Section 140.418 Department of Corrections Laboratory

Section 140

Section 140.418  Department

of Corrections Laboratory

All lenses, frames and frame

parts shall be obtained from the Department of Corrections (DOC) laboratory

and, upon receipt of federal approval of an amendment to the Illinois Title XIX

State Plan, a vendor or vendors procured by the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to

manufacture eyeglasses for individuals enrolled in a school within the CPS

system.  DOC shall not engage in "office" services, such as

examinations or dispensing of eyeglasses to recipients.  Individual optical

suppliers shall continue to provide examinations, frame repairs, contact

lenses, artificial eyes and low vision devices, as well as dispensing of

eyeglasses obtained from the DOC laboratory or CPS vendor.  CPS shall ensure

that its vendor or vendors are enrolled as providers in the Medical Assistance

Program and, as applicable, in a managed care entity (MCE) serving individuals

enrolled in a school within the CPS system.  Claims for services provided by

DOC or CPS' vendor or vendors shall be submitted to the Department of

Healthcare and Family Services (Department) or the MCE in which the individual

is enrolled for payment and shall be reimbursed at the Department's or the

MCE's established rates or rate methodologies for eyeglasses.