91st General Assembly
Summary of HB0382
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House Sponsors:
COULSON-SLONE-KRAUSE-LANG-SCHOENBERG, MCKEON, MULLIGAN, 
   MCGUIRE, HAMOS, CURRY,JULIE, DAVIS,MONIQUE, GARRETT, 
   SILVA, HANNIG AND FRANKS.

Senate Sponsors:
PARKER

Short description: 
HEALTH BENEFIT DENIAL NOTICES                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971,  Counties      
   Code,  Illinois  Municipal Code, School Code, Illinois Insurance Code,      
   Comprehensive  Health   Insurance   Plan   Act,   Health   Maintenance      
   Organization   Act,  Limited  Health  Service  Organization  Act,  and      
   Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that notices of  payment      
   and  denial  of  health  care benefits subject to those Acts and under      
   managed care plans must provide detailed  statements  of  payment  and      
   denial  of  benefits.   Requires notices of denial to be signed by the      
   individual  responsible  for  the  denial.   Requires  the  notice  to      
   disclose  the  address  and  telephone  number   of   the   individual      
   responsible  for  the denial.  Provides that appeal procedures must be      
   clearly set forth in the notice. Amends  the  State  Mandates  Act  to      
   provide that reimbursement is not required under that Act.                  
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Provides that benefit denial notices shall contain the address or      
   telephone number for the individual responsible for denying payment or      
   the department responsible for resolving disputes.                          
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 01-01-09

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   0


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