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Electronic Claim Status Inquiries
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL·Provider Notice
Effective date
Aug 1, 2005
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is transitioning claim status inquiries to an electronic system (MEDI IEC) effective August 1, 2005. Manual claim status inquiries by phone, fax, email, or mail will no longer be processed after July 31, 2005.
Action Required
By July 31, 2005: Billing team must transition from manual claim status inquiries (phone, fax, email, mail) to the MEDI IEC electronic system. Register for MEDI IEC system access and train staff on DDE (Direct Data Entry) for real-time single claim inquiries and batch 276-277 transactions for multiple claims or older claims. Contact REV vendors as alternative option. After August 1, 2005, manual claim status inquiries will no longer be processed.