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Psychiatric Services Provided Within Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) -CLARIFICATION
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Psychiatry·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jul 1, 2016
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Illinois Medicaid is providing enhanced payments for psychiatric services delivered at Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) for dates of service July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Physicians and APNs must use the 'UB' modifier and designate the CMHC as the payee to receive enhanced payments.
Action Required
Historical policy from 2016 - no current action required. This notice provided guidance for enhanced psychiatric service payments that ended June 30, 2017, and instructions for rebilling claims from that time period.