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Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or managed care plan that is amended, delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026 shall provide coverage for medically necessary general anesthesia, regardless of the duration, for any procedure covered by the policy, and that medical necessity shall be determined by the attending anesthesiologist or licensed anesthesia provider. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance is prohibited from denying payment or reimbursement for anesthesia services solely because the duration of care exceeded a preset time limit. Amends the State Employees 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 Services Plans Act, and the Illinois Public Aid Code to require coverage under those provisions. Effective immediately.

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Bill Hauter (R)*,  Doris Turner (D)*,  Li Arellano (R),  Dee Avelar (D),  Christopher Belt (D),  Harry Benton (D),  Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),  Amy Briel (D),  Jason Bunting (R),  John Cabello (R),  Mary Beth Canty (D),  Javier Cervantes (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Mike Coffey (R),  Lisa Davis (D),  Anthony DeLuca (D),  Martha Deuter (D),  Mary Edly-Allen (D),  Amy Elik (R),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),  Amy Grant (R),  Nicolle Grasse (D),  Will Guzzardi (D),  Jackie Haas (R),  Mike Halpin (D),  Matt Hanson (D),  Michael Hastings (D),  Norma Hernandez (D),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Lilian Jiménez (D),  Adriane Johnson (D),  Tracy Katz Muhl (D),  Jeff Keicher (R),  Nicole La Ha (R),  Kimberly Lightford (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Yolonda Morris (D),  Laura Murphy (D),  Michelle Mussman (D),  Adam Niemerg (R),  Abdelnasser Rashid (D),  Steve Reick (R),  Rick Ryan (D),  Jennifer Sanalitro (R),  Kevin Schmidt (R),  Dave Severin (R),  Nabeela Syed (D),  Dennis Tipsword (R),  Travis Weaver (R),  Chris Welch (D),  Maurice West (D),  Omar Williams (D), 

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0042 (on 08/01/2025)

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