SB1418

Illinois SB1418 mandates health insurance plans to cover peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk individuals.

Illinois SB1418 amends various health insurance acts to require coverage for peripheral artery disease screening tests. These tests, including ankle-brachial index testing and ankle plethysmographic pulse volume recordings, must be provided at least once every 12 months to at-risk individuals. At-risk individuals include those aged 65 and older, those aged 50-64 with risk factors like diabetes or hypertension, those under 50 with diabetes and another risk factor, and those with known atherosclerotic disease in other vascular beds.