GA96HB378 96 HB 378 INS CD - CONT'D CANCER COVER Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, Counties Code, Illinois Municipal Code, School Code, Health Maintenance Organization Act, and Illinois Insurance Code to add provisions concerning prescription drugs and cancer treatment. Provides that if a policy of accident and health or managed care plan amended, delivered, issued, or renewed in this State has an annual dollar limit for prescription drug coverage, that policy or plan may not discontinue or deny coverage for prescription drugs for the treatment of cancer, including leukemia, when an insured reaches the annual dollar limit for prescription drugs if the insured has started treatment for cancer. Provides that in such case, the policy shall continue to cover the prescription drugs for the treatment of cancer for that year of coverage. Renumbers a provision concerning shingles vaccine. Makes other changes. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=378&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40608&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-01-30 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-03-24 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey 0 15 2009-03-24 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 0 14 2009-03-13 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 12 HRUL 2009-03-24 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 0 13 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan 0 10 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 0 8 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza 0 11 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 0 9 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andr M. Thapedi 0 7 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin 0 6 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis 0 5 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 0 4 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Assigned to Insurance Committee 0 3 HINS 2009-01-30 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-01-29 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia 0 0 WilliamDavis House Co-Sponsor MarlowHColvin House Co-Sponsor AndreMThapedi House Co-Sponsor DanielVBeiser House Co-Sponsor MarkLWalker House Co-Sponsor LisaMDugan House Co-Sponsor SusanaAMendoza House Co-Sponsor EdwardJAcevedo House Co-Sponsor ElizabethHernandez House Co-Sponsor EmilyMcAsey House Co-Sponsor CynthiaSoto House Co-Sponsor JimSacia House Chief Sponsor