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Get Covered Illinois is proud to partner with the Illinois broker community. Brokers are vital to getting Illinoisans healthcare coverage. Brokers can use this page to find tools and resources to support their enrollment efforts.

Get Certified

All brokers who want to sell Get Covered Illinois marketplace plans must complete an annual certification process. Plan year 2027 certification is valid through December 31, 2027. 

Certification requirements

To become certified for plan year 2027, brokers must:
 
  • Hold a Health Line of Authority with the Illinois Department of Insurance
  • Create a Get Covered Illinois Broker Portal account
  • Complete the annual broker training, pass the final exam and complete the required certification activities

Licensure

Get Covered Illinois-certified brokers must maintain a license with the Illinois Department of Insurance with a health line of authority Check your licensure status.

Broker Portal

The Get Covered Illinois Broker Portal is tailored for brokers to provide support to their customers. It is designed to support both a single broker with a few customers, as well as an agency with multiple brokers and thousands of customers.

  Broker Portal capabilities

  • Manage book of business
  • Set up Broker Connect
  • Assist customer with their application and enrollment
  • Upload documents for DMIs
  • Review customer notices
  • Manage customer delegations

Log in to or register for a Get Covered Illinois Broker Portal account. Reference this quick guide for setting up your multifactor authenticator

IMPORTANT: Do not create a customer account by going to Enroll and Create Account.

Training

All Get Covered Illinois-certified brokers must complete the plan year 2027 certification training, pass the final exam with a score of 80% or higher and complete the required certification activities by attesting to the Illinois Non-Exchange Entity Agreement.

Plan year 2027 Get Covered Illinois broker certification training is now available! 
The plan year 2027 training provides brokers with the knowledge and tools needed to confidently help consumers understand their health coverage options, complete the application process, and navigate important Marketplace policies and requirements.

Five CE Credits are available for Illinois Resident Broker

The certification training covers key topics for plan year 2027, including:

  • Get Covered Illinois policies, processes and updates
  • H.R.1 information 
  • Eligibility and enrollment
  • Health coverage options and plan considerations 
  • Financial assistance and premium tax credits
  • Special enrollment periods
  • Customer service and assister best practices 
  • Privacy, security and fraud preveion

Register today
Returning brokers have been pre-registered and will recieve an email from Get Covered Illinois with next steps.

New brokers can email GCI.Outreach@Illinois.gov to request to be pre-registered. Please provide each broker’s full name, phone number, NPN (not license number) and the email address they used to create their Get Covered Illinois portal account. 

Broker Office Hours

Join us for our virtual office hours where you can meet the Get Covered Illinois team, ask question and get updates.

Next office hour: Thursday, August 20, 11 a.m.

Register here or paste this link into your browser: https://illinois.webex.com/weblink/register/r26951b02a8f9ba181829ff002e63e860

Need help?

Call us at 1-866-349-7579

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