305 ILCS 5/ Illinois Public Aid Code.

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305 ILCS 5/5-42

(305 ILCS 5/5-42)
Sec. 5-42. Tobacco cessation coverage; managed care.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a managed care organization under contract with the Department to provide services to recipients of medical assistance shall provide coverage for all tobacco cessation medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, all individual and group tobacco cessation counseling services, and all telephone-based counseling services and tobacco cessation medications provided through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline. The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.

(Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

305 ILCS 5/5-43

    (305 ILCS 5/5-43)
    Sec. 5-43. Supports Waiver Program for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

(a) The Department of Human Services' Division of Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and stakeholders, shall study the development and implementation of a supports waiver program for young adults with developmental disabilities.  The Division shall explore the following components of a supports waiver program to determine what is most appropriate:

(1) The age of individuals to be provided services in

a waiver program.

(2) The number of individuals to be provided services

in a waiver program.

(3) The services to be provided in a waiver program.
(4) The funding to be provided to individuals within

a waiver program.

(5) The transition process to the Waiver for Adults

with Developmental Disabilities.

(6) The type of home and community-based services

waiver to be utilized.

(b) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services are authorized to adopt and implement any rules necessary to study  the supports waiver program.

(c) Subject to appropriation, no later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall apply to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a supports waiver for young adults with developmental disabilities utilizing the information learned from the study under subsection (a).

(Source: P.A. 102-43, eff. 7-6-21.)

305 ILCS 5/5-44

(305 ILCS 5/5-44)

Sec. 5-44. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment.

As used in this Section, "SBIRT" means a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment
services for persons who are at risk of developing substance use disorders or have substance use disorders including, but not limited to, an addiction to alcohol, opioids,
tobacco, or cannabis.
SBIRT services include all of the following:

(1) Screening to quickly assess the severity of

substance use and to identify the appropriate level of treatment.

(2) Brief intervention focused on increasing insight

and awareness regarding substance use and motivation toward behavioral change.

(3) Referral to treatment provided to those

identified as needing more extensive treatment with access to specialty care.

SBIRT services may include, but are not limited to, the following settings and programs: primary care centers, hospital emergency rooms, hospital in-patient units,
trauma centers, community behavioral health programs, and other community settings that provide opportunities for early intervention with at-risk substance users before more severe
consequences occur.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop and seek federal approval of a SBIRT benefit for which
qualified providers shall be reimbursed under the medical assistance program.

In conjunction with the Department of Human Services' Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services may develop a methodology and reimbursement rate for SBIRT services provided by qualified providers in approved
settings.

For opioid specific SBIRT services provided in a hospital emergency department, the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services shall develop a bundled reimbursement
methodology and rate for a package of opioid treatment services, which include initiation of medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder in
the emergency department setting, including assessment, referral to ongoing care, and arranging access to supportive services when necessary. This
package of opioid related services shall be billed on a separate claim and shall be reimbursed outside of the Enhanced Ambulatory Patient
Grouping system.

(Source: P.A. 102-598, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)