Public Act 100-0385
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Public Act 100-0385 | ||||
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 5-5.25 as follows: | ||||
(305 ILCS 5/5-5.25) | ||||
Sec. 5-5.25. Access to psychiatric mental health services. | ||||
The General Assembly finds that providing access to psychiatric | ||||
mental health services in a timely manner will improve the | ||||
quality of life for persons suffering from mental illness and | ||||
will contain health care costs by avoiding the need for more | ||||
costly inpatient hospitalization. The Department of Healthcare | ||||
and Family Services shall reimburse psychiatrists and | ||||
federally qualified health centers as defined in
Section | ||||
1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal Social Security Act for mental | ||||
health services provided by psychiatrists, as
authorized by | ||||
Illinois law, to recipients via telepsychiatry. The | ||||
Department, by rule, shall establish : (i) criteria for such | ||||
services to be reimbursed, including appropriate facilities | ||||
and equipment to be used at both sites and requirements for a | ||||
physician or other licensed health care professional to be | ||||
present at the site where the patient is located ; however, the | ||||
Department shall not require that a physician or other licensed |
health care professional be physically present in the same room | ||
as the patient for the entire time during which the patient is | ||
receiving telepsychiatry services; , and (ii) a method to | ||
reimburse providers for mental health services provided by | ||
telepsychiatry.
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On and after July 1, 2012, the Department shall reduce any | ||
rate of reimbursement for services or other payments or alter | ||
any methodologies authorized by this Code to reduce any rate of | ||
reimbursement for services or other payments in accordance with | ||
Section 5-5e. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)
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