Illinois Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health

Governor’s Office
- Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker:
NEW! Governor Pritzker Announces New Statewide Telehealth Programs, Mental Health Support Hotline, April 11, 2020
2020-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER: IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, April 1, 2020
2020-09 EXECUTIVE ORDER: TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND PROTECT HEATH CARE PROVIDERS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, March 19, 2020
State Behavioral Health Department
- Illinois Department of Public Health: Clinical and Public Health Guidance for Managing COVID-19 Interim Guidance, March 18, 2020
- Illinois Department of Human Services: Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Providers - COVID-19 Blanket Exceptions, March 16, 2020
State Medicaid Department
- Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services: COVID-19 Updates
NEW! Temporary Guidelines to allow designated Assisters to assist clients telephonically during the COVID-19 emergency, April 23, 2020
Case Management – Mental Health – COVID-19 Guidance, April 14, 2020
Telehealth Services Expansion Prompted by COVID-19, March 20, 2020
Illinois 1135 Waiver Request to Address COVID-19, March 19, 2020
- Center for Connect Health Policy: Illinois Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement
Other State Agencies
- Illinois Mental Health Counselor: State Licensing Regulation on Telehealth
- Illinois Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center: Billing & Coding
Telehealth Services Under the New COVID-19 Waiver Programs, Webinar Recorded March 25, 2020
Behavioral Health Provider Association
Telehealth Resource Center
Page Updated: April 27, 2020