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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2919   </title>
<shortdesc>INS CD - PROVIDER CONTRACTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Angelo Saviano</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 5/368b</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/368c</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/368e</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/370</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 982</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/370a</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 982a</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/370b</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 982b</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In the provision concerning contracting procedures, specifies that no contract is required to provide services to an insured, enrollee, or beneficiary. Provides that when health care services are provided by a nonparticipating health care professional or health care provider, an insurer, health maintenance organization, independent practice association, or physician hospital organization shall (now, may) pay for covered services either to a patient directly or to the nonparticipating health care professional or health care provider. Provides that the Director of Insurance may require an insurance company or agent that wilfully violates any provision of the Article of the Code concerning accident and health insurance to pay to the people of the State a penalty in a sum not exceeding $10,000 (now, $1,000). Specifies that certain provisions of the Code are deemed incorporated into health care professional and health care provider service contracts entered into on or before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes other changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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