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305 ILCS 5/14-14

(305 ILCS 5/14-14)
Sec. 14-14. Increasing access to primary care in hospitals.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a program to facilitate coordination between Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and safety net hospitals, with the goal of increasing care coordination, managing chronic diseases, and addressing the social determinants of health on or before December 31, 2021. Coordination between FQHCs and safety hospitals may include, but is not limited to, embedding FQHC staff in hospitals, utilizing health information technology for care coordination, and enabling FQHCs to connect hospital patients to community-based resources when needed to provide whole-person care. In addition, the Department shall develop a payment methodology to allow FQHCs to provide care coordination services, including, but not limited to, chronic disease management and behavioral health services. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop a payment methodology to allow for FQHC care coordination services by no later than December 31, 2021.

(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)