Illinois Senate Bill 3739

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act. Adds definitions. Provides that the minimum ratio for each provider type shall be no less than any such ratio established for qualified health plans in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges by federal law or by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Provides that the maximum travel time and distance standards and appointment wait time standards shall be no greater than any such standards established for qualified health plans in Federally-Facilitated Exchanges by federal law or by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Makes changes to provisions concerning network adequacy, notice of nonrenewal or termination, transition of services, network transparency, administration and enforcement, provider requirements, and provider directory information. Amends the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act. Makes changes to provisions concerning notice of nonrenewal or termination and transition of services. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to authorize the Department of Insurance to adopt emergency rules implementing federal standards for provider ratios, time and distance, or appointment wait times when such standards apply to health insurance coverage regulated by the Department of Insurance and are more stringent than the State standards extant at the time the final federal standards are published. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to make a conforming change. Effective immediately.

NETWORK ADEQUACY-STANDARDS

Sen. Robert Peters [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]	Sen. Cristina Castro [D]
Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]	Sen. Celina Villanueva [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. David Koehler [D]
Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2024-04-02	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2024-03-18	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2024-03-18	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-03-14	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
2024-03-13	Senate	Postponed - Insurance
2024-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8 (b-1), this committee amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
2024-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2024-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters
2024-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Insurance
2024-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
2024-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
2024-02-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2024-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2024-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2024-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
215	124	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	15	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	25	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	30	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	35	New Code	See Bill Text
215	124	40	New Code	See Bill Text
215	124	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	124	50	New Code	See Bill Text
215	134	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
215	134	25	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	100	5-45.55	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3739&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3739.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3739sam001.htm