215 ILCS 161/40

Current through Public Act 103-1052
Section 215 ILCS 161/40 - Prohibitions; medical plan preconditions
(a) No vision care organization that issues, delivers, amends, or renews a vision care plan on or after the effective date of this Act shall issue a vision care plan contract that requires:
(1) an eye care provider to contract with a plan that offers supplemental or specialty health care services as a condition of contracting with a plan that offers basic health services; or
(2) an eye care provider to contract with a vision care plan as a condition to participation in a medical plan or in-network.
(b) A vision care plan may enter into an agreement with a health care plan to deliver routine vision care services that are covered under the enrollee's plan.
(c) A vision care plan may act as a network regarding routine vision care services offered by a health care plan.

215 ILCS 161/40

Added by P.A. 103-0482,§ 40, eff. 8/4/2023.