Section 240.1400  Community Care Program Care Coordination

a)         A designated CCU, as outlined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.600 through 220.675, shall be contracted with as a CCU by the Department for a specific geographic area by executing a contract for the provision of CCP care coordination services.

b)         All providers of CCP care coordination services shall meet all standards promulgated by the Department relating to the services provided, upon completion of the procurement as specified in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.610 through 220.675 All Department funded CCUs must adhere to the equal opportunity requirements of the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the contract executed between the CCU and the Department.

c)         Care coordination services shall be purchased only from providers determined capable and competent by the Department to provide those services, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.600 through 220.675 once a procurement has occurred under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.610 through 220.675.

d)         CCU contracts with the Department to provide CCP care coordination services shall not be assigned.

e)         CCUs shall not subcontract for the direct provision of CCP care coordination services unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Department.

f)         A CCP provider may not serve as a CCU in the same contract service area except temporarily to provide for the orderly transition of duties while the Department seeks a replacement CCU or the Department seeks a replacement provider, as indicated in the particular case.  In no instance shall that arrangement exist for longer than a 3 month period.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 20653, effective January 1, 2019)