Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse psychiatrists, federally qualified health centers as defined in the Social Security Act, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, advanced practice registered nurses certified in psychiatric and mental health nursing, and mental health professionals and clinicians authorized by Illinois law to provide mental health services to recipients via telehealth (rather than psychiatrists and federally qualified health centers). Requires the Department to reimburse any Medicaid certified eligible facility or provider organization that acts as the location of the patient at the time a telehealth service is rendered, including substance abuse centers licensed by the Department of Human Services' Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-7)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-21 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1019 [SB3049 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2018-08-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2018-05-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2018-05-01	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2018-02-15	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB3049

Supplemental Documents

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No supplemental documents for Illinois SB3049 currently on file.