Last week the legislature passed important legislation that would restore Medicaid benefit
changes such as the restoration of dental care for adults that were eliminated by the
SMART Act of 2012. The bill was, Senate Bill 741, House Amendment 1.

Medicaid Benefit Changes Include:·

  1. Restoration of dental care for adults
  2. Restoration of podiatry services for adults
  3. Elimination of prior authorization under the 4-script policy for anti-psychotic drugs
  4. Elimination of prior authorization under the 4-script policy for children with complex
    medical needs who are enrolled in a care coordination entity (CCE) solely to
    coordinate care for these children, if the CCE has a comprehensive drug
    reconciliation program
  5. Elimination of maximum 20 visits for speech, hearing, language, occupational, and
    physical therapy, replaced by prior approval for all such services
  6. Coverage for one or more vendors procured by Chicago Public Schools to
    manufacture eyeglasses for children in CPS
  7. Coverage for kidney transplantations for noncitizens with end-stage renal disease
    who are otherwise not eligible for Medicaid coverage, with some restrictions

Here is a link to HFS’s recent notice regarding the Omnibus Medicaid Bill http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/SiteCollectionDocuments/FY2015SB741.pdf
Which restores a number of benefits that were eliminated by the SMART Act in 2012.

Here is the list of the Medicaid Benefit Changes (http://www2.illinois.gov/hfs/agency/Pages/SB741FactSheet.aspx)

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Tony Paulauski
Executive Director
The Arc of Illinois
20901 S. LaGrange Rd. Suite 209
Frankfort, IL 60423
815-464-1832 (OFFICE)
815-464-1832 (CELL)
Tony@www.thearcofil.org