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                                           LRB9103967JSpcam03

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2713

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2713  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 4        "Section  5.  The  Illinois  Insurance Code is amended by
 5    changing Section 370b as follows:

 6        (215 ILCS 5/370b) (from Ch. 73, par. 982b)
 7        Sec.  370b.  Timely   reimbursement   on   equal   basis.
 8    Notwithstanding  any  provision  of  any  individual or group
 9    policy of accident and health insurance, or any provision  of
10    a policy, contract, plan or agreement for hospital or medical
11    service or indemnity, wherever such policy, contract, plan or
12    agreement provides for reimbursement for any service provided
13    by persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or
14    the  Podiatric  Medical  Practice  Act  of  1987,  the person
15    entitled to benefits or person performing services under such
16    policy,  contract,  plan  or   agreement   is   entitled   to
17    reimbursement  on  an  equal basis for such service, when the
18    service is performed by a person licensed under  the  Medical
19    Practice Act of 1987 or the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of
20    1987.   The  provisions  of  this Section do not apply to any
21    policy, contract,  plan  or  agreement  in  effect  prior  to
22    September  19,  1969 or to preferred provider arrangements or
 
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 1    benefit agreements.
 2    (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)".

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