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Bill	DRUGS-PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FORM	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by an insurer that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Insurance shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the insurer. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by a managed care organization that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the managed care organization.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	HB 2160	Illinois HB 2160 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2019-02-06	2019-08-23	openstates	ocd-bill/98fd1ea3-675f-4368-b439-023e61f149fe	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2160&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=117851&SessionID=108&GA=101	87a5039431471c2e43bcbb20dfce72b43c30630fcd3fcca32cc76d7fdf0be2c3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2160 (101st) — DRUGS-PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FORM

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Requires the Department of Insurance to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by an insurer that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Insurance shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the insurer. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to develop a uniform electronic prior authorization form to be used by a managed care organization that provides prescription drug benefits when requiring prior authorization. Provides that the development of the uniform electronic prior authorization form shall include input from specified interested parties and that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall take into consideration certain existing prior authorization forms and national standards pertaining to electronic authorization. Includes procedures for when a completed and accurate uniform electronic prior authorization form is not accepted by the managed care organization.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Deb Conroy — primary (person)
• Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — primary (person)
• Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2019-02-06 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy filing
• 2019-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-19 Assigned to Insurance Committee referral-committee
• 2019-02-28 To Health Insurance Subcommittee
• 2019-03-05 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Insurance Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-05 Reported Back To Insurance Committee;
• 2019-03-05 Do Pass / Short Debate Insurance Committee; 021-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2019-03-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-03-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2019-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2019-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2019-03-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-03-27 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
• 2019-04-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2019-05-01 Do Pass Insurance; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2019
• 2019-05-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
• 2019-05-09 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2019-05-17 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-05-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2019
• 2019-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2019-05-24 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 reading-3
• 2019-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-23 Effective Date January 1, 2020
• 2019-08-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0463 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/98fd1ea3-675f-4368-b439-023e61f149fe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).