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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1358         </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD-MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Esther Golar-Barbara Flynn Currie, Gregory Harris, Ann M. Williams, Elizabeth Hernandez, Mary E. Flowers, Monique D. Davis, Jay Hoffman, Laura Fine and Al Riley</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>215 ILCS 5/356z.8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance must provide coverage for medically necessary preventative physical therapy for insureds diagnosed with multiple sclerosis without any treatment limitation or calendar year maximum. Removes requirements that coverage under this provision be subject to the same waiting period, cost sharing limitation, treatment limitation, calendar year maximum, or other limitation as provided for other physical or rehabilitative therapy benefits.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregory Harris</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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