MedicaidAdministrativeMedium impact
Revision of the Handbook for Providers of Screening, Assessment and Support Services
Illinois Medicaid - HFS·IL · Psychiatry·Provider Notice
Effective date
Dec 9, 2004
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Illinois revised its handbook for providers of Screening, Assessment and Support Services (SASS) for mental health providers and hospitals. The updated handbook reorganizes policies and procedures, adds new sections on eligibility, prior approval processes, and core services requirements.
Action Required
Mental health providers and hospitals enrolled with Illinois Medicaid should download the revised CMH-200 handbook from the state website or request printed copies. Review new sections on SASS program eligibility (200.1-200.4), updated prior approval processes requiring calls to CARES (201.1.1), and new requirements for screening, assessment, hospitalization procedures, and extension requests (202.2, 202.3, 202.9, 202.10).