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Provider Enrollment, Billing, and Payment Changes Prompted by COVID-19
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL·Provider Notice
Effective date
Mar 20, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois Medicaid has implemented temporary COVID-19 emergency waivers that significantly relax provider enrollment, licensing, and billing requirements. Key changes include waiving out-of-state licensing requirements, allowing billing at alternative locations, extending timely filing limits, and permitting reimbursement for services at non-traditional sites like mobile clinics and patient vehicles.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team should review all pending Illinois Medicaid claims to take advantage of extended timely filing limits (now 180 days plus 2 months past emergency end date). Update billing system to allow claims submission for services provided at alternative locations including mobile sites, temporary facilities, and patient vehicles. Verify that out-of-state providers can now bill Illinois Medicaid without state licensing requirements. Update encounter forms for FQHCs and RHCs to capture services provided at temporary locations for proper encounter rate billing.