Pubic Act 099-0519, which was signed by the governor on June 30, 2016, makes amendments to 410 ILCS 130/5, commonly known as The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program.
The Department of Human Services adopted a new Part entitled "Permanent Supportive Housing & Bridge Subsidy Model for Persons with Mental Illness." 59 Ill. Adm. Code 145 (eff. May 20, 2016).
The Department ("HFS") amended the Illinois Public Aid Code to create "Hospital Presumptive Eligibility" ("HPE") as required by the Affordable Care Act. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 120 (eff. Jan. 20, 2016).
The Department ("DPH") has adopted amendments to the Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Code, a Part requiring health care facilities to report to DPH any adverse health care events. 77 Ill. Adm. Code 235 (eff. Dec. 23, 2015).
The new section of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA) provides details on reimbursement procedures for services rendered by hospitals and healthcare professionals to sexual assault survivors.
The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act was amended to change the entities required to reimburse a person for costs associated with medical cannabis.
Amendments to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 245 (eff. Dec. 10, 2015) contain a number of substantive changes in the definitions and duties of the various home health care services covered by the Code.
Many patients don't learn they're getting care from providers outside their narrow network until they received huge unexpected bills that aren't covered by insurance.
Under this new addition to the Illinois Public Aid Code, nursing facility services, home health services, children's habilitation centers, specialized mental health rehabilitation facilities, supportive living facilities, ambulance services, pharmacy services, managed care entities...
Under this amendatory act, the Illinois Board of Trustees retains the power to institute a health reimbursement arrangement that can provide, among other things, that...
Illinois has a new, plain-language statutory health care power of attorney, and lawyers are getting used to it – and, in some cases, tweaking it to suit their practices.
The Department of Human Services ("DHS") has amended the regulations governing the investigation of alleged abuse or neglect in healthcare facilities and community agencies that are directly funded by DHS. 59 Ill. Adm. Code 50 (eff. Sept. 10, 2014).
The Department has amended its regulations governing the AIDS Drug Assistance Program ("ADAP") provided for by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009.
The category of facilities qualifying as "ambulatory surgical treatment centers" has been expanded to include any facility that qualifies under the rules adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Health Facilities and Services Review Board ("the Board") recently added a new Part titled "Public Information Access, Rulemaking, and Organization" to the Chapter governing the Health Facilities and Services Review Board. 2 Ill. Adm. Code 1925 (eff. June 30, 2014).
This amendatory act to the Adoption Act adds several categories of people eligible to petition state courts for the appointment of a confidential intermediary to: (1) exchange medical and identifying information with mutually consenting biological relatives; and (2) arrange contact with consenting biological relatives.
In order to participate in State-funded hemophilia treatment and chronic renal disease programs, patients suffering from hemophilia and chronic renal disease must now provide proof of health insurance coverage.
New quality assurance and oversight standards for computed tomography ("CT"), radiation therapy, electronic brachytherapy, and digital imaging went into effect on May 29, 2014. 32 Ill. Adm. Code 360.
Long-term stay hospitals will have payments for all current claims beginning on November 16, 2013; paid as a per diem rate add-on rather than an annual supplemental payment. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 148 (eff. May 13, 2014).
Pursuant to Pub. Act 98-104, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services has established a new nursing component reimbursement methodology based on the Resource Utilization Group IV ("RUG") classification scheme. 89 Ill. Adm. Code 147 (eff. May 30, 2014).
You must buy adequate health insurance for dependents under the Affordable Care Act or pay a penalty. But who is a "dependent"? A broader range of people than you might think.
The new law amends the Illinois HCPOA, with the goal of making it easier for patients to understand and fill out the short form so that more of them will.
What will the Medical Cannabis Act mean for patients? For employers? Others? Prepare to advise clients about what some are calling the most restrictive medical marijuana law in the country.
