Bill Text: IL HB0107 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse the practice of telemedicine by medical services providers, including, but not limited to, physicians, advanced practice nurses, federally qualified health centers, or psychiatrists. Further provides that the Department shall establish (i) criteria for the services to be reimbursed and (ii) a method to reimburse providers for services provided by telemedicine.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0107 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0107-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0107 Introduced , by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
305 ILCS 5/5-5.25a new
Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse the practice of telemedicine by medical services providers, including, but not limited to, physicians, advanced practice nurses, federally qualified health centers, or psychiatrists. Further provides that the Department shall establish (i) criteria for the services to be reimbursed and (ii) a method to reimburse providers for services provided by telemedicine.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 5-5.25a as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/5-5.25a new)
Sec. 5-5.25a. Telemedicine. The General Assembly finds
that providing medical services in a timely and safe manner by
telemedicine, as defined by Section 49.5 of the Medical
Practice Act of 1987, will ensure the health and well being of
recipients of medical assistance under this Code, and that this
method of medical service delivery should contain costs by
avoiding the need for more costly inpatient hospitalization or
specialty care not otherwise available or accessible without
significant cost or inconvenience to the recipients. The
Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall reimburse
the practice of telemedicine by medical service providers,
including, but not limited to, physicians, advanced practice
nurses, federally qualified health centers as defined in
Section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal Social Security Act, or
psychiatrists, as authorized by Illinois law. The Department,
by rule, shall establish (i) criteria for the services to be
reimbursed, including appropriate facilities and equipment to

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be used at both sites and requirements for a physician or other
licensed health care professional to be present at the site
where the recipient is located, and (ii) a method to reimburse
providers for services provided by telemedicine.