MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
HFS COVID Portal for the Uninsured Down for Maintenance
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +1 more·Provider Notice
Effective date
Aug 2, 2022
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois Healthcare and Family Services has temporarily shut down the COVID portal for maintenance, which providers use to obtain RINs for reimbursement of COVID-19 testing for uninsured patients. Providers must continue checking MEDI for existing coverage and RINs before submitting new requests when the portal reopens.
Action Required
Immediately: Stop submitting new RIN requests through the HFS COVID portal until maintenance is complete. Continue checking MEDI system for existing Medicaid coverage and previously assigned RINs before any new submissions. When portal reopens, billing team must submit comprehensive patient data including birth date, SSN (if available), gender, and address. Use existing RINs for all subsequent COVID testing claims through normal claim submission methods.