Illinois Code § 5-7.1
Illinois Code § 5-7.1. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 5-7.1.
No health care plan shall include any provision which shall have the effect of denying coverage to or on behalf of an enrollee under such plan on the basis of a failure by the enrollee to file a notice of claim within the time period required by the plan, provided such failure is caused solely by the physical inability or mental incapacity of the enrollee to file such notice of claim because of a period of emergency hospitalization. (Source: P.A. 86-784.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 5-7.1
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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