Subject Index Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

 The Department of Healthcare and Family Services adopted amendments to its Medical Assistance Programs. The countable monthly income eligibility threshold for children under age 19 to receive medical assistance is now raised from 133 percent to 313 percent of the federal poverty level.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services adopted an amendment to the Part titled Medical Assistance Programs.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Service amended the Part entitled Hospital Services to remove restrictions on payment for repeat drug or alcohol detoxification admissions.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services adopted an amendment to Special Eligibility Groups. The amendment implemented the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults Program.

The Department of Healthcare and Family Services adopted amendments to the Part titled Child Support Services. The amendments provide that the department may rule on whether and how to enforce interest payments in domestic-support obligations cases.

In a new provision of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is directed to develop a process for distributing pandemic-related “stability payments” to healthcare entities providing care to Medical Assistance Program recipients.

The Secretary of State has updated the offense code table after the legalization of recreational cannabis in Illinois.The Department of Healthcare and Family Service has adopted several amendments to the department’s medical payment procedures.

Following the previous administration's signing of legislation expanding the availability of abortion services in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) has implemented changes to its rules reflecting the law's development (89 Ill. Adm. Code 140 (effective March 25, 2019)).