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Bill	INSURANCE-MENTAL HEALTH	Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or renews a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a qualified health plan offered through the health insurance marketplace in the State and Medicaid managed care organizations providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment shall provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions. Provides that an insurer shall not limit benefits or coverage for medically necessary services on the basis that those services should be or could be covered by a public program. Provides that an insurer shall base any medical necessity determination or the utilization review criteria on current generally accepted standards of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or condition care. Provides that in conducting utilization review of covered health care services and benefits for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional, and nervous disorders or conditions in children, adolescents, and adults, an insurer shall exclusively apply the criteria and guidelines set forth in the most recent versions of the treatment criteria developed by the nonprofit professional association for the relevant clinical specialty. Provides that an insurer shall not apply different, additional, conflicting, or more restrictive utilization review criteria than the criteria and guidelines set forth in the treatment criteria. Provides that the Director may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, assess a civil penalty between $5,000 and $20,000 for each violation. Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act. Provides that the independent review organization shall comply with specified requirements for an adverse determination or final adverse determination involving mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 2595	Illinois HB 2595 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Deb Conroy Laura Fine	5	114	2	2021-02-17	2021-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/70818722-bd2c-4191-bf61-11db33252de5	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2595&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=131415&SessionID=110&GA=102	f0d2345d1a7ddc9be90336cd5034969a9a3115836c90cb7d223252fbfb14b85a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2595 (102nd) — INSURANCE-MENTAL HEALTH

Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that every insurer that amends, delivers, issues, or renews a group or individual policy of accident and health insurance or a qualified health plan offered through the health insurance marketplace in the State and Medicaid managed care organizations providing coverage for hospital or medical treatment shall provide coverage for medically necessary treatment of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions. Provides that an insurer shall not limit benefits or coverage for medically necessary services on the basis that those services should be or could be covered by a public program. Provides that an insurer shall base any medical necessity determination or the utilization review criteria on current generally accepted standards of mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorder or condition care. Provides that in conducting utilization review of covered health care services and benefits for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental, emotional, and nervous disorders or conditions in children, adolescents, and adults, an insurer shall exclusively apply the criteria and guidelines set forth in the most recent versions of the treatment criteria developed by the nonprofit professional association for the relevant clinical specialty. Provides that an insurer shall not apply different, additional, conflicting, or more restrictive utilization review criteria than the criteria and guidelines set forth in the treatment criteria. Provides that the Director may, after appropriate notice and opportunity for hearing, assess a civil penalty between $5,000 and $20,000 for each violation. Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act. Provides that the independent review organization shall comply with specified requirements for an adverse determination or final adverse determination involving mental, emotional, nervous, or substance use disorders or conditions. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Deb Conroy — primary (person)
• Laura Fine — primary (person)
• Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
• Amy Grant — cosponsor (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
• Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
• Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
• Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
• Bob Morgan — cosponsor (person)
• Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
• Delia C. Ramirez — cosponsor (person)
• Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Frances Ann Hurley — cosponsor (person)
• Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
• Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
• Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
• John Connor — cosponsor (person)
• Jonathan Carroll — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
• Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen Willis — cosponsor (person)
• Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
• Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• La Shawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
• Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
• Lindsey LaPointe — cosponsor (person)
• Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
• Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
• Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
• Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
• Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
• Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
• Melinda Bush — cosponsor (person)
• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
• Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
• Nicholas K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick J. Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
• Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
• Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)
• Ryan Spain — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Yingling — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
• Terra Costa Howard — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Cullerton — cosponsor (person)
• Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy filing
• 2021-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
• 2021-02-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-19 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
• 2021-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
• 2021-02-26 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
• 2021-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
• 2021-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
• 2021-03-09 Assigned to Mental Health & Addiction Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
• 2021-03-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
• 2021-03-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
• 2021-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
• 2021-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2021-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
• 2021-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
• 2021-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2021-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2021-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
• 2021-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
• 2021-03-26 Do Pass / Short Debate Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 016-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2021-04-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
• 2021-04-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
• 2021-04-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
• 2021-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2021-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
• 2021-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2021-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
• 2021-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
• 2021-04-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
• 2021-04-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deb Conroy amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-19 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
• 2021-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Delia C. Ramirez
• 2021-04-20 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Mental Health & Addiction Committee
• 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
• 2021-04-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
• 2021-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2021-04-22 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
• 2021-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2021-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2021-04-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
• 2021-04-23 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
• 2021-04-23 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-23 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-04-26 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2021-04-27 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
• 2021-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
• 2021-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
• 2021-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-05-04 Assigned to Insurance referral-committee
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
• 2021-05-04 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
• 2021-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
• 2021-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
• 2021-05-06 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
• 2021-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Insurance
• 2021-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-19 Do Pass as Amended Insurance; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
• 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2021-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Deb Conroy
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Mental Health & Addiction Committee referral-committee
• 2021-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Mental Health & Addiction Committee; 014-000-000
• 2021-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-002
• 2021-05-31 House Concurs
• 2021-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-08-25 Effective Date August 25, 2021; - some provisions effective January 1, 2022
• 2021-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0579 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70818722-bd2c-4191-bf61-11db33252de5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).