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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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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.

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

Votes

  • Third Reading — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 7145 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 8725 (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).