HFS Family Planning Program

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 $3,500 a month or less before taxes (which equates to $42,000 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 $3,500 a month or less (which equates to $42,000 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.