Illinois Senate Bill 2516 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-27 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act to require coverage for hearing instruments and related services for all individuals when a hearing care professional prescribes a hearing instrument. Provides that an insurer shall provide coverage for up to $2,500 per hearing aid per insured's hearing impaired ear subject to certain restrictions. Provides that an insurer shall not be required to pay a claim if the insured filed the claim 36 months prior to the date of filing the claim with the insurer and the claim was paid by any insurer. Contains a nonacceleration clause. Effective immediately.

INS CD - HEARING AID COVERAGE

Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Maggie Crotty [D]	Sen. William Delgado [D]	Sen. Gary Forby [D]
Sen. Michael Frerichs [D]	Sen. Don Harmon [D]	Sen. Rickey Hendon [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]
Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Toi Hutchinson [D]	Sen. Mike Jacobs [D]	Sen. Dan Kotowski [D]
Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]	Sen. Terry Link [D]	Sen. Edward Maloney [D]	Sen. Iris Martinez [D]
Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]	Sen. Jeffrey Schoenberg [D]	Sen. Ira Silverstein [D]	Sen. Heather Steans [D]
Sen. Louis Viverito [D]	Sen. Arthur Wilhelmi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-27		Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2010-04-23		Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2010
2010-04-21		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2010-03-26		Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 15, 2010
2010-03-19		Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As March 26, 2010
2010-03-16		Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2010
2010-03-16		Second Reading
2010-03-15		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
2010-03-08		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-04		Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
2010-03-04		Do Pass Insurance; 012-000-000
2010-03-04		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
2010-03-03		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
2010-03-03		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2010-03-03		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2010-03-02		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
2010-02-24		Held in Insurance
2010-02-24		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2010-02-23		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
2010-02-23		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2010-02-18		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
2010-02-17		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2010-02-16		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
2010-02-11		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2010-02-11		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
2010-02-10		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2010-02-10		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
2010-02-10		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
2010-02-10		Assigned to Insurance
2010-02-09		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
2010-02-09		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2010-02-09		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
2010-02-08		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2010-02-04		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
2010-02-03		Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2010-01-26		Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
2010-01-12		Referred to Assignments
2010-01-12		First Reading
2010-01-12		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2516&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB2516.htm