Illinois § 2-15

§ 2-15.

Certified family health aide program for children and adults. (a) The Department of Public Health, in partnership with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, may create a certification pathway for a legally responsible caregiver, or a person who has been designated by a legally responsible caregiver, who is seeking certification as a certified family health aide, including the adoption of any necessary rules for the certification process. This certification pathway shall include documentation, in a manner designated by the Department of Public Health, of initial training provided by hospitals licensed in the Hospital Licensing Act, children's community-based health care centers as defined in the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act, or home nursing agencies as defined in the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act. (b) A certified family health aide may only perform services to and for a person receiving or eligible to receive: (1) in-home shift nursing services under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit requirement of Medicaid under 42 U.S.C. 1396d(r); or (2) in-home shift nursing services through the home and community-based services waiver program authorized under Section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act for persons who are medically fragile and technology dependent. To be eligible for reimbursement as a certified family health aide, a legally responsible caregiver or a person designated by a legally responsible caregiver must meet all certification requirements as set forth in this Section, in Section 5-2.06b of Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, and in any applicable administrative rule. (d) The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Act, including, but not limited to, rules requiring background checks for the certified family health aide, establishing the scope of services a certified family health aide can perform, and establishing any utilization controls of services performed by a certified family health aide. (Source: P.A. 104-9, eff. 6-16-25.)