93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5059


 
Introduced 02/05/04, by Carolyn H. Krause
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 105/8.10 new










    Amends the Illinois Act on the Aging.  Requires the Department on Aging, in cooperation with the Department of Insurance, to promote the provision of employer-sponsored, long-term care insurance and sets forth the duties of the Department in doing so.
















LRB093 15234 BDD 40830 b

















FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB5059

LRB093 15234 BDD 40830 b






1
    AN ACT concerning the Department on Aging.

 
2
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3
represented in the General Assembly:


 
4
    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended  by 
5
adding Section 8.10 as follows:
 
6
    (20 ILCS 105/8.10  new)
7
    Sec. 8.10. Promotion of long-term care insurance. Subject 
8
to appropriation, the Department, in cooperation with the 
9
Department of Insurance, must promote, either directly or 
10
through contract, the provision of employer-sponsored, 
11
long-term care insurance.  The Department must: encourage 
12
private and public sector employers to make long-term care 
13
insurance available to employees; provide interested employers 
14
with information on the long-term care insurance product 
15
offered to State employees; and provide technical assistance to 
16
employers in designing long-term care insurance products and 
17
contacting companies offering long-term care insurance 
18
products.