Federal Judge Orders Illinois Medicaid To Arrange For Community-Based Nursing Care To Children With Severe Disabilities

On April 6, 2016, a federal district court judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) to arrange for community-based home nursing care for Medicaid-eligible children with severe disabilities and medical conditions. HFS has already pre-authorized the services for more than 1,200 children, but for numerous children, HFS has failed to arrange for the level of services authorized.

The order was in response to the HFS motion to dismiss the case and the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction.  The case, O.B. v Norwood, is a federal class . . .