MEDICARE/MEDICAID DUAL ELIGIBL

Removed specific amendments to Sections 5F-10, 5F-15, and 5F-35, which previously governed only the Nursing Home component of the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative.

Added a new Article 2 defining the scope of medical services, expanding the list of covered items to include reproductive health care, sickle cell disease anemia treatment, and chiropractic manipulative treatment.

Added specific requirements for the Department to cover all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications and counseling services, including those provided through the Illinois Tobacco Quitline, contingent on federal approval.

Added a provision prohibiting the Department from requiring a physician's handwritten signature on laboratory test order forms, allowing for electronic or other appropriate documentation methods.

Included a provision recognizing that nursing care and nursing home services for individuals who rely on spiritual means alone for healing are considered 'any other type of remedial care'.

Removed the detailed definitions for terms like 'Appeal', 'Demonstration Project', 'Enrollee', 'Resident', and 'SNFist' that were specific to the previous nursing home-focused sections.