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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 3490   </title>
<shortdesc>MANAGED CARE REFRM-VISION PLAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. M. Maggie Crotty</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>215 ILCS 134/30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act to provide that no health care plan or its subcontractors may, by contract, written policy, procedure, or any other means, mandate or require an optometrist or ophthalmologist to participate in and accept payment from a vision plan as a condition for participation in a health care plan. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Insurance</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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