ERWIN-ZICKUS-LANG-MULLIGAN-FEIGENHOLTZ, JOHNSON,TIM, BELLOCK, CROTTY, MCGUIRE, BROSNAHAN, SHARP, LYONS,EILEEN, KLINGLER, LINDNER, GASH AND BRADLEY. (CULLERTON-MYERS,J) 5 ILCS 375/6.11 30 ILCS 805/8.23 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3 65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3 105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f 215 ILCS 5/155.36 new 215 ILCS 5/370s new 215 ILCS 5/511.114 new 215 ILCS 5/Art. VII heading new 215 ILCS 125/7-105 new 215 ILCS 125/7-110 new 215 ILCS 125/7-115 new 215 ILCS 125/7-120 new 215 ILCS 125/7-125 new 215 ILCS 125/7-130 new 215 ILCS 125/7-135 new 215 ILCS 165/15.30 new Amends the Health Maintenance Organization Act. Adds an Article to provide for an external appeal process for adverse determinations of health care treatment decisions. Authorizes the Director of Insurance to certify external appeal agents. Establishes standards for certification. Establishes the procedures for the appeal of adverse determinations of health care treatment decisions. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require that health care determinations be made subject to the external appeals process. Amends the State Mandates Act to provide an exemption from that Act for costs of implementing the external appeals process. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Insurance) Fiscal impact to the Dpt. could exceed $200,000 for personnel and equipment, and more for assigning and investigating exter- nal appeal agents. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Creates a personnel mandate for which State reimbursement of increased costs to local gov't. is normally required; however, the State Mandates Act is amended to exempt the State from reimbursement liability. HOME RULE NOTE (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) Preempts home rule authority. 99-02-17 H FIRST READING 99-02-17 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ZICKUS 99-02-17 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-18 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO LANG 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 017-000-001 HCAA 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 99-03-04 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 99-03-04 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H HOME RULE NOTE FILED 99-03-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MULLIGAN 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TIM 99-03-10 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 110-005-000 99-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BELLOCK 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BROSNAHAN 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHARP 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,EILEEN 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KRAUSE 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KLINGLER 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER 99-03-12 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY 99-03-16 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-16 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-17 99-03-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR CULLERTON 99-03-25 S FIRST READING 99-03-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS,J 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary