§ 10-80 — Other programs

(a) When an application or a review of eligibility for early intervention services is made, and at any eligibility redetermination thereafter, the family shall be asked if it is currently enrolled in any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs, or the Title V program administered by the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for Children. If the family is enrolled in any of these programs, that information shall be put on the individualized family service plan and entered into the computerized case management system, and shall require that the individualized family services plan of a child who has been found eligible for services through the Division of Specialized Care for Children state that the child is enrolled in that program. For those programs in which the family is not enrolled, a preliminary eligibility screen shall be conducted simultaneously for (i) medical assistance (Medicaid) under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, (ii) children's health insurance program (any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs) benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act, and (iii) Title V maternal and child health services provided through the Division of Specialized Care for Children of the University of Illinois. (b) For purposes of determining family fees under subsection (f) of Section 10-75 and determining eligibility for the other programs and services specified in items (i) through (iii) of subsection (a), the lead agency shall develop and use, with the cooperation of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Division of Specialized Care for Children of the University of Illinois, a screening device that provides sufficient information for the early intervention regional intake entities or other agencies to establish eligibility for those other programs and shall, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Division of Specialized Care for Children, train the regional intake entities on using the screening device. (c) When a child is determined eligible for and enrolled in the early intervention program and has been found to at least meet the threshold income eligibility requirements for any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs, the regional intake entity shall complete an application for any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs with the family and forward it to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services for a determination of eligibility. A parent shall not be required to enroll in any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs as a condition of receiving services provided pursuant to Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (d) With the cooperation of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the lead agency shall establish procedures that ensure the timely and maximum allowable recovery of payments for all early intervention services and allowable administrative costs under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and shall include those procedures in the interagency agreement required under subsection (e) of Section 10-35 of Article 10 of this Act. (e) For purposes of making referrals for final determinations of eligibility for any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs benefits under the Children's Health Insurance Program Act and for medical assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, the lead agency shall require each early intervention regional intake entity to enroll as an application agent in order for the entity to complete any federally funded, Department of Healthcare and Family Services administered, medical programs application as authorized under Section 22 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Act. (f) For purposes of early intervention services that may be provided by the Division of Specialized Care for Children of the University of Illinois (DSCC), the lead agency shall establish procedures whereby the early intervention regional intake entities may determine whether children enrolled in the early intervention program may also be eligible for those services, and shall develop, (i) the interagency agreement required under subsection (e) of Section 10-35 of this Act, establishing that early intervention funds are to be used as the payor of last resort when services required under an individualized family services plan may be provided to an eligible child through the DSCC, and (ii) training guidelines for the regional intake entities and providers that explain eligibility and billing procedures for services through DSCC. (g) The lead agency shall require that an individual applying for or renewing enrollment as a provider of services in the early intervention program state whether or not he or she is also enrolled as a DSCC provider. This information shall be noted next to the name of the provider on the computerized roster of Illinois early intervention providers, and regional intake entities shall make every effort to refer families eligible for DSCC services to these providers.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24.)