INS CODE-INFERTILITY COVERAGE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility shall be provided without discrimination on the basis of age, ancestry, color, disability, domestic partner status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. Removes provisions stating that "infertility" means the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse or the inability to sustain a successful pregnancy. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a policy, contract, or certificate may not impose any exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of fertility medications that are different from those imposed on any other prescription medications, nor may it impose any exclusions, limitations, or other restrictions on coverage of any fertility services based on a covered individual's participation in fertility services provided by or to a third party, nor may it impose deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, benefit maximums, waiting periods, or any other limitations on coverage for the diagnosis of infertility, treatment for infertility, and standard fertility preservation services, except as provided in the Section, that are different from those imposed upon benefits for services not related to infertility. Changes the definition of "infertility" to mean a disease, condition, or status characterized by: a failure to establish a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to live birth after 12 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse if the woman is 35 years of age or younger, or after 6 months of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse if the woman is over 35 years of age; a person's inability to reproduce either as a single individual or with a partner without medical intervention; or a licensed physician's findings based on a patient's medical, sexual, and reproductive history, age, physical findings, or diagnostic testing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 15, 2021
Signed Jul 27, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
36–6
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jul 27, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 049-006-000
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Insurance; 008-003-000
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-043-000
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 012-007-000
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Insurance Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Insurance Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Insurance Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Fine
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Croke
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Morgan
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Conroy
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
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