SB2545 Engrossed

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    AN ACT concerning consumer protection.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 2QQ as follows:
 
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    (815 ILCS 505/2QQ  new)
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    Sec. 2QQ. Insurance cards; social security number.
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    (a) As used in this Section, "insurance card" means a card 
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that a person or entity provides to an individual so that the 
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individual may present the card to establish the eligibility of 
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the individual or his or her dependents to receive health, 
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dental, optical, or accident insurance benefits, prescription 
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drug benefits, or benefits under a managed care plan or a plan 
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provided by a health maintenance organization, a health 
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services plan corporation, or a similar entity.

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    (b) A person or entity may not print an individual's social 
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security number on an insurance card.   A person or entity that 
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provides an insurance card must print on the card an 
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identification number unique to the holder of the card in the 
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format prescribed by Section 15 of the
Uniform Prescription 
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Drug Information Card Act.
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    (c) An insurance card issued to an individual before the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General 
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Assembly that does not comply with subsection (b) must be 
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replaced by January 1, 2006 with an insurance card that 
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complies with subsection (b) if the individual's eligibility 
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for benefits continues after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
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    (d) A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful 
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practice within the meaning of this Act.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2005.