820 ILCS 45

in effect

820 ILCS 45/0.01

(820 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 73, par. 1350) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Claim Filing Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(820 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 73, par. 1351) Sec. 1. It is the public policy of this State to encourage employers to obtain group health insurance coverage or otherwise provide for or furnish medical or health care services for their employees and to encourage employees to exercise their rights and privileges under such policies or contracts of insurance or other plans or arrangements for providing for payment of or furnishing medical or health care services. (Source: P.A. 85-930.)

820 ILCS 45/2

(820 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 73, par. 1352) Sec. 2. No employer who makes available to employees group health insurance coverage or otherwise provides for payment of or furnishes medical or health care services under a group health insurance policy or contract, non-profit health care service plan contract, health maintenance organization or other subscriber contract, or any other health care plan or arrangement which pays for or furnishes medical or health care services by a provider of such services, whether by insurance or not, shall discharge an employee where the basis for such discharge is retaliation for the filing of a legitimate claim or the actual use or receipt of medical or health care services by an employee under such insurance policy or contract, or any other health care plan or arrangement, whether insurance or not. (Source: P.A. 85-930.)

Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.aspFetched: 10/17/2026