HFS Family Planning Program

The HFS Family Planning Program offers two types of coverage: ongoing coverage and temporary, immediate coverage. Both coverage types cover all ages and all gender identities.

Ongoing HFS Family Planning Program coverage

Ongoing HFS Family Planning Program coverage lasts a year and can be renewed each year if you continue to qualify for it.

To qualify for ongoing HFS Family Planning Program coverage, you MUST:

• Be a resident of Illinois;
• Have an individual income of $3,600 a month or less before taxes (which equates to $43,200 a year or less before taxes);
• NOT have public health insurance coverage such as Medicaid, All Kids, or Moms & Babies.*

*Note: If you have public health insurance coverage, you already have coverage to get any FDA-approved birth control method plus other sexual and reproductive health care services (for example, STD/STI testing and treatment) confidentially and at no cost.

Temporary, immediate HFS Family Planning Program coverage

You’ll get temporary, immediate HFS Family Planning Program coverage called Family Planning Presumptive Eligibility (FPPE) for up to two months while your application for ongoing HFS Family Planning Program coverage is reviewed.

You can qualify for FPPE coverage if you say the following when you apply:

• That you are a resident of Illinois;
• That you as an individual make $3,600 a month or less (which equates to $43,200 a year or less) before taxes.

You don’t need to provide proof of documentation status or answer any questions about U.S. citizenship to get FPPE coverage. For non-U.S. citizens: applying for this coverage will NOT count towards “public charge.”

You’ll find out if you qualify for ongoing HFS Family Planning Program coverage at the end of the FPPE coverage period (sometime between one to two months after you applied). You will NOT be penalized or billed for using FPPE coverage if you do not qualify for ongoing coverage.

Here’s what you can get for free with HFS Family Planning Program coverage:

• All FDA-approved birth control methods (emergency contraception aka the morning-after pill, IUD, implant, birth control pill, birth control patch, birth control ring, birth control shot aka Depo-Provera, tubal ligation aka getting your tubes tied, vasectomy, and condoms)
• STD/STI testing, treatment and related vaccines
• HIV testing & prevention (PEP and PrEP)
• Annual physical with cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening
• Treatment for genital and urinary infections (for example, UTI treatment)
• Abortion care

You will not be mailed a bill, explanation of benefits, or any other kind of record of the health care services you receive through the HFS Family Planning Program.

If you don’t qualify for the program, don’t worry: You still have options.

ICAN! Quality Hub providers will provide care regardless of ability to pay. You can also check out Title X health centers that provide birth control, STD/STI testing and treatment, and more at no cost. You can also access care at Title X health centers if you are traveling from out of state.

You can apply for the HFS Family Planning Program on the Illinois benefits website, in person, or by phone.

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Apply By Phone at 1-800-843-6154

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Want to confirm you qualify before starting your application? Take our three-question quiz to confirm.

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