HEALTH INS CHOICE
Summary
Creates the Health Insurance Choice Act. Requires certain small employer carriers to offer health insurance choice policies to employees of eligible employers, and requires eligible employers to facilitate insurers offering the coverage. Requires eligible employers to offer their employees a group health plan. For a health insurance choice policy, establishes the maximum aggregate benefits for each enrollee and the standard required benefits. Sets forth the policy requirements. Requires employers to perform means testing to determine eligibility requirements. Designates conditions for the guaranteed renewability and availability of a health insurance choice policy. Sets forth language to be included in enrollment applications and policies. Requires insurers to provide written disclosure statements. Applies the Small Employer Health Insurance Rating Act to health insurance choice policies under certain conditions. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Creates an income tax credit for taxpayers that are eligible employers under the Health Insurance Choice Act in an amount equal to 33% of the amount of any contribution made by the taxpayer towards the premium of a health insurance choice policy. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code to exempt the Health Insurance Choice Act from the Accident and Health Insurance Article of the Code. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2007
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2007
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 25, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Feb 28, 2007
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 019-000-000
Feb 15, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Re-assigned to Insurance Committee
Feb 8, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
Feb 6, 2007
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Frank J. Mautino
DDemocratic
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