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Pill Splitting
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Geriatrics, Pharmacy·Provider Notice
Effective date
Mar 11, 2011
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Illinois long term care providers are now permitted to have nurses split pills when a physician reduces medication dosage to half the previous amount, rather than discarding or returning the higher dosage pills to the pharmacy. This operational change allows for more efficient medication management in nursing facilities.
Action Required
No immediate billing team action required. This is an operational policy for long term care nursing staff regarding medication administration practices and does not affect billing codes or reimbursement procedures.