With 2025 fast approaching, many will be wondering what the new year will bring. For those in Illinois, hundreds of new laws are set to take effect.
With 2025 fast approaching, many will be wondering what the new year will bring. For those in Illinois, hundreds of new laws are set to take effect -- some of which could have big impacts on residents.
HB 3639 – Requires insurance companies to limit the total price of a twin-pack of medically necessary epinephrine injectors to $60 or less. HB 5395 – A wide-ranging medical insurance reform bill that prohibits companies from denying claims and persuading patients to opt for low-cost alternatives for treatments. It also outlaws “step therapy,” where patients have to use cheaper drugs before being approved for more expensive ones. The bill also prohibits the sale of limited-duration medical insurance coverage that doesn’t meet minimum standards established by the federal Affordable Care Act.
SB 2735 – Bill requires that no insurer, health organization or managed care plan should charge a fee for physicians to receive reimbursements for services provided to insured patients. SB 3351 – Elderly parents of adult children with disabilities will now have the right to live in larger subsidized housing with more than one bedroom.
HB 5530 – Allows pharmacists to administer “long-acting injectables for mental health or substance use disorders” with a prescription. HB 4903 – The state’s Board of Education, in coordination with IDPH, compile resources for schools related to indoor air quality. SB 1089 – All state-owned buildings will be required to install and maintain an adult changing station.
SB 2662 – Manufacturers of e-cigarettes can no longer market the devices in ways that are “likely” to cause a parent or guardian to mistake them for a non-tobacco product. SB 2933 – This bill makes it unlawful for a consumer reporting agency to create a report containing any adverse information that the agency knows relates to medical debt incurred by a consumer, or collection action against a consumer to collect medical debt. The bill also makes it illegal for agencies to maintain files on consumers containing information related to medical debt.
SB 3571 – School districts must have present at a school during the day, and during school-sponsored extracurricular activities, one AED device and one or more trained AED users.
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