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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4331 Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Amy Briel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a facility or health care professional that offers telehealth services shall not bill or charge a person, group or individual policy of accident and health insurance, or managed care plan for any services or care not rendered during a telehealth visit, including, but not limited to, exams that are not possible to perform on a patient at a remote location. Provides that a violation of the provision is an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act. |
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| | HB4331 | | LRB104 17206 SPS 30626 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2MMMM as follows:
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| 6 | | (815 ILCS 505/2MMMM new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2MMMM. Telehealth billing transparency. |
| 8 | | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "facility", "health |
| 9 | | care professional", and "telehealth services" have the |
| 10 | | meanings set forth in Section 5 of the Telehealth Act. |
| 11 | | (b) A facility or health care professional that offers |
| 12 | | telehealth services shall not bill or charge a person, group |
| 13 | | or individual policy of accident and health insurance, or |
| 14 | | managed care plan for any services or care not rendered during |
| 15 | | a telehealth visit, including, but not limited to, exams that |
| 16 | | are not possible to perform on a patient at a remote location, |
| 17 | | such as taking measurements of a patient's blood pressure, |
| 18 | | temperature, height, or weight. |
| 19 | | (c) A violation of this Section is an unlawful practice |
| 20 | | within the meaning of this Act. |