Bill Text: IL SB2312 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish an easy enrollment program that shall establish a State–based reporting system to provide information about the health insurance status of State residents obtained through State income tax returns to identify uninsured individuals and determine whether an uninsured individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage through the program of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or another State health plan, determine whether an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage qualifies for an insurance affordability program, proactively contact an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage to assist in enrolling the uninsured individual in an insurance affordability program and minimum essential coverage, and maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage to improve access to care and reduce insurance costs for all residents of the State. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Comptroller, and the Department of Revenue shall develop and implement systems, policies, and practices that encourage, facilitate, and streamline determination of eligibility for insurance affordability programs and enrollment in State insurance coverage to achieve the purposes of the easy enrollment program. Effective January 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2312 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2312-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2312 Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1405/1405-28 new
Amends the Department of Insurance Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Insurance shall establish an easy enrollment program that shall establish a State–based reporting system to provide information about the health insurance status of State residents obtained through State income tax returns to identify uninsured individuals and determine whether an uninsured individual is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage through the program of medical assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code or another State health plan, determine whether an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage qualifies for an insurance affordability program, proactively contact an uninsured individual who is interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage to assist in enrolling the uninsured individual in an insurance affordability program and minimum essential coverage, and maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured individuals in insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage to improve access to care and reduce insurance costs for all residents of the State. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Comptroller, and the Department of Revenue shall develop and implement systems, policies, and practices that encourage, facilitate, and streamline determination of eligibility for insurance affordability programs and enrollment in State insurance coverage to achieve the purposes of the easy enrollment program. Effective January 1, 2025.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Insurance Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
1405-28 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1405/1405-28 new)
Sec. 1405-28. Illinois easy enrollment program.
(a) The Department shall establish an easy enrollment
program that shall:
(1) establish a State–based reporting system to
provide information about the health insurance status of
State residents obtained through State income tax returns
to identify uninsured individuals and determine whether an
uninsured individual is interested in obtaining minimum
essential coverage through the program of medical
assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code
or another State health plan;
(2) determine whether an uninsured individual who is
interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage
qualifies for an insurance affordability program;
(3) proactively contact an uninsured individual who is
interested in obtaining minimum essential coverage to

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assist in enrolling the uninsured individual in an
insurance affordability program and minimum essential
coverage; and
(4) maximize enrollment of eligible uninsured
individuals in insurance affordability programs and
minimum essential coverage to improve access to care and
reduce insurance costs for all residents of this State.
(b) The Department of Public Health, the Comptroller, and
the Department of Revenue shall develop and implement systems,
policies, and practices that encourage, facilitate, and
streamline determination of eligibility for insurance
affordability programs and enrollment in State insurance
coverage to achieve the purposes of the easy enrollment
program.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2025.