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Fiscal Year 2010 Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) Program Contracts

Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Psychiatry·Provider Notice
Effective date
Not stated
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

Illinois is eliminating the SASS Access Payment option for mental health crisis services providers and requiring them to use the standard HFS advance/expedited payment process instead. This change affects financial accounting procedures for SASS program billing.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: SASS providers must stop using the Access Payment option for billing and transition to HFS standard advance/expedited payment process. Contact SASS Help Line at 217-557-1000 for questions. Review 89 Illinois Administrative Code 140.71 for financial difficulty assistance procedures.

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