Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Filed: 2/19/2020
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2891 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2891 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 356z.43 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new)
7    Sec. 356z.43. Prescription drug coverage.
8    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an insurer shall 
9only offer a group or individual policy of accident and health 
10insurance that:
11        (1) does not require a covered individual to pay a 
12    deductible for covered prescription drugs; and
13        (2) provides that the cost-sharing requirement for a 
14    covered individual for any given prescription drug may not 
15    exceed the amount of the copayment or coinsurance specified 
16    in the policy's summary of benefits and coverage.
 
 
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1    (b) The requirements imposed under subsection (a) do not 
2apply to any high deductible health plan, as defined by Section 
3223 of the Internal Revenue Code. High deductible health plans 
4described in this subsection may not impose a deductible 
5requirement with respect to any preventative care identified by 
6the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with Section 
7223(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code. 
 

8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
91, 2021.".