Illinois House Bill 5473 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning if an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance coverage for telehealth services, provides that all health care provider access information of provider directories shall include: whether the provider offers the use of telehealth or telemedicine to deliver services; what modalities the provider uses and what services through telehealth or telemedicine are provided; and whether the provider has the ability and willingness to include in a telehealth or telemedicine encounter a family caregiver who is in a separate location than the patient, if the patient wishes and provides consent. Amends the Telehealth Act. Provides that an insurance company or health plan that provides health care professional or provider directories shall include: whether the provider offers the use of telehealth to deliver services; what modalities the provider uses and what services through telehealth or telemedicine are provided; and whether the provider has the ability and willingness to include in a telehealth encounter a family caregiver who is in a separate location than the patient, if the patient wishes and provides consent. Effective immediately.

INSURANCE-TELEHEALTH DIRECTORY

Rep. Anna Moeller [D]

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-16	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-26	House	Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	5	356z.22	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	150	20	New Code	See Bill Text
225	150	5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5473&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5473.htm