastectomy      
   procedure as determined annually by  the  Illinois  Health  care  Cost      
   Containment Council.  Effective immediately.                                
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   2


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