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Public Act 103-0705 |
HB5317 Enrolled | LRB103 38524 RPS 68660 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation. |
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly: |
Section 5. The Uniform Electronic Transactions in Dental |
Care Billing Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows: |
(215 ILCS 111/20) |
Sec. 20. Uniform electronic claims and eligibility |
transactions required. |
(a) Beginning January 1, 2026 2025 , no dental plan carrier |
is required to accept from a dental care provider eligibility |
for a dental plan transaction or dental care claims or |
equivalent encounter information transaction except as |
provided in this Act. |
(b) All dental plan carriers and dental care providers |
must exchange claims and eligibility information |
electronically using the standard electronic data interchange |
transactions for claims submissions, payments, and |
verification of benefits required under the Health Insurance |
Portability and Accountability Act in order to be compensable |
by the dental plan carrier. |
(Source: P.A. 102-146, eff. 7-23-21.) |
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |