Bill Text: IL HB2785 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities authorized under the Social Security Act to incorporate telehealth services administered by a provider of telehealth services that demonstrates knowledge and experience in providing medical and emergency services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Requires the Department to pay administrative fees associated with implementing telehealth services for all persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are receiving services under the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Effective July 1, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2785 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2785-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning public aid.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | adding Section 5-5a.1 as follows:
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| 6 | (305 ILCS 5/5-5a.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-5a.1. Telehealth services for persons with
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| 8 | intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Department
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| 9 | shall file an amendment to the Home and Community-Based
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| 10 | Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental
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| 11 | Disabilities authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social
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| 12 | Security Act to incorporate telehealth services administered
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| 13 | by a provider of telehealth services that demonstrates
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| 14 | knowledge and experience in providing medical and emergency | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | services
for persons with intellectual and developmental | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | disabilities. The Department shall pay administrative fees | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | associated with implementing telehealth services for all | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | are receiving services under the Home and Community-Based | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Services Waiver Program for Adults with Developmental | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Disabilities.
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| 22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2023.
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