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| Bill | HEALTH CARRIER EXTERNAL REVIEW | Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act in the provision concerning standard external review. Provides that whenever a request is eligible for external review (1) the health carrier shall, within 2 (instead of 5) business days, request the Director of Insurance to assign an independent review organization (now, from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director) and (2) within 3 business days after receiving the health carrier's request, the Director shall assign, on a rotating basis, an independent review organization from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director. Includes the health carrier among those to be notified in writing by the Director of the request's eligibility and acceptance for external review. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 97th | HB 224 | Illinois HB 224 (97th) |
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enacted | 3 | 65 | 3 | 2011-01-20 | 2011-08-26 | openstates | ocd-bill/86364727-8206-4b8f-a536-f01c855c15a0 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=224&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54837&SessionID=84&GA=97 | 9838c2875c07f41489166ed3f8c8695b04a1e6118c7ce91a6ee7e291347fe788 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 224 (97th) — HEALTH CARRIER EXTERNAL REVIEW
Amends the Health Carrier External Review Act in the provision concerning standard external review. Provides that whenever a request is eligible for external review (1) the health carrier shall, within 2 (instead of 5) business days, request the Director of Insurance to assign an independent review organization (now, from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director) and (2) within 3 business days after receiving the health carrier's request, the Director shall assign, on a rotating basis, an independent review organization from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Director. Includes the health carrier among those to be notified in writing by the Director of the request's eligibility and acceptance for external review. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 71–45 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 87–25 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mary E. Flowers — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-01-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
filing - 2011-01-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-01-21 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-02-08 Assigned to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
referral-committee - 2011-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 008-004-000
committee-passage - 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-03-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
amendment-introduction - 2011-04-04 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee
- 2011-04-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee; 010-002-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2011-04-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2011-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2011-04-12 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2011-04-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2011-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2011-04-13 Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
reading-3 - 2011-04-13 Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed April 13, 2011
- 2011-04-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-045-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-04-14 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2011-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011
reading-1 - 2011-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather A. Steans
- 2011-04-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2011-04-14 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-04-27 Assigned to Insurance
referral-committee - 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2011-05-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- 2011-05-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1) - Referred to Insurance
referral-committee - 2011-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Insurance
- 2011-05-16 Do Pass Insurance; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2011-05-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2011
- 2011-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2011
- 2011-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans
amendment-introduction - 2011-05-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Insurance
- 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Insurance
- 2011-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Insurance; 007-001-000
- 2011-05-25 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Steans
amendment-passage - 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2011-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2011-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2011-05-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2011-05-25 Arrived in House
introduction - 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2011-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2011-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 087-025-000
- 2011-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2011-05-29 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- 2011-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2011-08-26 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2011-08-26 Effective Date August 26, 2011
- 2011-08-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0574
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86364727-8206-4b8f-a536-f01c855c15a0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).