IL SB2484

Requires Illinois Medicaid to cover hospital and ambulatory surgical center charges, including anesthesia, for dental care when the patient has a medical condition requiring hospitalization or general anesthesia, or is a person with a disability

Mandates Medicaid coverage for dental anesthesia services provided by permitted dentists in dental offices, oral surgeon offices, hospitals, or surgical centers for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder or developmental disabilities

Defines "person with a disability" as someone with a chronic mental or physical impairment that is likely to continue and causes substantial functional limitations in self-care, language, learning, mobility, independent living, or economic self-sufficiency

Defines "developmental disability" as conditions including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism that manifest before age 22, are likely to continue indefinitely, and result in substantial limitations in at least 3 major life activities

Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to reimburse providers at Medicare rates for these covered services