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91_HB0128
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1 AN ACT concerning the treatment of Lyme disease, amending
2 named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by
6 adding Section 356y as follows:
7 (215 ILCS 5/356y new)
8 Sec. 356y. Lyme disease. A group or individual policy
9 of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is
10 amended, delivered, issued or renewed after the effective
11 date of this amendatory Act of 1999 must provide coverage for
12 the treatment of Lyme disease. The insurance or managed care
13 plan may not impose a special deductible, copayment, waiting
14 period, or any other restriction on the type, nature, or
15 length of treatment for Lyme disease that it does not apply
16 to nonpreventive treatment in general.
17 Section 10. The Health Maintenance Organization Act is
18 amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
19 (215 ILCS 125/5-3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2)
20 Sec. 5-3. Insurance Code provisions.
21 (a) Health Maintenance Organizations shall be subject to
22 the provisions of Sections 133, 134, 137, 140, 141.1, 141.2,
23 141.3, 143, 143c, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 154.5,
24 154.6, 154.7, 154.8, 155.04, 355.2, 356m, 356v, 356w, 356x,
25 356y, 367i, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2, 409, 412,
26 444, and 444.1, paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of Section
27 367, and Articles VIII 1/2, XII, XII 1/2, XIII, XIII 1/2,
28 XXV, and XXVI of the Illinois Insurance Code.
29 (b) For purposes of the Illinois Insurance Code, except
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1 for Sections 444 and 444.1 and Articles XIII and XIII 1/2,
2 Health Maintenance Organizations in the following categories
3 are deemed to be "domestic companies":
4 (1) a corporation authorized under the Dental
5 Service Plan Act or the Voluntary Health Services Plans
6 Act;
7 (2) a corporation organized under the laws of this
8 State; or
9 (3) a corporation organized under the laws of
10 another state, 30% or more of the enrollees of which are
11 residents of this State, except a corporation subject to
12 substantially the same requirements in its state of
13 organization as is a "domestic company" under Article
14 VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code.
15 (c) In considering the merger, consolidation, or other
16 acquisition of control of a Health Maintenance Organization
17 pursuant to Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
18 (1) the Director shall give primary consideration
19 to the continuation of benefits to enrollees and the
20 financial conditions of the acquired Health Maintenance
21 Organization after the merger, consolidation, or other
22 acquisition of control takes effect;
23 (2)(i) the criteria specified in subsection (1)(b)
24 of Section 131.8 of the Illinois Insurance Code shall not
25 apply and (ii) the Director, in making his determination
26 with respect to the merger, consolidation, or other
27 acquisition of control, need not take into account the
28 effect on competition of the merger, consolidation, or
29 other acquisition of control;
30 (3) the Director shall have the power to require
31 the following information:
32 (A) certification by an independent actuary of
33 the adequacy of the reserves of the Health
34 Maintenance Organization sought to be acquired;
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1 (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting
2 the combined balance sheets of the acquiring company
3 and the Health Maintenance Organization sought to be
4 acquired as of the end of the preceding year and as
5 of a date 90 days prior to the acquisition, as well
6 as pro forma financial statements reflecting
7 projected combined operation for a period of 2
8 years;
9 (C) a pro forma business plan detailing an
10 acquiring party's plans with respect to the
11 operation of the Health Maintenance Organization
12 sought to be acquired for a period of not less than
13 3 years; and
14 (D) such other information as the Director
15 shall require.
16 (d) The provisions of Article VIII 1/2 of the Illinois
17 Insurance Code and this Section 5-3 shall apply to the sale
18 by any health maintenance organization of greater than 10% of
19 its enrollee population (including without limitation the
20 health maintenance organization's right, title, and interest
21 in and to its health care certificates).
22 (e) In considering any management contract or service
23 agreement subject to Section 141.1 of the Illinois Insurance
24 Code, the Director (i) shall, in addition to the criteria
25 specified in Section 141.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code,
26 take into account the effect of the management contract or
27 service agreement on the continuation of benefits to
28 enrollees and the financial condition of the health
29 maintenance organization to be managed or serviced, and (ii)
30 need not take into account the effect of the management
31 contract or service agreement on competition.
32 (f) Except for small employer groups as defined in the
33 Small Employer Rating, Renewability and Portability Health
34 Insurance Act and except for medicare supplement policies as
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1 defined in Section 363 of the Illinois Insurance Code, a
2 Health Maintenance Organization may by contract agree with a
3 group or other enrollment unit to effect refunds or charge
4 additional premiums under the following terms and conditions:
5 (i) the amount of, and other terms and conditions
6 with respect to, the refund or additional premium are set
7 forth in the group or enrollment unit contract agreed in
8 advance of the period for which a refund is to be paid or
9 additional premium is to be charged (which period shall
10 not be less than one year); and
11 (ii) the amount of the refund or additional premium
12 shall not exceed 20% of the Health Maintenance
13 Organization's profitable or unprofitable experience with
14 respect to the group or other enrollment unit for the
15 period (and, for purposes of a refund or additional
16 premium, the profitable or unprofitable experience shall
17 be calculated taking into account a pro rata share of the
18 Health Maintenance Organization's administrative and
19 marketing expenses, but shall not include any refund to
20 be made or additional premium to be paid pursuant to this
21 subsection (f)). The Health Maintenance Organization and
22 the group or enrollment unit may agree that the
23 profitable or unprofitable experience may be calculated
24 taking into account the refund period and the immediately
25 preceding 2 plan years.
26 The Health Maintenance Organization shall include a
27 statement in the evidence of coverage issued to each enrollee
28 describing the possibility of a refund or additional premium,
29 and upon request of any group or enrollment unit, provide to
30 the group or enrollment unit a description of the method used
31 to calculate (1) the Health Maintenance Organization's
32 profitable experience with respect to the group or enrollment
33 unit and the resulting refund to the group or enrollment unit
34 or (2) the Health Maintenance Organization's unprofitable
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1 experience with respect to the group or enrollment unit and
2 the resulting additional premium to be paid by the group or
3 enrollment unit.
4 In no event shall the Illinois Health Maintenance
5 Organization Guaranty Association be liable to pay any
6 contractual obligation of an insolvent organization to pay
7 any refund authorized under this Section.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-90, eff. 6-30-95; 90-25, eff. 1-1-98;
9 90-177, eff. 7-23-97; 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 90-583, eff.
10 5-29-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-741, eff. 1-1-99; revised
11 9-8-98.)
12 Section 15. The Voluntary Health Services Plans Act is
13 amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
14 (215 ILCS 165/10) (from Ch. 32, par. 604)
15 Sec. 10. Application of Insurance Code provisions.
16 Health services plan corporations and all persons interested
17 therein or dealing therewith shall be subject to the
18 provisions of Article XII 1/2 and Sections 3.1, 133, 140,
19 143, 143c, 149, 354, 355.2, 356r, 356t, 356u, 356v, 356w,
20 356x, 356y, 367.2, 401, 401.1, 402, 403, 403A, 408, 408.2,
21 and 412, and paragraphs (7) and (15) of Section 367 of the
22 Illinois Insurance Code.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-514, eff. 7-17-96; 90-7, eff. 6-10-97;
24 90-25, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-741, eff.
25 1-1-99.)
26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
27 becoming law.