+ − Summary
+ − Full Texts (3)
+ − Actions (49)
- Governor Approved
- Effective Date July 22, 2021
- Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0104
- Sent to the Governor
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Insurance Committee
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 016-000-000
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
- House Concurs
- Passed Both Houses
- Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
- Arrived in House
- Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- Second Reading
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 29, 2021
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 013-000-000
- Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- Postponed - Insurance
- Assigned to Insurance
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance Committee; 015-000-000
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote
- Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000
- House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
- House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- Assigned to Insurance Committee
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
+ − Adopted Amendments (3)
Senate Amendment 001
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall cover telehealth services, e-visits, and virtual check-ins rendered by a health care professional when clinically appropriate and medically necessary to insureds, enrollees, and members in the same manner as any other benefits covered under the policy. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance may provide reimbursement to a facility that serves as the originating site at the time a telehealth service is rendered. Sets forth provisions with which coverage for telehealth services shall comply. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance shall notify health care professionals and facilities of any instructions necessary to facilitate billing for telehealth services, e-visits, and virtual check-ins. Provides that the Department of Insurance and the Department of Public Health shall commission a report to the General Assembly and shall submit the report by December 31, 2026. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt rules to implement the provisions. Provides that specified provisions are inoperative on and after January 1, 2028. Removes provisions concerning the Telehealth Payment Parity Task Force. Defines terms. Further amends the Telehealth Act. Changes a reference to "telehealth" to "telehealth services." Removes language that provides that health care professionals shall maintain documentation and recordkeeping in accordance with specified provisions of the Illinois Administrative Code. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to provide for emergency rulemaking. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
House Amendment 002
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a health insurer shall reimburse a network provider for behavioral health services delivered through telehealth on at least the same basis and at the same rate as if delivered in-person. Provides that a health insurer may establish reasonable requirements and parameters for telehealth services. Further amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Creates the Telehealth Payment Parity Task Force to review and study the use of telehealth services in the State with respect to payment and reimbursement parity for health care providers providing such services. Sets forth provisions concerning election of a chairperson, compensation, and appointments of members of the Telehealth Payment Parity Task Force. Provides that the task force shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2021. Provides that the task force is dissolved on January 1, 2023. Amends the Telehealth Act. In provisions concerning use of telehealth, provides that services provided by telehealth shall be consistent with all federal and State privacy, security, and confidentiality laws. Provides that health care professionals shall determine the appropriateness of specific sites, technology platforms, and technology vendors for a telehealth service, as long as delivered services adhere to specified privacy laws. Provides that health care professionals shall maintain documentation and recordkeeping in accordance with specified provisions of the Illinois Administrative Code. Amends the Early Intervention Services System Act. Permits an early intervention provider to deliver via telehealth any type of early intervention services authorized under the Act to the extent of his or her scope of practice as established in his or her respective licensing Act consistent with the standards of care for in-person services. Requires parents to be informed of the availability of early intervention services provided through telehealth. Provides that parents shall make the final decision as to whether accepted early intervention services are delivered in person or via telehealth. Defines terms. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
House Amendment 001
Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning health care services that are covered under an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance that must be covered when delivered via telehealth services when clinically appropriate, provides that reimbursement to a health care provider for telehealth services for behavioral health services provided through an interactive telecommunications system shall be made on the same basis, in the same manner, and at the same rate as would be applied for the same services if they had been delivered in-person and shall include reasonable compensation to a facility that serves as the originating site at the time a telehealth service is rendered. Provides that with respect to telehealth benefits provided in an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance, insurers may not (rather than an individual or group policy of accident or health insurance may not) require patients to use a separate panel of health care providers to receive telehealth service coverage and reimbursement; create geographic or facility restrictions or requirements for telehealth services; require patients or health care providers to prove a hardship or access barrier before the approval of telehealth services for coverage or reimbursement; negotiate different contract rates for telehealth services and in-person services for behavioral health services; or impose upon telehealth services utilization review requirements that are unnecessary, duplicative, or unwarranted or impose any treatment limitations, prior authorization, documentation, or recordkeeping requirements that are more stringent than the requirements applicable to the same health care service when rendered in-person. Provides that health care providers shall determine the appropriateness of specific sites, technology platforms, and technology vendors for a telehealth service, as long as delivered services adhere to privacy laws. Defines terms.
+ − Proposed Amendments (3)
+ − Statutes Amended (9)
- 215 ILCS 5/356z.22
- 215 ILCS 5/356z.43 new
- 225 ILCS 150/5
- 225 ILCS 150/15
- 325 ILCS 20/3 - from Ch. 23, par. 4153
- 325 ILCS 20/3b new
- 325 ILCS 20/11 - from Ch. 23, par. 4161
- 5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new
- 225 ILCS 150/10
