<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<xml>
<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2711         </title>
<shortdesc>INS CODE ACCESS TO EYECARE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Brady</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.23 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code in relation to patient access to eye care. Provides that insurers may not set reimbursement rates in a manner that discriminates against a class of eye care providers. Provides that eye care coverage insurers may not preclude obtaining eye care directly from a licensed provider on a health care panel or promote a class of providers to the detriment of another class of providers. Requires that all providers on a provider panel be included in any publicly accessible list. Requires the inclusion of ophthalmologists and optometrists in provider panels. Imposes additional requirements.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
</xml>

