Nearly 300 new Illinois laws will go into effect on New Year’s Day, and dozens could have a direct impact on your health and wellness in 2025.
Illinois lawmakers are requiring insurance companies to cover numerous procedures and to limit the costs of prescription drugs in a variety of ways.Bills covering reproductive health care will also go into effect, and lawmakers even paved the way for students to have access to “relaxation activities” during school hours.
HB 4789 – Dental insurance companies will be prohibited from denying claims on procedures that were subject to prior authorization unless specific criteria are met. SB 2641 – Insurance companies will be required to show that each in-network hospital has at least one radiologist, pathologist, anesthesiologist and ER physician as a preferred provider.
SB 3203 – Insurance companies cannot deny coverage for life-saving inhalers, and must establish a cap of $25 for a 30-day inhaler supply. HB 4867 – Under the Illinois Human Rights Act, a person has freedom from unlawful discrimination in making reproductive health decisions.The “Birth Equity Act” provisions pertaining to requiring some insurance policies to cover services of doulas and midwives will take effect on Jan. 1. Other provisions of the bill will not take effect until Jan. 2026.
HB 3046 – Allows the state of Illinois to adopt rules allowing the use of treated wastewater for drinking, and allows treated wastewater to be used for irrigation purposes. HB 5405 – Any entity or hospital funded by NIH must adopt policies to promote the inclusion of underrepresented demographic groups in any clinical trials it conducts.
SB 2643 – An extensive bill related to the custody of human remains, requiring that the deceased individual’s body, body bag and any body part or organ shall be affixed with a unique identifier, and that a chain-of-custody be established for all human remains. SB 2872 – Allows schools to provide “relaxation activities” to students for at least 20 minutes per week. These activities can include mindfulness training, yoga, stretching, meditation, breathing exercises, quiet time, walking and other stress-reducing activities.
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