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Nursing Facility-Institutes for Mental Disease (NF-IMDs) Converting to Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities (SMHRFs)
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Psychiatry·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jul 22, 2013
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Nursing Facility-Institutes for Mental Disease (NF-IMDs) must convert to Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities (SMHRFs) with new licensing requirements. The Medicaid provider type changes from Type 33 to Type 38, and per diem rates are frozen at June 30, 2013 levels minus $7.07.
Action Required
This policy is from 2013 and only affects specialized mental health facilities (NF-IMDs). No action required for typical medical billing practices as this applies specifically to long-term care facilities designated as Institutes for Mental Disease.