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91_HB0499
LRB9101644JSpc
1 AN ACT to amend the State Employees Group Insurance Act
2 of 1971 by adding Section 6.12.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
6 1971 is amended by adding Section 6.12 as follows:
7 (5 ILCS 375/6.12 new)
8 Sec. 6.12. Coverage for contraceptives.
9 (a) The program of health benefits shall provide
10 coverage for outpatient contraceptive services and outpatient
11 contraceptive drugs or devices approved by the Food and Drug
12 Administration. Coverage required under this Section may not
13 impose any deductible, coinsurance, waiting period, or other
14 cost-sharing or limitation that is greater than that required
15 for any outpatient service or outpatient prescription drug or
16 device otherwise covered by the program of health benefits.
17 (b) As used in this Section, "outpatient contraceptive
18 service" means consultations, examinations, procedures, and
19 medical services, provided on an outpatient basis and related
20 to the use of contraceptive methods (including natural family
21 planning) to prevent an unintended pregnancy.