Bill Text: IL SB1948 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act, and the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2011, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop incentive programs for dentists who perform dental services on children covered under the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Program, and the Medicaid program. Requires the incentive programs to include a pilot program in a rural and urban designated shortage area that increases rates up to 64% of the reimbursement level that the dentists charge for those services covered. Provides that the Department shall increase the rate level of dental specialty services that are provided to eligible children to equal 64% of the dentist's usual and customary charges. Requires the Department to develop and implement an incentive program that rewards dentists who are enrolled as a "dental home". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0283 [SB1948 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1948-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0283 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 65 as follows:
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(215 ILCS 106/65 new) | ||||
Sec. 65. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||||
this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an | ||||
effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||||
under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral | ||||
health care.
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Section 10. The Covering ALL KIDS Health Insurance Act is | ||||
amended by adding Section 54 as follows:
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(215 ILCS 170/54 new) | ||||
Sec. 54. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||
this Act. Included in this dental home outreach should be an | ||
effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||
under this Act have access to preventative and restorative oral | ||
health care.
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Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||
adding Section 5-5.06 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/5-5.06 new) | ||
Sec. 5-5.06. Dental home initiative. The Department, in | ||
cooperation with the dental community and other affected | ||
organizations such as Head Start, shall work to develop and | ||
promote the concept of a dental home for children covered under | ||
this Article. Included in this dental home outreach should be | ||
an effort to ensure an ongoing relationship between the patient | ||
and the dentist with an effort to provide comprehensive, | ||
coordinated, oral health care so that all children covered | ||
under this Article have access to preventative and restorative | ||
oral health care.
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