Protections for patients with chronic conditions

215 ILCS 220/35, under Transparency in Downcoding Act.

215 ILCS 220/35

(215 ILCS 220/35)     (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

    Sec. 35. Protections for patients with chronic conditions. A health care payor shall not use downcoding practices in a targeted or discriminatory manner against health care professionals who routinely treat patients with complex or chronic conditions.

(Source: P.A. 104-568, eff. 1-1-28.)