215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 180/1 through 180/42: Health Carrier External Review Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2010
The Health Carrier External Review Act’s purpose is to provide uniform standards for the establishment and maintenance of external review procedures. Statutes set out timeline and process for a standard review.
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 190/1 through 190/20: Short-Term, Limited-Duration Health Insurance Coverage Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2018
Statutes set out the requirements of short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage. A health insurance issuer that offers short-term, limited-duration health insurance coverage shall provide the policy, membership booklet, description of appeals and external review rights …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/1201 through 5/1203: Illinois Insurance Cost Containment Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1986
The purpose of this Article is to promote public welfare by stabilizing the cost of insurance. The Article intends to permit and encourage competition between companies to ensure the provision of adequate insurance at reasonable …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/2 through 5/5.5: Illinois Insurance Code — Short Title, Definitions and Classifications – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1937
Statutes contain general definitions and the public policy for the Illinois Insurance Code, and also contains provisions regarding payment for services through claims submitted by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/370g through 5/370o: Health Care Reimbursement Reform Act of 1985 – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1985
Statutes prohibit an insurer or administrator from refusing to contract with any noninstitutional provider who meets the terms and conditions established by the insurer. Statutes allow an insurer to issue or administer programs or policies …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 93/1 through 93/35: Small Employer Health Insurance Rating Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2000
The intent of this Act is to improve the efficiency and fairness of the small group health insurance marketplace. Statutes regulate premium rates and require small employer carriers to make its rating practices available to …
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215 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 97/1 through 97/60: Illinois Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – Illinois
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1997
Statutes limit preexisting condition exclusions and govern when health insurance issuers must renew coverage and when issuers may discontinue coverage in connection with a group health plan. Statutes prohibit eligibility and rates from being contingent …
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23 R.I. Gen. Law § 23-17-61. Written estimates for hospital medical services: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2014
Requires that a hospital provide to a prospective patient, the requested cost estimate of their requested anticipated hospital services within five business days of request and the cost of any facility fee.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.1. Health planning — Findings: Department of Health – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1988
It is found and determined that health planning is essential to promote appropriate access to high quality health services at a reasonable cost and is a precondition to effective public health practice by the department …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-1-1.2. Health planning process: Department of Health – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1988
The director of health, with the approval of the governor, may appoint various committees and task forces as appropriate to assist and advise the department of health in the conduct of its health planning responsibilities, …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-28. Health care cost containment: Health Care Facility Licensing Act of Rhode Island – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1981
Authorizes a health care facility to enter into agreement with other facilities, third-party payers, and branches of government for the purpose of reducing, limiting, or containing health care costs and improving the efficiency with which …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.22-1. Short title: Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2008
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008.”
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.22-2. Establishment of healthy Rhode Island strategic plan: Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2008
The director of health in consultation with the health care planning and accountability advisory council established pursuant to chapter 81 of title 23, shall be responsible for the development and implementation of a five (5) …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.22-3. Healthy Rhode Island chronic care management program: Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2008
The “Healthy Rhode Island Chronic Care Management Program” may provide incentive payments to physicians based on the quality of their care.
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-17.17-1 through 23-17.17-11: Health Care Quality Program – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 1998
Estbalishes the Health Care Quality Program and the state’s all-payer claims database, requiring insurers, health care providers, health care facilities and governmental agencies to file reports, data, schedules, statistics or other information determined by the …
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23 R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-81-1 through 21-81-6: Rhode Island Coordinated Health Planning Act of 2006 – Rhode Island
Status: Enacted Year Enacted: 2007
The general assembly finds that the people of this state have a fundamental interest in the establishment of a comprehensive strategic health care planning process and the preparation, maintenance, and implementation of plans to improve …
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