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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 637    </title>
<shortdesc>INS-VARIOUS HEALTH COVERAGES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers-Wyvetter H. Younge-Naomi D. Jakobsson-Daniel J. Burke-Susana A Mendoza and Milton Patterson</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Mike Jacobs)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>5 ILCS 375/6.11</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-1069.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/10-22.3f</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.8 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.9 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.10 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 125/5-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1411.2</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 165/10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 32, par. 604</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 805/8.29 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan must provide coverage for intravenous feeding, federally approved AIDS vaccines, prescription nutritional supplements, and physician prescribed or ordered pain medication. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.8 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Deletes a Section requiring insurance coverage for an AIDS vaccine and all references to that Section.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Requires coverage of pain medication prescribed or ordered by the insured's treating physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches rather than the insured's treating physician if the policy of accident and health insurance provides coverage of prescription drugs.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Dept of Financial and Prof Regulation)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has concluded that House Bill 637 will not have a material fiscal impact on the agency.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (H-AM 2) (Dept of Financial and Prof Regulation)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>House Bill 637 (HA #2) will not have a material fiscal impact on the agency.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (H-AM 2) (Central Management Services)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>CMS anticipates that the fiscal impact from this bill will be at least $700,000, which represents costs for prescription nutritional supplements.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Health Care Availability and Access Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Health Care Availability and Access Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Access Committee;  007-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Terry R. Parke;  As Amended</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps;  As Amended by HA 2</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 2</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Removed from Short Debate Status Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 060-052-000</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Bill Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Lost Reconsider Vote 052-054-000</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2005</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed as amended by House Amendment No. 2, from the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>5/4/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Insurance</action>
<statusdate>5/6/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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