SB 671

Abstract

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/1-101 Adds reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.59 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Requires insurance to be used as a financial assurance to meet specified criteria. Provides that rules by the Pollution Control Board must specify that any and all contractors, subcontractors, and installers utilized to construct, install, modify, operate, or close a CCR surface impoundment must be participants in specified training programs. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 415 ILCS 5/22.59 Adds reference to: New Act 5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act. Provides that in order to protect the public's health, to permit expedited treatment of health conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to mitigate its impact upon the residents of the State of Illinois, all health insurance issuers regulated by the Department of Insurance shall cover the costs of all telehealth services rendered by in-network providers to deliver any clinically appropriate, medically necessary covered services and treatments to insureds, enrollees, and members under each policy, contract, or certificate of health insurance coverage. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the Department of Insurance may adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of the Act. Repeals the Act on December 31, 2020. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 100/5-45.1 new Removes provisions granting emergency rulemaking authority to the Department of Insurance to implement the Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Act. Instead provides that the Department may adopt rules to implement the Act.