Public Act 096-0139
 		





HB0244 Enrolled
LRB096 03477 RPM 13501 b






    AN ACT concerning insurance.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:




 
    Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 
is amended  by changing Section 6.11 as follows:
 


    (5 ILCS 375/6.11)

    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)
    Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance 
Code
requirements.  The program of health
benefits shall provide 
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered
by a 
policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of 
the Illinois
Insurance Code.  The program of health benefits 
shall provide the coverage
required under Sections 356g.5,

356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 
356z.10, 356z.13
356z.11, and 356z.14
of the
Illinois Insurance 
Code.
The program of health benefits must comply with Section 
155.37 of the
Illinois Insurance Code.

(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff. 
1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)

 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)

    Sec. 6.11. Required health benefits; Illinois Insurance 
Code
requirements.  The program of health
benefits shall provide 
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered
by a 
policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t of 
the Illinois
Insurance Code.  The program of health benefits 
shall provide the coverage
required under Sections 356g.5,

356u, 356w, 356x, 356z.2, 356z.4, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 
356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13
356z.11, and 356z.14 of 
the
Illinois Insurance Code.
The program of health benefits 
must comply with Section 155.37 of the
Illinois Insurance Code.

(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff. 
6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 
12-15-08.)
 
    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended  by changing 
Section 5-1069.3 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3)

    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)

    Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits.   If a county, 
including a home
rule
county, is a self-insurer for purposes of 
providing health insurance coverage
for its employees, the 
coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy
care 
benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and 
health
insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required 
under Sections 356g.5, 356u,
356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 
356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.13
356z.11, and 356z.14 of
the Illinois 
Insurance Code.  The requirement that health benefits be covered

as provided in this Section is an
exclusive power and function 
of the State and is a denial and limitation under
Article VII, 
Section 6, subsection (h) of the Illinois Constitution.  A home

rule county to which this Section applies must comply with 
every provision of
this Section.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff. 
1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)

 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
    Sec. 5-1069.3. Required health benefits.   If a county, 
including a home
rule
county, is a self-insurer for purposes of 
providing health insurance coverage
for its employees, the 
coverage shall include coverage for the post-mastectomy
care 
benefits required to be covered by a policy of accident and 
health
insurance under Section 356t and the coverage required 
under Sections 356g.5, 356u,
356w, 356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 
356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13
356z.11, and 
356z.14 of
the Illinois Insurance Code.  The requirement that 
health benefits be covered
as provided in this Section is an

exclusive power and function of the State and is a denial and 
limitation under
Article VII, Section 6, subsection (h) of the 
Illinois Constitution.  A home
rule county to which this Section 
applies must comply with every provision of
this Section.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff. 
6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 
12-15-08.)
 
    Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
changing Section 10-4-2.3 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3)

    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)

    Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits.   If a 
municipality, including a
home rule municipality, is a 
self-insurer for purposes of providing health
insurance 
coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage 
for
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by 
a policy of
accident and health insurance under Section 356t 
and the coverage required
under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 
356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.13
356z.11, and 
356z.14 of the Illinois
Insurance
Code.  The requirement that 
health
benefits be covered as provided in this is an exclusive 
power and function of
the State and is a denial and limitation 
under Article VII, Section 6,
subsection (h) of the Illinois 
Constitution.  A home rule municipality to which
this Section 
applies must comply with every provision of this Section.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff. 
1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)

 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
    Sec. 10-4-2.3. Required health benefits.   If a 
municipality, including a
home rule municipality, is a 
self-insurer for purposes of providing health
insurance 
coverage for its employees, the coverage shall include coverage 
for
the post-mastectomy care benefits required to be covered by 
a policy of
accident and health insurance under Section 356t 
and the coverage required
under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 
356x, 356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.10, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 
356z.13
356z.11, and 356z.14 of the Illinois
Insurance
Code.  
The requirement that health
benefits be covered as provided in 
this is an exclusive power and function of
the State and is a 
denial and limitation under Article VII, Section 6,
subsection 
(h) of the Illinois Constitution.  A home rule municipality to 
which
this Section applies must comply with every provision of 
this Section.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-520, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff. 
6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 12-12-08; revised 
12-15-08.)
 
    Section 20. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
10-22.3f as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f)

    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-958)

    Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits.   Insurance 
protection and
benefits
for employees shall provide the 
post-mastectomy care benefits required to be
covered by a 
policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and 
the
coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x,


356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.13
and 356z.11, and 356z.14 of
the

Illinois Insurance Code.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 95-1005, eff. 
12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)

 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-958)
    Sec. 10-22.3f. Required health benefits.   Insurance 
protection and
benefits
for employees shall provide the 
post-mastectomy care benefits required to be
covered by a 
policy of accident and health insurance under Section 356t and 
the
coverage required under Sections 356g.5, 356u, 356w, 356x,


356z.6, 356z.8, 356z.9, 356z.11, and 356z.12, 356z.13
and 
356z.11, and 356z.14 of
the
Illinois Insurance Code.


(Source: P.A. 95-189, eff. 8-16-07; 95-422, eff. 8-24-07; 
95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-958, eff. 6-1-09; 95-978, eff. 1-1-09; 
95-1005, 12-12-08; revised 12-15-08.)


 
    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
Section 8.33 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
the 96th General Assembly.
 
    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
Public Act.