410 ILCS 67/5-1
Short title
Short title. This Article may be cited as the Community Health Worker Certification and Reimbursement Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 67 — Community Health Worker Certification and Reimbursement Act.
Illinois · statute · 410 ILCS 67 · 8 active provisions
Provisions
410 ILCS 67/5-5
Definition
Definition. In this Act, "community health worker" means a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member or has an unusually close understanding of the community served. This trusting relationship enables the community health worker to serve as a liaison, link, and intermediary between health and social servic…
410 ILCS 67/5-10
Community health worker training
Community health worker training. (a) Community health workers shall be provided with multi-tiered academic and community-based training opportunities that lead to the mastery of community health worker core competencies. (b) For academic-based training programs, the Department of Public Health shall collaborate with t…
410 ILCS 67/5-17
Community Health Workers Review Board
Community Health Workers Review Board. (a) A Community Health Workers Review Board shall be established to advise the Department of Public Health as it seeks to develop an Illinois Community Health Worker Certification Program. The scope includes rules certifying both individuals, including those being grandfathered in…
410 ILCS 67/5-20
Reimbursement
Reimbursement. Community health worker services shall be covered under the medical assistance program, subject to appropriation, for persons who are otherwise eligible for medical assistance. The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall develop services, including, but not limited to, care coordination and di…
410 ILCS 67/5-23
Certification
Certification. Certification shall not be required for employment of community health workers. Noncertified community health workers may be employed through funding sources outside of the medical assistance program. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)
410 ILCS 67/5-25
Rules
Rules. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.) (410 ILCS 67/Art. 10 heading) Article 10. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted)(Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.) (410 I…
410 ILCS 67/999-99
Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21.)