Below you will find a variety of resources related to billing and documentation in the Illinois Early Intervention System.
- Authorization Tips for Providers (pdf)
- Authorizations for Payment
- Billing Early Intervention and Insurance Module
- Billing Documentation Requirements
- Central Billing Office Enrollment Application Podcast
- Documentation
- Documentation for Insurance Billing
- Early Intervention Central Billing Office (EI-CBO)
- Early Intervention Monitoring Program- Monitoring Forms/Tools
- Early Intervention Service Descriptions Billing Codes and Rates-Provider Handbook
- EI-CBO Billing Information for Providers
- How to Bill the EI-CBO
- Interacting with Private Insurance Companies/Verification of Benefits
- Non-Billable Activities
- Overview of the EI-CBO Billing Process
- Private Insurance Billing for Providers of EI Services
- Reading an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
- Recordkeeping
- SolAce Electronic Medical Claims
- SolAce Interactive Online Training (pdf)
An accurate service authorization is required for early intervention providers to receive payment for any services delivered within the Illinois Early Intervention System. This resource includes some important tips for providers to help them read, proof, and understand their service authorizations. A sample authorization and definitions for place of service have been included as part of this resource.
Prior approval is required before any service can be rendered. Visit the "Definitions" section of the Illinois Early Intervention Provider Handbook to learn about the different types of authorizations that may be issued.
The Illinois EI Training Program offers an Illinois EI System Overview Resource Module to provide an overview of billing and insurance use in the Illinois early intervention system.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides information on billing documentation requirements which includes specifics details on recordkeeping.
Provider Connections provides an instructional podcast on how to complete the CBO enrollment application.
Documentation is required to support each date of service. Visit the "Definitions" section of the Illinois Early Intervention Provider Handbook to learn more about documentation requirements.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides instructions for insurance billing which includes information on third party access forms, physician authorization, and participation/consent forms.
The EI CBO website facilitates information sharing with early intervention providers, early intervention program participant parents or guardians, and Child and Family Connections agencies.
Forms, tools, and checklists used during the monitoring process for providers and Child and Family Connections agencies may be found on the Early Intervention Monitoring Program website.
The Provider Handbook provides important early intervention policies and procedures including a service description for each of the sixteen services, a list of qualified staff for each service, and billing codes and rates for each service.
The Early Intervention Central Billing Office provides information for providers related to insurance which includes information related to claim submission, billing forms, IFSP development, free insurance billing services, and a monthly question and answers page.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides instructions for billing the central billing office.
The Illinois Department of Human Services provides instructions for interacting with private insurance companies and the benefit verification process.
A list of activities that early interventionists are not permitted to bill for. Non-Billable activities can be found as an "Attachment" in the Illinois Early Intervention Provider Handbook.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides an overview of the Early Intervention-Central Billing Office process which includes information on billing rates, who can bill, private insurance use, services billable to insurance, services not billable to insurance, time-lines for billing, and remittance from the EI-CBO.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides a resource to help alleviate the fears associated with seeking insurance/third-party reimbursement.
Learn about the statewide management information system called Cornerstone and tips to avoid delays in processing claims.
Illinois Department of Human Services provides instructions for recordkeeping including (but not limited to) policies, HIPAA, complaints, and permanent case records.
SolAce Electronic Medical Claims (EMC) is a web-based electronic billing solution that is designed to work seamlessly with existing provider and payer systems to deliver claims and reports.A free version of SolAce is available for Illinois early intervention providers to submit electronic claims to the EI-CBO. Contact the Central Billing Office for additional questions regarding SolAce.
A document that provides information related to an interactive online billing training on the SolAce billing program offered by Ivertex.
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