From: "Andrew Smith, DBSA" <asmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: February 18, 2020 at 5:48:10 PM CST
To: Lauren Strohm <strohm.lauren1@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Action Alert - Tell your state senator to support network adequacy
Reply-To: asmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IL SB 2740, ensures that insurance consumers have access to an adequate
network of providers within a reasonable distance from their home.
Wednesday, February 19 at 5pm, the Illinois Senate Insurance Committee will
consider SB 2740 to ensure critical time and distance standards and implement
comparable network adequacy standards for mental health and substance use
disorder treatment providers.
SB 2740 will require insurance plans to ensure timely and accessible:
Outpatient treatment,
Inpatient/residential treatment, and
Permit out-of-network treatment in the event there are not in-network
providers available.
SB 2740 bolsters and supports the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction
Equity Act and Illinois Parity Law and ensures access to critical mental
health and substance use disorder treatment services.
Please follow the instructions below.
To complete a witness slip in support of SB 2740 – click here.
I. Identification
Complete your contact information
Firm/Business or Agency: DBSA
Title: Participant
II. Representation: DBSA
III. Position: please select "Proponent"
IV. Testimony: please select "Record of Appearance Only"
V. Agree to the Terms of the ILGA and Click on the "Create(Slip)" button in
the bottom right corner
Please forward to colleagues, family, and friends to assist us in this
grassroots effort to make our voice heard.
To continue to receive action alerts about this and other legislation that
supports access to quality mental health care, register here.
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
55 E. Jackson Blvd., Suite 490
Chicago, IL 60604
800-826-3632
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