INS CODE-STAGE 4 CANCER DRUGS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no individual or group policy of accident and health insurance amended, issued, delivered, or renewed in the State after the effective date of the amendatory Act that covers the treatment of stage 4 advanced, metastatic cancer shall limit or exclude coverage for a drug by mandating that the insured shall first be required to fail to successfully respond to a different drug or prove a history of failure of the drug unless the use of the drug is consistent with best practices for the treatment of stage 4 advanced, metastatic cancer and is supported by peer-reviewed medical literature. Makes conforming changes in the State Employee Group Insurance Act of 1971, the Counties Code, the Illinois Municipal Code, the School Code, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Aug 2018
Introduced May 1, 2018
Signed Aug 24, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2018 · House May 31, 2018
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 52
May 24, 2018
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Amendments
5
Aug 24, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 109-000-000
lower
May 28, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 24, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Fine
lower
May 24, 2018
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 24, 2018
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 24, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-6)
senate
May 10, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 012-000-000
upper
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
upper
May 9, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 9, 2018
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison
upper
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
upper
May 1, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Insurance: Health & Life Committee; 012-001-000
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Fine
lower
Apr 9, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance: Health & Life Committee; 011-001-000
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Insurance: Health & Life Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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