MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Billing for Psychiatric Services for Children and Adolescents Enrolled in the Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) Program
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Psychiatry, Pediatrics·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jul 1, 2005
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
DHS will now pay for physician psychiatric services for children and adolescents enrolled in the SASS program who are not enrolled in Medicaid/All Kids, effective for dates of service July 1, 2005 and after. These services must be billed fee-for-service directly by physicians to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, not by Community Mental Health providers.
Action Required
By September 30, 2006: Physicians providing psychiatric services to SASS-enrolled children/adolescents (non-Medicaid) must bill fee-for-service using DPA 2360 form or 837P to Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Community Mental Health providers must stop billing for these services immediately. Claims past 12-month filing requirement can be submitted electronically or by paper to Bureau of Comprehensive Health Services, ATTN: Jodie Edmonds, 201 South Grand Avenue East, Springfield, IL 62763-0002.