Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1173 amends the Insurance Code to add pervasive developmental disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and depression in childhood and adolescence to the definition of "serious mental illness" and to specify that coverage for serious mental illnesses provided by certain group health benefit plans include 45 days of inpatient treatment and 60 days of outpatient treatment a year. Lifetime limits on the number of days for inpatient and outpatient treatment are prohibited. The act further specifies that it does not require a plan to provide coverage for treatment of addiction to a controlled substance or marihuana.