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INS CD-DEPENDENT PARENTS, the official text

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HB1577 Enrolled                     LRB104 02988 RPS 13006 b

1   AN ACT concerning regulation.

2   Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4   Section 5. The Illinois Insurance Code is amended by

5 changing Section 356z.73 as follows:

6   (215 ILCS 5/356z.73)

7   (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a

8 delayed effective date)

9   Sec. 356z.73 356z.71. Insurance coverage for dependent

10 parents.

11  (a) A group or individual policy of accident and health

12 insurance issued, amended, delivered, or renewed after January

13 1, 2026 that provides dependent coverage shall make that

14 dependent coverage available to the parent or stepparent of

15 the insured if the parent or stepparent meets the definition

16 of a qualifying relative under 26 U.S.C. 152(d) and lives or

17 resides within the accident and health insurance policy's

18 service area.

19  (b) This Section does not apply to specialized health care

20 service plans, including student health insurance coverage;

21 Medicare supplement insurance;, hospital-only policies;,

22 accident-only policies;, or specified disease insurance

23 policies that reimburse for hospital, medical, or surgical
   HB1577 Enrolled  -2-  LRB104 02988 RPS 13006 b

1 expenses.
2 (Source: P.A. 103-700, eff. 1-1-25; revised 9-25-24.)

3  Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

4 becoming law.
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