Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that no provision of the Illinois Insurance Code, or any other law, prohibits assignability rights to an insured under any policy of dental insurance (in addition to accident and health insurance). Provides that if an enrollee or insured of an insurer, health maintenance organization, managed care plan, health care plan, preferred provider organization, dental service plan corporation, dental insurer, or third party administrator assigns a claim to a health care professional, or health care facility, a dental care provider, or a dental care facility, then payment shall be made directly to the health care professional, or health care facility, dental care provider, or dental care facility, including any required interest. Effective immediately.
House Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In provisions concerning the assignability of any policy of dental insurance or accident and health insurance, removes "dental insurance and" from the heading. Incorporates assignability requirements for any policy of dental insurance or accident and health insurance into the Dental Service Plan Act, the Health Maintenance Organization Act, the Limited Health Service Organization Act, and the Voluntary Health Services Plan Act. Effective January 1, 2026.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Patient Access to Pharmacy Protection Act. Provides that no person, including a pharmaceutical manufacturer, may deny, restrict, prohibit, condition, or otherwise interfere with, either directly or indirectly, the acquisition of a 340B drug by, or delivery of a 340B drug to, a 340B covered entity or a 340B contract pharmacy authorized to receive 340B drugs on behalf of the 340B covered entity unless the receipt is prohibited by federal law; impose any restriction on the ability of a 340B covered entity to contract with or designate a 340B contract pharmacy; or require or compel a 340B covered entity or 340B contract pharmacy to perform the specified actions. Provides that each individual transaction of 340B drugs that is subject to a prohibited act, as specified, shall constitute a separate violation of the Act. Sets forth provisions concerning reporting requirements for a 340B covered entity and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services; 340B prescription drug applicability; preventing duplication of 340B discounts; enforcement of the Act by the Attorney General; penalties; and preemption. Effective immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 215 ILCS 5/370
Engrossed: 215 ILCS 5/370, 215 ILCS 110/38, 215 ILCS 125/5, 215 ILCS 130/4003, 215 ILCS 165/10