SASETA Legislation Signed by the Governor; Deadline Aug. 31 for August Cohort Medicaid IMPACT Revalidations; FDA Suspends Chikungunya Vaccine Citing Severe Side Effects; Surgical Symposium on Advanced Surgical Care Sept. 4
Deadline Aug. 31 for August Cohort Medicaid IMPACT Revalidations
FDA Suspends Chikungunya Vaccine Citing Severe Side Effects
Surgical Symposium on Advanced Surgical Care Sept. 4
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SASETA Legislation Signed by the Governor
On Aug. 15, 2025, Gov. JB Pritzker signed P.A. 104-0386 and P.A. 104-0371 codifying changes to the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act (SASETA), which outlines requirements for providers, law enforcement and state agencies when treating and interacting with survivors of sexual assault.
P.A. 104-0386 (SB 1602) and P.A. 104-0371 (SB 1274) reflect over a year of collaboration among the Illinois Office of the Attorney General (OAG), hospitals, and other stakeholders, and include key changes to ease unduly burdensome transfers, clarify reimbursement for transfer hospitals, and enhance support for survivors receiving follow-up care. These changes are effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Moving forward, IHA will continue collaborating with the workgroup to identify additional options to further amend SASETA to make it more workable for Illinois’ hospitals and the survivors they serve. The workgroup acknowledges the significant challenges hospitals face in building and sustaining the qualified medical provider (QMP) workforce required to operationalize SASETA, and future collaborative efforts will focus on:
Increasing reimbursement for forensic exams;
Establishing and expanding the use of telehealth when interacting with sexual assault survivors (TeleSANE); and
Identifying additional changes that will enable more hospitals to provide medical forensic examinations, thus ensuring survivors have access to the care they need closer to home.
OAG’s SANE Coordinator has recorded a presentation discussing these changes available here. Please note that the presentation is for informational purposes only, and no continuing education credit or certificate of completion is provided for viewing the recorded presentation.
Deadline Aug. 31 for August Cohort Medicaid IMPACT Revalidations
The Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is currently conducting IMPACT Medicaid provider revalidations. Providers in the August cohort must complete IMPACT revalidations by this Sunday, Aug. 31. Completing this information is necessary to continue receiving Medicaid reimbursement. If you are in this revalidation cycle and do not submit your revalidation information by Aug. 31 you will be disenrolled from the IMPACT system and cannot receive retroactive enrollment. IHA urges all providers to check their revalidation cycle due date—including physicians and physician groups affiliated with your hospitals—and to check for any incomplete revalidations. NOTE: If a physician providing services at your hospital does not revalidate, your hospital will not receive payment for those services provided by that physician.
To check your revalidation due date, search the basic information page of your IMPACT enrollment. HFS has provided IHA with step-by-step instructions to check the status and due date of servicing providers that you can access here. The IMPACT Provider Revalidation website includes step-by-step instructions, a frequently asked questions document and a townhall webinar recording.
FDA Suspends Chikungunya Vaccine Citing Severe Side Effects
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the license for chikungunya vaccine due to reports of four new severe adverse events. According to an Aug. 25 press release from manufacturer Valneva, the FDA’s decision will halt all shipping and sales of the vaccine in the U.S. Of the four reported cases, three occurred in individuals aged 70 to 82 years, including one hospitalization of an 82-year-old individual who was discharged after two days; the remaining case occurred in a 55-year-old individual. The FDA’s recent decision to suspend the license altogether following an Aug. 6 decision lifting a temporary pause on the vaccines used in people over 60 after initial adverse events were observed in older adults with underlying health conditions. The company said it will comply with the FDA decision.
Surgical Symposium on Advanced Surgical Care Sept. 4
The SIH Surgical Symposium will be held Sept. 4, offering a one-day conference focused on discussing advanced surgical care at SIH, including:
Updates in management of various surgical diseases by leaders in the field.
The Symposium will take place Sept. 4 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT in Carbondale, Illinois. Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and nurses are encouraged to attend. Click here to register. Breakfast and lunch will be provided with a networking hour for attendees after the Symposium concludes. CME's are available for Medical providers, CEU's are available for nursing staff. More information can be found here.
Illinois COVID-19 Data
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health (IDPH) has a weekly Infectious Respiratory Disease Surveillance Dashboard that is updated weekly on Friday. This report provides the public with the latest data on hospital visits, seasonal trends, lab test positivity and demographic data.
Click here to visit the IDPH COVID-19 resources webpage. IDPH will continue to report the weekly number of people with COVID-19 admitted to hospitals from emergency departments, deaths and vaccinations, with COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus information also reported through the dashboard of the Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System.
Briefly Noted
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall notice that Boston Scientific is recalling the Carotid WALLSTENT Monorail Endoprosthesis due to a manufacturing defect that can lead to severe injury and death. As of July 29, 2025, Boston Scientific has reported six cases that required additional intervention to recover the device. There have been no reported deaths associated with this issue.
In front of gleaming skyscrapers along the Chicago River, Illinois’ Democratic leaders showed a united front Monday against President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets to fight crime with one message: “Mr. President, do not come to Chicago.”
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