Page 60 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

Center for Connected Health Policy

STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement
No reference found. No reference found
Email/Phone/FAX

(see Medicaid column) No reimbursement for email.
No reimbursement for telephone.
No reimbursement for FAX.

Source: IL Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services, Handbook for
Practitioners Rendering Medical Services, Chapter A-200, Policy
and Procedures for Medical Services, p. 38 (August 2010) &
Source: IL Administrative Code, Title 89 ,140.403 (2012).
Online Prescribing

No reference found. No reference found.
Consent
No reference found. No reference found.

Location
Eligible originating site:

(see Medicaid column) • Physician office;
• Podiatrist office;
• Local health departments;
• Community mental health centers;
• Outpatient hospitals;
• Rural health clinics;
• Encounter Rate Clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers;

Source: IL Dept. of Healthcare and Family Svcs., Expansion of
Telehealth Services, Informational Notice, Jan. 1, 2010.
http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/html/011210n2.html,

Cross-State Licensing

No reference found. For medical services, the provider rendering the service
at the distant site can be a physician, physician
assistant, podiatrist or advanced practice nurse, who is
licensed by the State of Illinois or by the state where the
patient is located.

For psychiatric services, the provider rendering the
service at the distant site must be a physician licensed
by the State of Illinois, or by the state where the patient
is located, who has completed an approved general
psychiatry residency program or a child and adolescent
psychiatry residency program.

Source: IL Handbook for Practitioners Rendering Medical
Services, Chapter A-200, Policy and Procedures for Medical
Services, p. 38 (August 2010).
Private Payers

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