(215 ILCS 130/3004) (from Ch. 73, par. 1503-4)
Sec. 3004.
Solicitations of enrollees.
(a) Solicitations of enrollees by a
limited health service organization authorized under this Act, or its
representatives shall not be construed to be violative of any provisions
of law relating to solicitation or advertising by health professionals.
Nothing in this Section precludes a limited health service organization
from providing to a particular potential enrollee the names of health
providers. No limited health service organization, or representative
thereof, may cause or knowingly permit the use of advertising which is
untrue or misleading, solicitation which is untrue or misleading or any
form of evidence of coverage which is deceptive. Limited health service
organizations shall be subject to Section 143c or the Illinois Insurance
Code as now or hereafter amended.
(b) If the Director finds that any advertisement of a plan has materially
failed to comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules hereunder,
the Director may, by order, require the plan to publish in the same or
similar medium, an approved correction or retraction of any untrue,
misleading or deceptive statement contained in the advertising and may
prohibit such plan from publishing, distributing or allowing to be
published or distributed on its behalf such advertisement or any new
materially revised advertisement without first having filed a copy thereof
with the Director 30 days prior to the publication or distribution thereof,
or any shorter period specified in such order. An order issued under this
Section shall be effective for 12 months from its issuance and may be
renewed by order if the advertisements submitted under this Section
indicate difficulties of voluntary compliance with the applicable
provisions of this Act and the rules hereunder.
(Source: P.A. 86-600.)
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