TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.110 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 350.110 General
Requirements
a) This Part applies to the operator/licensee of facilities, or
distinct parts of facilities, that are to be licensed and classified to provide
intermediate care for persons with developmental disabilities, pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the ID/DD Community Care Act (Act).
b) The license issued to each operator/licensee shall designate
the licensee's name, the facility name and address, the classification by level
of service authorized for that facility, the number of beds authorized for each
level, the date the license was issued and the expiration date. Licenses will
be issued for a period of not less than 6 months nor more than 18 months for
facilities with annual licenses and not less than 18 months nor more than 30
months for facilities with 2-year licenses. The Department will set the
period of the license based on the license expiration dates of the facilities
in the geographical area surrounding the facility in order to distribute the
expiration dates as evenly as possible throughout the calendar year.
(Section 3-110 of the Act)
c) An applicant may request that the license issued by the
Department of Public Health (the Department) have distinct parts classified
according to levels of services. The distinct part shall satisfactorily meet
the physical plant standards of this Part based on a level of service
classification sought for that distinct part. If necessary to protect the
health, welfare and safety of residents in a distinct part who require higher
standards, the facility shall comply with whatever additional physical plant
standards are necessary in any distinct part, to achieve this protection, as
required by the highest level of care being licensed. Administrative, supervisory,
and other personnel may be shared by the entire facility, if the total needs of
the residents of the facility are met.
d) A facility shall admit only that number of residents for
which it is licensed. (Section 2-209 of the Act)
e) No person shall:
1) Willfully
file any false, incomplete or intentionally misleading information required to
be filed under this Act, or willfully fail or refuse to file any required
information (Section 3-318(a)(6) of the Act); or
2) Open
or operate a facility without a license. (Section 3-318(a)(7) of the Act)
f) A
violation of subsection (e) is a business offense, punishable by a fine
not to exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of
Section 3-103 of the Act and Section 350.120(c) as to submission of
false or misleading information in a license application. (Section 3-318(b)
of the Act)
g) A facility shall not use in its title or description
"Hospital", "Sanitarium", "Sanatorium",
"Rehabilitation Center", or any other word or description in its
title or advertisements that indicates that a type of service is provided by
the facility that the facility is not licensed to provide or, in fact, does not
provide.
h) Any person establishing, constructing or modifying a health
care facility or portion of a health care facility without obtaining
the required permit from the Health Facilities and Services
Review Board shall not be eligible to apply for any necessary operating
licenses or be eligible for payment by any State agency for services rendered
in that facility until the required permit is obtained. (Section 13.1 of
the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act)
i) Any owner of a facility licensed under the Act
shall give 90 days' notice prior to voluntarily closing a facility or closing
any part of a facility, or prior to closing any part of a facility if closing the
part will require the transfer or discharge of more than 10% of the
residents. Notice shall be given to the Department, to any resident who
must be transferred or discharged, to the resident's representative, and to a
member of the resident's family, where practicable. Notice shall state
the proposed date of closing and the reason for closing. The facility shall
offer to assist the resident in securing an alternative placement and shall
advise the resident on available alternatives. Where the resident is unable to
choose an alternate placement and is not under guardianship, the Department
shall be notified of the need for relocation assistance. The facility shall
comply with all applicable laws and regulations until the date of closing,
including those related to transfer or discharge of residents. The Department
may place a relocation team in the facility as provided under Section
3-419 of the Act. (Section 3-423 of the Act)
j) If a licensee wishes to designate a portion of its licensed
beds as MC/DD, the licensed beds shall be located in a distinct part (as
defined in Section 350.330) of the facility.
k) Each facility shall notify the Department electronically at DPH.StrikePlan@illinois.gov
within 24 hours after receiving a notice of impending strike of staff providing
direct care. The facility shall submit a strike contingency plan to the
Department no later than three calendar days prior to the impending strike.
l) Each facility shall provide the Department with a
facility-specific email address. The facility shall not change the email
address without prior notice to the Department.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.120 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE
Section 350.120 Application
for License
a) Application for a license to establish or operate
an ID/DD facility shall be made in writing and submitted to
the Department on forms furnished by the Department. (Section
3-103(1) of the Act) The facility shall provide a written description of the
proposed program and other information that the Department may require to
determine the appropriate level of licensure. The application form and other
required information shall be submitted and approved prior to surveys of the
physical plant or review of building plans and specifications.
b) An application for a new facility shall be accompanied by a
permit as required by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.
c) The application shall be under oath and the submission of
false or misleading information shall be a Class A misdemeanor. The
application shall contain the following information:
1) The name and address of the applicant if an individual, and
if a firm, partnership, or association, of every member thereof, and in the
case of a corporation, the name and address thereof and of its officers and its
registered agent, and in the case of a unit of local government, the name and
address of its chief executive officer;
2) The name and location of the facility for which a license
is sought;
3) The name of the person or persons under whose management or
supervision the facility will be conducted;
4) The number and type of residents for which maintenance,
personal care, or nursing is to be provided; and
5) Information relating to the number, experience, and
training of the employees of the facility, any management agreements for the
operation of the facility, and of the moral character of the applicant and
employees as the Department may deem necessary. (Section 3-103(2) of the
Act)
d) Ownership Change or Discontinuation
1) The license is not transferable. It is issued to a specific
licensee and for a specific location. The license and the valid current
renewal certificate immediately become void and shall be returned to the
Department when the facility is sold or leased; when operation is discontinued;
when operation is moved to a new location; when the licensee (if an individual)
dies; when the licensee (if a corporation or partnership) dissolves or
terminates; or when the licensee (whatever the entity) ceases to be.
2) A license issued to a corporation shall become null, void and
of no further effect upon the dissolution of the corporation. The license
shall not be revived if the corporation is subsequently reinstated. A new
license shall be obtained.
e) Each initial application shall be accompanied by a
financial statement setting forth the financial condition of the applicant and
by a statement from the unit of local government having zoning jurisdiction
over the facility's location stating that the location of the facility is not
in violation of a zoning ordinance. An initial application for a new facility
shall be accompanied by a permit as required by the Illinois Health Facilities
Planning Act. After the application is approved, the applicant shall advise
the Department every 6 months of any changes in the information originally
provided in the application. (Section 3-103(3) of the Act)
f) The Director may issue licenses or renewals for
periods of not less than 6 months nor more than 18 months for facilities
with annual licenses and not less than 18 months nor more than 30 months for
facilities with 2-year licenses in order to distribute the
expiration dates of such licenses throughout the calendar year. (Section
3-110 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill.
Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.130 LICENSEE
Section 350.130 Licensee
a) The licensee is the corporate body, political subdivision,
individual, or individuals responsible for the operation of the facility and
upon whom rests the responsibility for meeting the licensing requirements. The
licensee does not have to own the building being used.
b) If the licensee does not own the building, a lease or
management agreement between the licensee and the owner of the building is
required. A copy of the lease or management agreement shall be furnished to
the Department. The Department shall also be provided with a copy of all new
lease agreements or any changes to existing agreements within 30 days of the
effective date of such changes.
c) If the licensee is not a corporation or a political
subdivision of the State of Illinois, each person responsible for the operation
of the facility and upon whom rests the responsibility for meeting the
licensing Minimum Standards shall be at least l8 years of age.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.140 ISSUANCE OF AN INITIAL LICENSE FOR A NEW FACILITY
Section 350.140 Issuance of
an Initial License for a New Facility
a) Upon receipt and review of an application for a license and
inspection of the applicant facility, the Director will issue a probationary
license if they find:
1) That the individual applicant, or the corporation,
partnership or other entity if the applicant is not an individual, is a person
responsible and suitable to operate or to direct or participate in the
operation of a facility by virtue of financial capacity, appropriate business
or professional experience, a record of compliance with lawful orders of the
Department and lack of revocation of a license during the previous five
years and is not the owner of a facility designated pursuant to Section
3-304.2 of the Act and Section 350.185 as a distressed facility;
2) That the facility is under the supervision of an
administrator who is licensed, if required, under the Nursing Home
Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act; and
3) That facility is in substantial compliance with the
Act and this Part. (Section 3-109 of the Act)
b) The Department will issue a probationary license for 120 days
from date of issuance.
c) Within 30 days prior to the termination of a probationary
license, the Department will fully and completely inspect the facility
and, if the facility meets the applicable requirements for licensure, will
issue a license under Section 3-109 of the Act except that, during a
statewide public health emergency, as defined in the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Act, the Department will inspect facilities within an appropriate
time frame to the extent feasible. (Section 3-116 of the Act) If
the facility is not in substantial compliance and satisfactory progress toward substantial
compliance is not being made, the Department will allow the probationary
license to expire.
d) If the Department finds that the facility does not meet the
requirements for licensure but has made substantial progress toward meeting
those requirements, the license may be renewed once for a period not to exceed
120 days from the expiration date of the initial probationary license.
(Section 3-116 of the Act) The Department will not issue more than two
successive probationary licenses.
e) The licensee shall qualify for issuance of a two-year license
if the licensee has met the criteria contained in Section 3-110(b) of the Act
for the last 24 consecutive months.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 7038, effective April 30, 2025)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.150 ISSUANCE OF AN INITIAL LICENSE DUE TO A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP
Section 350.150 Issuance of
an Initial License Due to a Change of Ownership
a) Upon receipt and review of an application for a license,
the Director will issue a probationary license if they find:
1) That the individual applicant, or the corporation,
partnership or other entity if the applicant is not an individual, is a person
responsible and suitable to operate or to direct or to participate in the
operation of a facility by virtue of financial capacity, appropriate business
or professional experience, a record of compliance with lawful orders of the
Department and lack of revocation of a license during the previous five
years and is not the owner of a facility designated pursuant to Section 3-304.2
of the Act and Section 350.185 as a distressed facility;
2) That the facility is under the supervision of an
administrator who is licensed, if required, under the Nursing Home
Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act; and
3) That the facility is in substantial compliance with the
Act and this Part. (Section 3-109 of the Act)
b) Whenever ownership of a facility is transferred from the
person named in the license to any other person, the transferee shall
obtain a new probationary license. The transferee shall notify the Department
of the transfer and apply for a new license at least 30 days prior to final
transfer. The Department will not approve the transfer of
ownership to an owner of a facility designated pursuant to Section 3-304.2 of the
Act and Section 350.185 as a distressed facility. (Section 3-112(a)
of the Act)
c) The transferor shall notify the Department at least 30 days
prior to final transfer. The transferor shall remain responsible for the
operation of the facility until the license is issued to the transferee. (Section
3-112(b) of the Act)
d) The license granted to the transferee shall be subject to the
plan of correction submitted by the previous owner and approved by the
Department and any conditions contained in a conditional license issued to the
previous owner. If there are outstanding violations and no approved plan of
correction has been implemented, the Department may issue a conditional
license and plan of correction as provided in Sections 3-311 through 3-317 of
the Act. (Section 3-113 of the Act)
e) The transferor shall remain liable for all penalties
assessed against the facility which are imposed for violations occurring prior
to transfer of ownership. (Section 3-114 of the Act)
f) If the applicant has not been previously licensed or if the
facility is not in operation at the time application is made, the Department will
issue only a probationary license. A probationary license shall be valid for
120 days unless sooner suspended or revoked under Section 3-119 of the
Act. (Section 3-116 of the Act
g) Within 30 days prior to the termination of a probationary
license, the Department will fully and completely inspect the facility
and, if the facility meets the applicable requirements for licensure, will
issue a license under Section 3-109 of the Act except that, during a
statewide public health emergency, as defined in the Illinois Emergency
Management Agency Act, the Department will inspect facilities within an
appropriate time frame to the extent feasible. (Section 3-116 of the
Act) If the facility is not in substantial compliance and satisfactory
progress toward substantial compliance is not being made, the Department will
allow the probationary license to expire.
h) If the Department finds that the facility does not meet the
requirements for licensure but has made substantial progress toward meeting
those requirements, the license may be renewed once for a period not to exceed
120 days from the expiration date of the initial probationary license.
(Section 3-116 of the Act) The Department will not issue more than two
successive probationary licenses.
i) The issuance date of the probationary license to the new
owner will be the date the last licensure requirement is met as determined by
the Department.
j) The licensee shall qualify for issuance of a two-year license
if the licensee has met the criteria contained in Section 3-110(b) of the Act
for the last 24 consecutive months.
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 7038, effective April 30, 2025)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.160 ISSUANCE OF A RENEWAL LICENSE
Section 350.160 Issuance of
a Renewal License
a) At least 120 days, but not more than 150 days, prior to
license expiration, the licensee shall submit an application for renewal of the
license in such form and containing such information as the Department
requires. If the application is approved, and the facility is in
compliance with all other licensure requirements, the license shall be
renewed in accordance with Section 3-110 of the Act.
b) The renewal application for a facility will not be
approved unless the applicant has provided to the Department an accurate
disclosure document in accordance with the Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Dementias Special Care Disclosure Act. (Section 3-115 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.165 CRITERIA FOR ADVERSE LICENSURE ACTIONS
Section 350.165 Criteria for
Adverse Licensure Actions
a) Adverse licensure actions are determinations to deny the
issuance of an initial license, to deny the issuance of a renewal of a license,
or to revoke the current license of a facility.
b) A determination by the Director to take adverse licensure
action against a facility will be based on a finding that one or more of the
following criteria are met:
1) There has been a substantial failure to comply with the
Act or this Part. A substantial failure by a facility shall include,
but not be limited to, any of the following:
A) Termination
of Medicare or Medicaid certification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; or
B) A failure by the facility to pay any fine assessed under the
Act after the Department has sent to the facility and licensee at least
2 notices of assessment that include a schedule of payments as determined by
the Department, taking into account extenuating circumstances and financial
hardships of the facility. (Section 3-119(a)(1) of the Act)
2) Conviction of the licensee, or of the person designated to
manage or supervise the facility, of a felony, or of 2 or more misdemeanors
involving moral turpitude, during the previous 5 years as shown by a
certified copy of the record of the court of conviction. (Section
3-119(a)(2) of the Act)
3) The moral character of the licensee, administrator, manager,
or supervisor of the facility is not reputable. Evidence to be
considered will include, but not be limited to, verifiable statements by
residents of a facility or law enforcement officials. In addition, the
definition afforded to the terms "reputable,"
"unreputable," and "irreputable" by the circuit courts of
the State of Illinois shall apply when appropriate to the given situation. For
purposes of this Section, a manager or supervisor of the facility is an
individual with responsibility for the overall management, direction,
coordination, or supervision of the facility or the facility staff.
4) Personnel is insufficient in number or unqualified by
training or experience to properly care for the number and type of residents
served by the facility. Requirements in this Part concerning personnel,
including Sections 350.810, 350.820, 350.1220, 350.1230 and 350.1240, will be
considered in making this determination. (Section 3-119(a)(3) of the Act)
5) Financial or other resources are insufficient to conduct
and operate the facility in accordance with the Act and this Part.
Financial information and changes in financial information provided by the
facility under Section 350.120(e) and under Section 3-208 of the Act will be
considered in making this determination. (Section 3-119(a)(4) of the Act)
6) The facility is not under the direct supervision of a
full-time administrator as required by Section 350.510 who is licensed,
if required, under the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary
Act. (Section 3-119(a)(5) of the Act)
7) The facility has committed 2 Type "AA" violations
within a 2-year period. (Section 3-119(a)(6) of the Act)
8) The facility has committed a Type "AA" violation
while the facility is listed as a "distressed facility".
(Section 3-119(a)(7) of the Act)
9) The facility has violated the rights of residents of the
facility by any of the following actions:
A) A pervasive pattern of cruelty or indifference to residents has
occurred in the facility.
B) The facility has appropriated the property of a resident or has
converted a resident’s property for the facility's use without written consent
of the resident or the resident's legal guardian.
C) The facility has secured property, or a bequest of property,
from a resident by undue influence.
10) The facility knowingly submitted false information either on
the licensure or renewal application forms or during the course of an
inspection or survey of the facility.
11) The facility has refused to allow an inspection or survey of
the facility by agents of the Department.
c) The Director will consider all available evidence at the time
of the determination, including the history of the facility and the applicant
in complying with the Act and this Part, notices of violations that have been
issued to the facility and the applicant, findings of surveys and inspections,
and any other evidence provided by the facility, residents, law enforcement
officials and other interested individuals.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.170 DENIAL OF INITIAL LICENSE
Section 350.170 Denial of
Initial License
a) A determination by the Director to deny the issuance of an
initial license shall be based on a finding that one or more of the criteria
outlined in Section 350.165 or the following criteria are met.
1) Conviction of the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm,
partnership or association, of any of its members, or if a corporation, the
conviction of the corporation or any of its officers or stockholders, or of the
person designated to manage or supervise the facility, of 2 or more
misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, during the previous 5 years as shown by
a certified copy of the record of the court of conviction. (Section
3-117(2) of the Act)
2) Prior license revocation. Both of the following conditions shall
be met:
A) Revocation of a facility license during the previous 5
years, if such prior license was issued to the individual applicant, a
controlling owner or controlling combination of owners of the applicant; or any
affiliate of the individual applicant or controlling owner of the applicant and
such individual applicant, controlling owner of the applicant or affiliate of
the applicant was a controlling owner of the prior license. Operation for
the purposes of this provision shall include individuals with responsibility
for the overall management, direction, or supervision of the facility.
B) The denial of an application for a license pursuant to this
subsection (a)(2) must be supported by evidence that the prior
revocation renders the applicant unqualified or incapable of meeting or
maintaining a facility in accordance with the Act and this Part. This
determination will be based on the applicant's qualifications and ability to
meet the criteria outlined in Section 350.165(b) as evidenced by the
application and the applicant's prior history. (Section 3-117(5) of the Act)
3) Personnel
insufficient in number or unqualified by training or experience to properly
care for the proposed number and type of residents. (Section 3-117(3) of
the Act)
4) Insufficient
financial or other resources to operate and conduct the facility in accordance
with this Part and the Act. (Section 3-117(4) of the Act)
5) That
the facility is not under the direct supervision of a full time administrator,
as defined in this Part, who is licensed, if required, under the Nursing
Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act. (Section 3-117(6) of
the Act)
6) That
the facility is in receivership and the proposed licensee has not submitted a
specific detailed plan to bring the facility into compliance with the
requirements of the Act and with federal certification requirements, if
the facility is certified, and to keep the facility in such compliance.
(Section 3-117(7) of the Act)
7) The applicant is the owner of a facility designated
pursuant to Section 3-304.2 of the Act and Section 350.185 as a
distressed facility. (Section 3-117(8) of the Act) The individual
applicant, an owner or combination of owners of the applicant; or any affiliate
of the individual applicant or owner of the applicant or affiliate of the
applicant has an interest in any facility currently listed on the quarterly
list of distressed facilities in accordance with Section 350.185.
b) The Department shall notify an applicant immediately upon
denial of any application. The notice shall be in writing and shall
include:
1) A clear and concise statement of the violations of
Section 3-117 of the Act on which denial is based. The statement
shall include a citation to the provisions of Section 3-117 of the Act and the
provisions of this Part under which the application is being denied.
2) A notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section
3-703 of the Act. If the applicant desires to contest the denial of a
license, it shall provide written notice to the Department of a request for a
hearing within 10 days after receipt of the notice of denial. (Section
3-118 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.175 DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF LICENSE
Section 350.175 Denial of
Renewal of License
a) Application for renewal of a license of a facility shall be
denied and the license of the facility shall be allowed to expire when the
Director finds that a condition, occurrence, or situation in the facility meets
any of the criteria specified in Section 350.165(b) and in Section 3-119(a) of
the Act. Pursuant to Section 10-65 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act, licensees who are individuals are subject to denial of renewal of
licensure if the individual is more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a
child support order.
b) When the Director determines that an application for renewal
of a license of a facility is to be denied, the Department shall notify the
facility. The notice to the facility shall be in writing and shall include:
1) A clear and concise statement of the violations on
which the nonrenewal is based. The statement shall include a citation to
the provisions of the Act and this Part on which the application for renewal is
being denied.
2) A statement of the date on which the current license of the
facility will expire as provided in subsection (c) and Section 3-119(d) of the
Act.
3) Notice of the opportunity for a hearing under
Section 3-703 of the Act. (Section 3-119(b) of the Act)
c) The effective date of the nonrenewal of a license shall be as
provided in Section 3-119(d) of the Act.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.180 REVOCATION OF LICENSE
Section 350.180 Revocation
of License
a) The license of a facility shall be revoked when the Director
finds that a condition, occurrence or situation in the facility meets any of
the criteria specified in Section 350.165(b) and in Section 3-119(a) of the Act.
In addition, the license of a facility will be revoked when the facility fails
to abate or eliminate a Type A violation as provided in Section 350.282(b) or
when the facility has committed 2 type “AA” violations within a 2-year
period. (Section 3-119(a)(6) of the Act) Pursuant to Section 10-65 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, licensees who are individuals are
subject to revocation of licensure if the individual is more than 30 days
delinquent in complying with a child support order.
b) When the Director determines that the license of a facility is
to be revoked, the Department shall notify the facility. The notice to the
facility shall be in writing and shall include:
1) A clear and concise statement of the violations on
which the revocation is based, and the statute or rule violated.
2) A statement of the date on which the revocation will take
effect as provided in subsection (c) and Section 3-119(d) of the Act.
3) Notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 3-703
of the Act. (Section 3-119(b) of the Act).
c) The effective date of the revocation of a license shall be as
provided in Section 3-119(d) of the Act.
d) The Department may extend the effective date of license
revocation or expiration in any case in order to permit orderly removal
and relocation of residents. (Section 3-119(d)(3) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.185 DESIGNATION OF DISTRESSED FACILITIES
Section 350.185
Designation of Distressed Facilities
a) The Department will publish a quarterly
list of distressed facilities. No facility shall be identified as a
distressed facility unless it has committed violations or deficiencies that
have actually harmed residents. (Section 3-304.2(a) of the Act) Facilities
that have committed violations or deficiencies that resulted in harm to a
resident will be added to the quarterly list of distressed facilities using the
following methodology:
1) Facility histories will be reviewed for the
preceding 24 months. Violations will be assigned a point value as follows:
A) Type B violation: 10 points;
B) Repeat Type B violation: 20 points;
C) Type A violation: 35 points;
D) Repeat Type A violation: 50 points;
E) Type AA violation: 50 points: and
F) Repeat Type AA violation: 75 points.
2) The Department will review all facilities
on a quarterly basis. The points assigned to a facility by the Department will
be calculated on the last day of every quarter in a calendar year. Violations
from the 24 months prior to the current quarter will be scored based on the
criteria in subsection (a)(1).
3) Any facility with a total score of 100
points or above and that has committed violations or deficiencies that resulted
in harm to a resident will be included in the quarterly list of distressed
facilities.
4) For the purposes of this Section,
facilities will not accrue points for harm to a resident while the resident is
at a day training program or other entity or activity outside the facility that
is not under the control or supervision of the facility. Facilities shall
notify the Department and the Department of Human Services – Division of
Developmental Disabilities when a resident is injured, or is subject to alleged
abuse or neglect, at a day training program.
b) A distressed facility may contract with
an independent consultant meeting criteria established by the Department. If
the distressed facility does not seek the assistance of an independent
consultant, the Department shall place a monitor or a temporary manager in the
facility, depending on the Department's assessment of the condition of the
facility. (Section 3-304.2(e) of the Act) An independent consultant
contracted by the facility shall:
1) Possess a baccalaureate degree, a nursing
license or a nursing home administrator’s license, and a minimum of two years
of full-time work experience in the long-term care industry, including one year
of experience working directly with individuals with a developmental disability
diagnosis, or shall have a professional background that best meets the needs of
the facility;
2) Have no professional or financial
relationship with the facility, or have any reportable ownership
interest in the facility, or any related parties. In this subsection,
"related parties" has the meaning attributed to it in the
instructions for completing Medicaid cost reports. (Section 3-304.2(d) of
the Act); and
3) Have no ownership interest, or be employed
by, another facility on the quarterly list of distressed facilities. This
provision is not intended to prevent an independent consultant from providing
consultation to more than one distressed facility.
c) If a facility elects to not contract with a
qualified independent contractor, the Department may place a temporary manager
or monitor in the facility based on the following factors:
1) The severity of deficiencies and violations
cited against the facility;
2) Whether the deficiencies and violations
show a pattern of non-compliance or demonstrate an impact on a number of
facility systems; and
3) Whether the facility was issued a notice of
any high risk violations in the prior 12 months.
d) In addition to any other sanctions in the
Act and this Part, facilities not in compliance with the Act and this Part
shall be subject to a ban on new admissions until they implement the plan of
correction, as certified by a follow-up visit from the Department.
e) To be removed from the distressed
facilities list, a facility shall not receive any Type AA violations, or any A
violations with harm, and shall not have received any combination of
violations, that harmed residents, that equals or exceeds 100 points as
determined by the point values in Section 350.185 (a)(1)(A) through (F) for a
period that includes at least two consecutive annual surveys and any
intervening complaint investigations or other surveys.
(Source:
Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.190 EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM CONFLICTING WITH REQUIREMENTS
Section 350.190 Experimental
Program Conflicting with Requirements
a) Any facility desiring to conduct an experimental program or do
research that is in conflict with this Part shall submit a written request to
the Department and secure prior approval. The Department will not approve
experimental programs that would violate residents' rights under the Act or
this Part. Experimental programs in facilities shall comply with the following:
1) No
facility shall permit experimental research or treatment to be conducted on a
resident or give access to any person or person's records for a retrospective
study about the safety or efficacy of any care or treatment without the prior
written approval of the institutional review board;
2) No
administrator, or person licensed by the State to provide medical care or
treatment to any person may assist or participate in any experimental research
on or treatment of a resident, including a retrospective study, that does not
have the prior written approval of the board. Such conduct shall be grounds for
professional discipline by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation; and
3) The
institutional review board may exempt from ongoing review research or treatment
initiated on a resident before the individual's admission to a facility and for
which the board determines there is adequate ongoing oversight by another
institutional review board.
b) Nothing in the Act or this Section shall prevent a
facility, any facility employee, or any other person from assisting or
participating in any experimental research on or treatment of a resident if the
research or treatment began before the person's admission to a facility, until
the board has reviewed the research or treatment and decided to grant or deny
approval or to exempt the research or treatment from ongoing review. (Section
2-104(a) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.200 INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS, EVALUATIONS AND CONSULTATION
Section 350.200 Inspections,
Surveys, Evaluations and Consultation
a) The terms survey, inspection, and evaluation are synonymous.
These terms refer to the overall examination of compliance with the Act and
this Part. All facilities to which this Part applies shall be subject to and
shall be deemed to have given consent to annual inspections, surveys or
evaluations by properly identified personnel of the Department, or by other
properly identified persons, including local health department staff, as the
Department may designate. An inspection, survey or evaluation, other than
an inspection of financial records, shall be conducted without prior
notice to the facility. A visit for the sole purpose of consultation
may be announced. (Section 3-212(a) of the Act) The licensee, or person
representing the licensee in the facility, shall provide access and entry to
the premises or facility for obtaining information required to carry out the
Act and this Part. In addition, the Department shall have access to and may
reproduce or photocopy at its cost any books, records, and other
documents maintained by the facility, the licensee or their representatives
to the extent necessary to carry out the Act and this Part. (Section
3-213 of the Act) A facility may charge the Department for photocopying at a
rate determined by the facility not to exceed the rate in Access to Public
Records of the Department of Public Health.
b) No person shall:
1) Intentionally
prevent, interfere with, or attempt to impede in any way any duly authorized
investigation and enforcement of the Act or this Part (Section
3-318(a)(2) of the Act);
2) Intentionally
prevent or attempt to prevent any examination of any relevant books or records
pertinent to investigations and enforcement of the Act or this Part
(Section 3-318(a)(3) of the Act);
3) Intentionally
prevent or interfere with the preservation of evidence pertaining to any
violation of this Act or the rules promulgated under the Act or this
Part (Section 3-318(a)(4) of the Act); or
4) Intentionally
retaliate or discriminate against any resident or employee for contacting or
providing information to any state official, or for initiating, participating
in, or testifying in an action for any remedy authorized under the Act
or this Part. (Section 3-318(a)(5) of the Act)
c) A
violation of subsection (b) is a business offense, punishable by a fine
not to exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of
Section 3-103 of the Act and Section 350.120(c) as to submission of
false or misleading information in a license application. (Section
3-318(b) of the Act)
d) In determining whether to make more than the
required number of unannounced inspections, surveys and
evaluations of a facility, the Department shall consider one or more of
the following:
1) Previous inspection reports;
2) The facility's history of compliance with the Act
and this Part and correction of violations, penalties or other enforcement
actions;
3) The number and severity of complaints received
about the facility;
4) Any allegations of resident abuse or neglect;
5) Weather conditions;
6) Health emergencies;
7) Other reasonable belief that deficiencies exist;
(Section 3-212(b) of the Act) and
8) Requirements pursuant to the "1864 Agreement" (42
U.S.C.A. 1395aa) between the Department and the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) (e.g., annual and follow-up certification inspections,
life safety code inspections and any inspections requested by the Secretary of
HHS).
e) The Department shall not be required to determine whether a
facility certified to participate in the Medicare Program under Title XVIII of
the Social Security Act, or the Medicaid Program under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act, and which the Department determines by inspection to be in
compliance with the certification requirements of Title XVIII or XIX, is in
compliance with any requirement of the Act and this Part that is
less stringent than or duplicates a federal certification requirement.
(Section 3-212(b-1) of the Act)
f) The Department shall, in accordance with Section
3-212(a) of the Act, determine whether a certified facility is in compliance
with requirements of the Act that exceed federal certification
requirements (Section 3-212 (b-1) of the Act).
g) If a certified facility is found to be out of compliance
with federal certification requirements, the results of the inspection
conducted pursuant to Title XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act
(Section 3-212(b-1) of the Act) shall be reviewed to determine which, if any,
of the results shall be considered licensure findings, as follows:
1) The result identifies potential violations of the Act and this
Part; and
2) The result, based on available information, would likely
represent a Type AA, a Type A, or a Type B violation if tested against the
factors described in Sections 350.272 and 350.274.
h) All results of an inspection conducted pursuant to Title XVIII
or XIX of the Social Security Act that the Department considers licensure
findings shall be provided to the facility at the time of exit or by mail in
accordance with subsection (i).
i) Upon the completion of each inspection, survey and
evaluation, the appropriate Department personnel who conducted the inspection,
survey or evaluation shall submit a copy of their report to the licensee or
the licensee's representative, upon exiting the facility or upon
considering results of an inspection conducted pursuant to Title XVIII or XIX of
the Social Security Act as licensure findings. A copy of the information
gathered during a complaint investigation will not be provided upon exiting the
facility. Comments or documentation provided by the licensee, which may
refute findings in the report, which explain extenuating circumstances that the
facility could not reasonably have prevented, or which indicate methods and
timetables for correction of deficiencies described in the report shall be
provided to the Department within ten days of receipt of the copy of the
report. (Section 3-212(c) of the Act)
j) Consultation consists of providing advice or suggestions to
the staff of a facility at their request relative to specific matters of the
scope of regulation, methods of compliance with the Act or this Part or general
matters of patient care. A request for consultation by a facility or facility
staff does not obligate Department personnel to provide consultation. A
facility that requests and obtains consultation from the Department retains
legal responsibility for compliance with the Act and this Part.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.210 FILING AN ANNUAL ATTESTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Section 350.210 Filing an
Annual Attested Financial Statement
a) Each licensee shall file annually, or more often as
the Director shall prescribe, an attested financial statement. The Director may
order an audited financial statement of a particular facility by an auditor of
the Director's choice. The Department will pay the cost of extra audits
ordered by the Director. The time period covered in the financial
statement shall be a period determined by the Department for the initial
filing, and after the initial filing shall coincide with the facility's fiscal
year or the calendar year. (Section 3-208(a) of the Act)
b) The financial statement shall be filed with the Department
within 90 days following the end of the designated reporting period. The
financial statement will not be considered as having been filed unless all
sections of the prescribed forms have been properly completed. Those sections
which do not apply to a particular facility shall be noted "not
applicable" on the forms.
c) The information required to be submitted in the financial
statement will include, but is not limited to, the following:
1) Facility information, including: facility name and address,
licensure information, type of ownership, licensed bed capacity, date and cost
of building construction and additions, date and cost of acquisition of
buildings, building sizes, equipment costs and dates of acquisition.
2) Resident information, including: number and level of care of
residents by source of payment, income from residents by level of care.
3) Cost information by level of care, including:
A) General service costs; such as dietary, food, housekeeping,
laundry, utilities, and plant operation and maintenance.
B) Health care costs; such as medical director, nursing,
medications, oxygen, activities, medical records, other medical services,
social services, and utilization reviews.
C) General administration; such as administrative salaries,
professional services, fees, subscriptions, promotional costs, insurance,
travel, clerical costs, employee benefits, license fees, and inservice training
and education.
D) Ownership; such as depreciation, interest, taxes, rent, and
leasing.
E) Special Service cost centers; such as habilitative and
rehabilitative services, therapies, transportation, education, barber and
beauty care, and gift and coffee shops.
4) Income information, including operating and nonoperating
income.
5) Ownership information, including balance sheet and payment to
owners.
6) Personnel information, including the number and type of people
employed and salaries paid.
7) Related organization information, including related
organizations from which services are purchased.
d) The new owner or a new lessee of a previously licensed
facility may file a projection of capital costs at the time of closing or
signing of the lease.
e) The new owner or new lessee of a facility that is licensed for
the first time (a newly constructed facility) shall file a projection of
capital costs.
f) The owner or lessee in subsections (d) and (e) shall file a
full cost report within nine months after acquisition (covering the first six
months of operation). Each shall also file a cost report within 90 days after
the close of its first complete fiscal year.
g) No public funds shall be expended for the maintenance of
any resident in a facility which has failed to file the financial statement,
and no public funds shall be paid to, or on behalf of a facility which has
failed to file a statement. (Section 3-208(b) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.220 INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY THE DEPARTMENT
Section 350.220 Information
to Be Made Available to the Public by the Department
a) The Department shall respect the confidentiality of a
resident's record and shall not divulge or disclose the contents of a record in
a manner which identifies a resident, except upon a resident's death to a
relative or guardian, or under judicial proceedings. This Section shall not be
construed to limit the right of a resident or a resident's representative to
inspect or copy the resident's records. (Section 2-206(a) of the Act)
b) Confidential medical, social, personal or financial
information identifying a resident shall not be available for public inspection
in a manner which identifies a resident. (Section 2-206(b) of the Act)
c) The following information is subject to disclosure to the
public from the Department or the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services:
1) Information submitted under Section 3-103 and 3-207 of
the Act, except information concerning the remuneration of personnel licensed,
registered, or certified by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation and monthly charges for an individual private resident;
2) Records of license and certification inspections, surveys,
and evaluations of facilities, other reports of inspections, surveys, and
evaluations of resident care, whether a facility is designated a
distressed facility and the basis for the designation, and reports concerning a
facility prepared pursuant to Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act,
subject to the provisions of the Social Security Act;
3) Cost and reimbursement reports submitted by a facility
under Section 3-208 of the Act, reports of audits of facilities, and
other public records concerning the cost incurred by, revenues received by, and
reimbursement of facilities; and
4) Complaints filed against a facility and complaint
investigation reports, except that a complaint or complaint investigation
report shall not be disclosed to a person other than the complainant or
complainant's representative before it is disclosed to a facility under Section
3-702 of the Act, and, further, except that a complainant or resident's
name shall not be disclosed except under Section 3-702 of the Act.
(Section 2-205 of the Act)
d) The Department shall disclose information under this
Section in accordance with provisions for inspection and copying of public
records required by the Freedom of Information Act.
e) However, the disclosure of information described in subsection
(c)(1) shall not be restricted by any provision of the Freedom of
Information Act. (Section 2-205 of the Act)
f) Copies of reports available to the public may be obtained by
making a written request to the Department in accordance with Access to Records
of the Department of Public Health.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.230 INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY THE LICENSEE
Section 350.230 Information
to Be Made Available to the Public by the Licensee
a) Every facility shall conspicuously post or display in an
area of its offices accessible to residents, employees, and visitors the
following:
1) Its current license;
2) A description, provided by the Department, of complaint
procedures established under the Act and the name, address, and
telephone number of a person authorized by the Department to receive
complaints;
3) A copy of any order pertaining to the facility issued by
the Department or a court; and
4) A list of the material available for public inspection
under Section 3-210 of the Act. (Section 3-209 of the Act)
b) A facility shall retain the following for public
inspection:
1) A complete copy of every inspection report of the facility
received from the Department during the past 5 years;
2) A copy of every order pertaining to the facility issued by
the Department or a court during the past 5 years;
3) A description of the services provided by the facility and
the rates charged for those services and items for which a resident may be
separately charged;
4) A copy of the statement of ownership required by Section
3-207 of the Act;
5) A record of personnel employed or retained by the facility
who are licensed, certified or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation;
6) A complete copy of the most recent inspection report of the
facility received from the Department; and
7) A copy of the current Consumer Choice Information Report
required by Section 2-214 of the Act. (Section 3-210 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.240 MUNICIPAL LICENSING
Section 350.240 Municipal
Licensing
a) Municipalities that have adopted a licensing ordinance as
provided under Section 3-104 of the Act and this Part shall adopt this Part by
complying with Article I, Division 3, of the Illinois Municipal Code.
b) Municipalities shall issue licenses so that the expiration
dates are distributed throughout the calendar year. The month the license
expires shall coincide with the date of original licensure of the licensee.
c) The municipality shall notify the Department within 10 days following
the date of issuance or denial of a license that the municipal license has been
issued or denied. If the license is issued, the notice shall include the
facility name, address, the date of issuance and the number of beds by level of
care for which the license was issued. If the license is denied, the notice shall
indicate the reason for denial and the current status of the licensee's
(applicant's) application for a municipal license.
d) The municipality shall use the same licensing classifications
as the Department, and a municipality shall not issue a license to a facility
for a different classification from the license issued by the Department.
e) The Department and the city, village or incorporated town
shall have the right at any time to visit and inspect the premises and
personnel of any facility for the purpose of determining whether the applicant
or licensee is in compliance with the Act or with the local ordinances which
govern the regulation of the facility. The Department may survey any former
facility which once held a license to ensure that the facility is not again
operating without a license. Municipalities may charge a reasonable license or
renewal fee for the regulation of facilities, which fees shall be in addition
to the fees paid to the Department. (Section 3-107 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.250 OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE
Section 350.250 Ownership
Disclosure
a) As a condition of the issuance or renewal of the license of
any facility, the applicant shall file a statement of ownership. The applicant
shall update the information required in the statement of ownership within 10
days after any change. (Section 3-207(a) of the Act)
b) The statement of ownership shall include the following:
1) The name, address, telephone number, occupation or business
activity, business address and business telephone number of the person who is
the owner of the facility and every person who owns the building in which the
facility is located, if other than the owner of the facility, that is the
subject of the application or license;
2) If the owner is a partnership or corporation, the name of
every partner and stockholder of the owner (3-207(b) of the Act);
3) The percent of direct or indirect financial interest of those
persons who have a direct or indirect financial interest of five percent or
more in the legal entity designated as the operator/licensee of the facility
which is the subject of the application or license;
4) The name, address, telephone number, occupation or business
activity, business address, business telephone number and the percent of direct
or indirect financial interest of those persons who have a direct or indirect
financial interest of five percent or more in the legal entity that owns the
building in which the operator/licensee is operating the facility which is the
subject of the application or license; and
5) The name and address of any facility, wherever located, any
financial interest that is owned by the applicant, if the facility were
required to be licensed if it were located in this State. (Section
3-207(b) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 7950, effective April 30, 2018)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.260 ISSUANCE OF CONDITIONAL LICENSE
Section 350.260 Issuance of
Conditional License
a) The Director may issue a conditional license under
Section 3-305 of the Act to any facility if the Director finds that
either a Type "A" or Type "B" violation exists in such
facility. The issuance of a conditional license shall revoke any license held
by the facility. (Section 3-311 of the Act)
b) Prior to the issuance of a conditional license, the
Department shall review and approve a written plan of correction. The
Department shall specify the violations which prevent full licensure and shall
establish a time schedule for correction of the deficiencies. Retention of the
license shall be conditional on the timely correction
of the deficiencies in accordance with the plan of correction. (Section
3-312 of the Act)
c) Written notice of the decision to issue a conditional
license shall be sent to the applicant or licensee together with the
specification of all violations of the Act and this Part that
prevent full licensure and which form the basis for the Department's decision
to issue a conditional license and the required plan of correction. The notice
shall inform the applicant or licensee of its right to a full hearing under
Section 3-315 of the Act to contest the issuance of the conditional
license. (Section 3-313 of the Act)
d) If the applicant or licensee desires to contest the
basis for issuance of a conditional license, or the terms of the
plan of correction, the applicant or licensee shall send a written request
for hearing to the Department within 10 days after receipt by the
applicant or licensee of the Department's notice and decision to issue a
conditional license. The Department shall hold the hearing as provided under
Section 3-703 of the Act. The terms of the conditional license shall be
stayed pending the issuance of the Final Order at the conclusion of the
hearing, and the facility may operate in the same manner as with an
unrestricted license. (Section 3-315 of the Act)
e) A conditional license shall be issued for a period
specified by the Department, but in no event for more than one year. The
effective date of the conditional license shall not begin until the applicant
or licensee has had the opportunity to request a hearing pursuant to subsection
(d), and if a hearing is requested in a timely manner, then the terms of the
conditional license shall be stayed as provided for in subsection (d). The
Department shall periodically inspect any facility operating under a
conditional license. If the Department finds substantial failure by the
facility to timely correct the violations which prevented full
licensure and formed the basis for the Department's decision to issue a
conditional license in accordance with the required plan of correction, the
conditional license may be revoked as provided under Section 3-119
of the Act. (Section 3-316 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.270 MONITOR AND RECEIVERSHIP
Section 350.270 Monitor and
Receivership
a) The Department may place an employee or agent to serve as a
monitor in a facility or may petition the circuit court for appointment
of a receiver for a facility, or both, when any of the following conditions
exist:
1) The facility is operating without a license;
2) The Department has suspended, revoked or refused to renew
the existing license of the facility;
3) The facility is closing or has informed the Department that
it intends to close and adequate arrangements for relocation of residents have
not been made at least 30 days prior to closure;
4) The Department determines that an emergency exists, whether
or not it has initiated revocation or nonrenewal procedures, if because of the
unwillingness or inability of the licensee to remedy the emergency the
Department believes a monitor is necessary; as used in this subsection, "emergency"
means a threat to the health, safety or welfare of a resident that the facility
is unwilling or unable to correct;
5) The Department receives notification that the facility is
terminated or will not be renewed for participation in the federal
reimbursement program under either Title XVIII (Medicare) or Title XIX
(Medicaid) of the Social Security Act;
6) The
facility has been designated a distressed facility by the Department and does
not have a consultant employed pursuant to Section 3-304.2 of the Act
and Section 350.185 and an acceptable plan of improvement, or the Department
has reason to believe the facility is not complying with the plan of
improvement. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Department
from placing a monitor in a facility if otherwise justified by law; or
7) At the discretion of the Department when a review of
facility compliance history, incident reports, or reports of financial problems
raises a concern that a threat to resident health, safety, or welfare exists.
(Section 3-501 of the Act)
b) The monitor shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1) Be in good physical health, as evidenced by a physical
examination by a physician within the last year, and have had a TB test;
2) Have an understanding of the needs of ID/DD facility residents
as evidenced by one year of experience in working, as appropriate, with
developmentally disabled individuals in programs such as patient care, social
work or advocacy;
3) Have an understanding of the provisions of the Act and this
Part that are the subject of the monitors' duties as evidenced in a personal
interview of the candidate;
4) Not be related to the owners of the involved facility either
through blood, marriage or common ownership of real or personal property except
ownership of stock that is traded on a stock exchange;
5) Have successfully completed a baccalaureate degree or possess
a nursing license or a nursing home administrator's license; and
6) Have two years of full-time work experience that is relevant
to the reason the monitor has been placed in the facility.
c) The monitor shall be under the supervision of the Department;
shall perform the duties of a monitor delineated in Section 3-502 of the Act;
and shall accomplish the following actions:
1) Visit the facility as directed by the Department;
2) Review all records pertinent to the condition for the
monitor's placement under subsection (a);
3) Provide written and oral reports to the Department detailing
the observed conditions of the facility; and
4) Be available as a witness for hearings involving the condition
for placement as monitor.
d) All communications, including, but not limited to, data,
memoranda, correspondence, records and reports, shall be transmitted to and
become the property of the Department. In addition, findings and results of
the monitor's work done under this Part shall be strictly confidential and not
subject to disclosure without written authorization from the Department, or by
court order subject to disclosure only in accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act, subject to the confidentiality requirements of the Act.
e) The Department may terminate the monitor assignment as monitor
at any time.
f) Through consultation with the long-term care industry
associations, professional organizations, consumer groups and health care
management corporations, the Department will maintain a list of receivers.
Preference on the list shall be given to individuals possessing a valid
Illinois nursing home administrator’s license and experience in financial and
operations management of a long-term care facility and to individuals with
access to consultative experts with this experience. To be placed on the list,
individuals shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1) Be in good physical health as evidenced by a physical
examination by a physician within the last year, and have had a TB test;
2) Have an understanding of the needs of ID/DD facility residents
and the delivery of the highest possible quality of care as evidenced by one
year of experience in working with developmentally disabled individuals in
programs such as patient care, social work or advocacy;
3) Have an understanding and working knowledge of the Act and
this Part as evidenced in a personal interview of the candidate;
4) Have successfully completed a baccalaureate degree, or possess
a nursing license or a nursing home administrator's license; and
5) Have two years of full-time working experience providing care
to persons with developmental disabilities that is relevant to the reason the
monitor has been placed in the facility.
g) Upon a court appointment of a receiver for a facility, the
Department will inform the individual of all legal proceedings to date that
concern the facility.
h) The receiver may request that the Director authorize
expenditures from monies appropriated, pursuant to Section 3-511 of the Act, if
incoming payments from the operation of the facility are less than the costs incurred
by the receiver.
i) In the case of Department-ordered patient transfers, the
receiver may:
1) Assist in providing for the orderly transfer of all residents
in the facility to other suitable facilities or make other provisions for their
continued health;
2) Assist in providing for transportation of the resident, and
the resident's medical records and the resident's belongings if the resident is
transferred or discharged; assist in locating alternative placement; assist in
preparing the resident for transfer; and permit the resident's legal guardian
to participate in selecting the resident's new location;
3) Unless emergency transfer is necessary, explain alternative
placements to the resident and provide orientation to the place chosen by the
resident or resident's guardian.
j) In any action or special proceeding brought against a
receiver in the receiver's official capacity for acts committed while carrying
out powers and duties set forth in this Section, the receiver
shall be considered a public employee under the Local Governmental and
Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. A receiver may be held liable
in a personal capacity only for the receiver's own gross negligence,
intentional acts or breach of fiduciary duty. (Section 3-513
of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.271 PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS
Section 350.271 Presentation
of Findings
a) If it is probable that findings will be presented that could
be issued as violations of regulations that represent a direct threat to the
health, safety or welfare of residents, surveyors shall notify the
administrator or designee during the course of the survey of such possible
findings.
b) The Department will conduct an exit conference with the
administrator or other facility designee at the conclusion of each on-site
inspection at the facility, whether or not the investigation has been
completed. If the investigation has been completed, findings shall be
presented during the exit conference. If the investigation has not been
completed at the time of the facility exit conference, the Department will
inform the facility administrator or designee that the investigation is not
complete and that findings may be presented to the facility at a later date.
Presentation of any additional findings may be conducted at the facility, at
the Department's regional office, or by telephone.
c) With the assistance of the administrator, surveyors shall
schedule a time and place for the exit conference to be held at the conclusion
of the survey.
d) At the exit conference, surveyors shall present their findings
and resident identity key and identify regulations related to the findings.
The facility administrator or designee shall have an opportunity at the exit
conference to discuss and provide additional documentation related to the
findings. The Department's surveyors conducting the exit conference may, at
their discretion, modify or eliminate any or all preliminary findings in
accordance with any facts presented by the facility to the Department during
the exit conference.
e) Additional comments or documentation may be submitted by the
facility to the Department during a 10-day comment period as allowed by the
Act.
f) If the Department determines, after review of the comments
submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section, that the facility may
have committed violations of the Act or this Part different than or in addition
to those presented at the exit conference and the violations may be cited as
either Type A or repeat Type B violations, the Department will so inform the
facility in writing. The facility shall then have an opportunity to submit
additional comments addressing the different violations of additional Sections
of the Act or this Part presented by the Department at the exit conference.
The surveyors will be advised of any code changes made after their
recommendations are submitted.
g) The facility shall have five working days after receipt of the
notice required by subsection (f) to submit its additional comments to the
Department. The Department will consider the additional comments in
determining the existence and level of violation of the Act and this Part in
the same manner as the Department considers the facility's original comments.
h) If desired by the facility, an audio-taped recording may be
made of the exit conference provided that a copy of the recording is provided,
at facility expense, to the surveyors at the conclusion of the exit conference.
Video-taped recordings are prohibited.
i) Surveyors will not conduct an exit conference under the
following conditions:
1) The facility administrator or designee requests that an exit
conference not be held;
2) During a scheduled exit conference, facility staff or their
guests create an environment that is not conducive to a meaningful exchange of
information.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.272 DETERMINATION TO ISSUE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE WARNING
Section 350.272
Determination to Issue a Notice of Violation or Administrative Warning
a) Upon receipt of a report of an inspection, survey or
evaluation of a facility, the Director shall review the findings contained in
the report to determine whether the report's findings constitute a violation
or violations of which the facility must be given notice. All information,
evidence, and observations made during an inspection, survey or evaluation
shall be considered findings or deficiencies. (Section 3-212(c) of the Act)
b) In making this determination, the Director shall consider any comments
and documentation provided by the facility within 10 days after receipt of
the report in accordance with Section 350.200(c). (Section 3-212(c) of the Act)
c) In determining whether the findings warrant the issuance of a
notice of violation, the Director shall consider the following factors:
1) The severity of the finding. The Director will
consider whether the finding constitutes a merely technical non-substantial
error or whether the finding is serious enough to constitute an actual
violation of the intent and purpose of the standard.
2) The danger posed to resident health and safety. The
Director will consider whether the finding could pose any direct harm to the
residents.
3) The diligence and efforts to correct deficiencies and
correction of reported deficiencies by the facility. Consideration
will be given to any evidence provided by the facility in its comments and
documentation that steps have been taken to reduce noted findings and to insure
a reduction of deficiencies.
4) The frequency and duration of similar findings in previous
reports and the facility's general inspection history. The Director will
consider whether the same finding or a similar finding relating to the same
condition or occurrence has been included in previous reports and whether the
facility has allowed the condition or occurrence to continue or to recur.
(Section 3-212(c) of the Act)
d) If the Director determines that the report's findings
constitute a violation or violations that do not constitute a Type
"AA", Type "A", Type "B", or Type "C"
violation, the Department shall issue an administrative warning as
provided in Section 350.277. (Section 3-303.2(a) of the Act)
e) The Department shall determine the violation under the
Act and this Section no later than 90 days after completion of each
inspection, survey and evaluation. (Section 3-212(c) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.274 DETERMINATION OF THE TYPE OF A VIOLATION
Section 350.274
Determination of the Type of a Violation
a) After determining that issuance of a notice of violation is
warranted and prior to issuance of the notice, the Director will review the
findings that are the basis of the violation and any comments and documentation
provided by the facility to determine the level of the violation. Each
violation shall be determined to be either a Type "AA", a Type "
A", a Type "B", or a Type "C" violation based on the
criteria in this Section.
b) The following definitions of Types of violations shall be used
in determining the Type of each violation:
1) A "Type AA violation" is a violation of the Act
or this Part that creates a condition or occurrence relating to the
operation and maintenance of a facility that proximately caused a resident's
death. (Section 1-128.5 of the Act)
2) A Type "A" violation" is a violation of the
Act or this Part that creates a condition or occurrence relating to
the operation and maintenance of a facility that creates a substantial
probability that the risk of death or serious mental or physical harm to a
resident will result therefrom or has resulted in actual physical or mental
harm to a resident. (Section 1-129 of the Act)
3) A "Type B violation" is a violation of the Act
or this Part that creates a condition or occurrence relating to the
operation and maintenance of a facility that is more likely than not to
cause more than minimal physical or mental harm to a resident or is
specifically designated as a Type "B" violation in the Act.
(Section 1-130 of the Act)
4) A "Type C violation" is a violation of the Act
or this Part that creates a condition or occurrence relating to the
operation and maintenance of a facility that creates a substantial probability
that less than minimal physical or mental harm to a resident will result
therefrom. Section 1-132 of the Act)
c) In determining the Type of a violation, the Director shall
consider the following criteria:
1) The degree of danger to the resident or residents that is
posed by the condition or occurrence in the facility. The following factors
will be considered in assessing the degree of danger:
A) Whether the resident or residents of the facility are able to
recognize conditions or occurrences that may be harmful and are able to take
measures for self-preservation and self-protection. The extent of nursing care
required by the residents as indicated by a review of patient needs will be
considered in relation to this determination.
B) Whether the resident or residents have access to the area of
the facility in which the condition or occurrence exists and the extent of
access. A facility's use of barriers, warning notices, instructions to staff
and other means of restricting resident access to hazardous areas will be
considered.
C) Whether the condition or occurrence was the result of
inherently hazardous activities or negligence by the facility.
D) Whether the resident or residents of the facility were notified
of the condition or occurrence and the promptness of the notice. Failure of
the facility to notify residents of potentially harmful conditions or
occurrences will be considered. The adequacy of the method of notification and
the extent to which notification reduced the potential danger to the residents
will also be considered.
2) The directness and imminence of the danger to the resident or
residents by the condition or occurrence in the facility. In assessing the
directness and imminence of the danger, the following factors will be
considered:
A) Whether actual harm, including death, physical injury or
illness, mental injury or illness, distress, or pain, to a resident or
residents resulted from the condition or occurrence and the extent of harm.
B) Whether available statistics and records from similar
facilities indicate that direct and imminent danger to the resident or
residents has resulted from similar conditions or occurrences and the frequency
of danger.
C) Whether professional opinions and findings indicate that direct
and imminent danger to the resident or residents will result from the condition
or occurrence.
D) Whether the condition or occurrence was limited to a specific
area of the facility or was widespread throughout the facility. Efforts taken
by the facility to limit or reduce the scope of the area affected by the
condition or occurrence will be considered.
E) Whether the physical, mental, or emotional state of the
resident or residents who are subject to the danger would facilitate or hinder
harm actually resulting from the condition or occurrence.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.276 NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Section 350.276 Notice of
Violation
a) Each notice of violation shall be prepared in writing and
shall contain the following information:
1) A description of the nature of the violation.
2) A citation of the specific statutory provision or rule alleged
by the Department to have been violated. (Section 3-301 of the Act)
3) A statement of the Type of the violation as determined
pursuant to Section 350.274.
4) One of the following requirements for corrective action:
A) The situation, condition or practice constituting a Type
"AA" violation or a Type "A" violation shall be abated or
eliminated immediately unless a fixed period of time, not exceeding 15 days, as
determined by the Department and specified in the notice of violation, is required
for correction. In setting this period, the Department will consider
whether harm to residents of the facility is imminent, whether necessary
precautions can be taken to protect residents before the corrective action is
completed, and whether delay would pose additional risks to the residents.
B) At the time of issuance of a notice of a Type "B"
violation, the Department shall request a plan of correction which is subject
to the Department's approval. The facility shall have 10 days after receipt of notice
of violation in which to prepare and submit a plan of correction. (Section
3-303 of the Act)
5) A statement that the Department may take additional action
under the Act, including assessment of penalties or licensure action.
6) A description of the licensee's right to appeal the notice and
its right to a hearing.
b) For each notice of violation, the Director shall serve a
notice of violation upon the licensee within 10 days after the Director
determines that issuance of a notice of violation is warranted under Section
350.272. (Section 3-301 of the Act)
c) Residents and their guardians or other resident
representatives, if any, shall be notified of any violation of the Act
or this Part pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Act, or of
violations of the requirements of Titles XVIII or XIX of the Social Security
Act or federal regulations, with respect to the health, safety, or
welfare of the resident. (Section 2-115 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.277 ADMINISTRATIVE WARNING
Section 350.277
Administrative Warning
a) If the Department finds a situation, condition or practice
which violates the Act or this Part which does not constitute a
Type "AA", Type "A", Type "B", or Type
"C" violation, the Department shall issue an administrative warning.
(Section 3-303.2(a) of the Act)
b) Each administrative warning shall be in writing and shall
include the following information:
1) A description of the nature of the violation.
2) A citation of the specific statutory provision or rule that
the Department alleges has been violated.
3) A statement that the facility shall be responsible for
correcting the situation, condition, or practice. (Section 3-303.2(a) of
the Act)
c) Each administrative warning shall be sent to the facility and
the licensee or served personally at the facility within 10 days after the
Director determines that issuance of an administrative warning is warranted
under Section 350.272.
d) The facility is not required to submit a plan of correction in
response to an administrative warning, except for violations of Sections
3-401 through 3-413 of the Act. (Section 3-303.2(a) of the Act)
e) If the Department finds, during the next on-site inspection
by the Department that occurs no earlier than 90 days from
the issuance of the administrative warning, that the facility has not corrected
the situation, condition, or practice that resulted in the issuance of the
administrative warning, the Department shall notify the facility of the
finding. The facility shall then submit a written plan of correction as
provided in Section 350.278. The Department will consider the plan of
correction and take any necessary action in accordance with Section 350.278.
(Section 3-303.2(b) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.278 PLANS OF CORRECTION
Section 350.278 Plans of
Correction
a) The
situation, condition or practice constituting a Type "AA" violation
or a Type "A" violation shall be abated or eliminated immediately
unless a fixed period of time, not exceeding 15 days, as determined by the
Department and specified in the notice of violation, is required for correction.
(Section 3-303(a) of the Act)
b) The facility shall have 10 days after receipt of notice
of violation for a Type "B" violation, or after receipt of a
notice under Section 350.277(e) of failure to correct a situation, condition,
or practice that resulted in the issuance of an administrative warning, to
prepare and submit a plan of correction to the Department. (Section
3-303(b) of the Act)
c) Within the 10-day period, a facility may request additional
time for submission of the plan of correction. The Department will extend the
period for submission of the plan of correction for an additional 30 days, when
it finds that corrective action by a facility to abate or eliminate the
violation will require substantial capital improvement. The Department
will consider the extent and complexity of necessary physical plant repairs and
improvements and any impact on the health, safety, or welfare of the residents
of the facility in determining whether to grant a requested extension. (Section
3-303(b) of the Act)
d) No person shall intentionally fail to correct or interfere
with the correction of a Type "AA", Type "A", or Type
"B" violation within the time specified on the notice or approved
plan of correction under the Act as the maximum period given for
correction, unless an extension is granted pursuant to subsection (c) and
the corrections are made before expiration of extension. A violation of
this subsection is a business offense, punishable by a fine not to
exceed $10,000, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of Section 3-103
of the Act and Section 350.120(c) as to submission of false or
misleading information in a license application. (Section 3-318 (a)(1) and
(b) of the Act)
e) Each plan of correction shall be based on an assessment by the
facility of the conditions or occurrences that are the basis of the violation
and an evaluation of the practices, policies, and procedures that have caused
or contributed to the conditions or occurrences. The facility shall maintain
evidence of the assessment and evaluation. Each plan of correction shall
include:
1) A description of the specific corrective action the facility
is taking, or plans to take, to abate, eliminate, or correct the violation
cited in the notice;
2) A description of the steps that will be taken to avoid future
occurrences of the same and similar violations; and
3) A specific date by which the corrective action will be
completed.
f) Submission of a plan of correction shall not be considered an
admission by the facility that the violation has occurred.
g) The Department will review each plan of correction to ensure
that it provides for the abatement, elimination, or correction of the
violation. The Department will reject a submitted plan only if it finds any of
the following deficiencies:
1) The plan does not appear to address the conditions or
occurrences that are the basis of the violation and an evaluation of the
practices, policies, and procedures that have caused or contributed to the
conditions or occurrences;
2) The plan is not specific enough to indicate the actual actions
the facility will be taking to abate, eliminate, or correct the violation;
3) The plan does not provide for measures that will abate,
eliminate, or correct the violation;
4) The plan does not provide steps that will avoid future
occurrences of the same and similar violations; or
5) The plan does not provide for timely completion of the
corrective action, considering the seriousness of the violation, any possible
harm to the residents, and the extent and complexity of the corrective action.
h) When the Department rejects a submitted plan of correction, it
will notify the facility. The notice of rejection shall be in writing and
shall specify the reason for the rejection. The facility shall have 10 days
after receipt of the notice of rejection in which to submit a
modified plan. (Section 3-303(b) of the Act)
i) If a facility fails to submit a plan or modified plan meeting
the criteria in subsection (e) within the prescribed time periods in subsection
(b) or (c), or anytime the Department issues a Type "AA," a Type "A,"
or Repeat "B" violation, the Department will impose an approved plan
of correction.
j) The Department will verify the completion of the corrective
action required by the plan of correction within the specified time period
during subsequent investigations, surveys and evaluations of the facility.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.280 REPORTS OF CORRECTION
Section 350.280 Reports of
Correction
a) In lieu of submission of a plan of correction, a facility may
submit a report of correction if the corrective action has been completed. The
report of correction must be submitted within the time periods required in
Section 350.278 for submission of a plan of correction.
b) Each report of correction shall be based on an assessment by
the facility of the conditions or occurrences which are the basis of the
violation and an evaluation of the practices, policies, and procedures which
have caused or contributed to the conditions or occurrences. Evidence of such
assessment and evaluation shall be maintained by the facility. Each report of
correction shall include:
1) A description of the specific corrective action the facility
has taken to abate, eliminate, or correct the violation cited in the notice.
2) A description of the steps which have been taken to avoid
future occurrences of the same and similar violations.
3) The specific date on which the corrective action was
completed.
4) A signed statement by the administrator of the facility that
the report of correction is true and accurate, which shall be considered an
oath for the purposes of any legal proceedings.
c) Submission of a report of correction shall not be considered
an admission by the facility that the violation has occurred.
d) The Department shall review and approve or disapprove the
report of correction based on the criteria outlined in Section 350.278(d) for
review of plans of correction. If a report of correction is disapproved, the
facility shall be subject to a plan of correction imposed by the Department as
provided in Section 350.278.
e) The Department shall verify the completion of the corrective
action outlined in the report of correction during subsequent investigations, surveys
and evaluations of the facility.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.282 CONDITIONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES
Section 350.282 Conditions
for Assessment of Penalties
The Department will consider the
assessment of a monetary penalty against a facility under the following
conditions:
a) A
licensee who commits a Type "AA" violation as defined in Section
1-128.5 of the Act is automatically issued a conditional license for a
period of 6 months to coincide with an acceptable plan of correction and
assessed a fine of up to $25,000 per violation. For a facility licensed to
provide care to fewer than 100 residents, but no less than 17 residents, the
fine shall be up to $18,500 per violation. For a facility licensed to provide
care to fewer than 17 residents, the fine shall be up to $12,500 per violation.
(Section 3-305(1) of the Act)
b) A
licensee who commits a Type "A" violation as defined in Section 1-129
of the Act is automatically issued a conditional license for a period of 6
months to coincide with an acceptable plan of correction and assessed a fine of
up to $12,500 per violation. For a facility licensed to provide care to fewer
than 100 residents, but no less than 17 residents, the fine shall be up to
$10,000 per violation. For a facility licensed to provide care to fewer than 17
residents, the fine shall be up to $6,250 per violation. (Section
3-305(1.5) of the Act)
c) A
licensee who commits a Type "AA" or Type "A" violation as
defined in Section 1-128.5 or 1-129 of the Act which continues beyond
the time specified in Section 3-303(a), which is cited as a repeat
violation shall have its license revoked and shall be assessed a fine of 3
times the fine computed under subsection (a) or (b). (Section 3-305(3) of
the Act)
d) A
licensee who commits a Type "B" violation as defined in Section 1-130
of the Act shall be assessed a fine of up to $1,100 per violation. For a
facility licensed to provide care to fewer than 100 residents, but no less than
17 residents, the fine shall be up to $750 per violation. For a facility
licensed to provide care to fewer than 17 residents, the fine shall be up to
$550 per violation. (Section 3-305(2) of the Act)
e) A
licensee who fails to satisfactorily comply with an accepted plan of correction
for a Type "B" violation or an administrative warning issued pursuant
to Sections 3-401 through 3-413 of the Act or this Part shall be
automatically issued a conditional license for a period of not less than 6
months. A second or subsequent acceptable plan of correction shall be filed. A
fine shall be assessed in accordance with subsection (d) when cited for
the repeat violation. This fine shall be computed for all days of the
violation, including the duration of the first plan of correction compliance
time. (Section 3-305(4) of the Act)
f) A
licensee who commits 8 or more Type "C" violations as defined in
Section 1-132 of the Act in a single survey shall be assessed a fine of
up to $250 per violation. A facility licensed to provide care to fewer than 100
residents, but no less than 17 residents, that commits 8 or more Type
"C" violations in a single survey, shall be assessed a fine of up to
$200 per violation. A facility licensed to provide care to fewer than 17 residents,
that commits 8 or more Type "C" violations in a single survey, shall
be assessed a fine of up to $175 per violation. (Section 3-305(2.5) of the
Act)
g) If
an occurrence results in more than one type of violation as defined in the Act
(that is, a Type "AA", Type "A", Type "B", or
Type "C" violation), then the maximum fine that may be assessed for
that occurrence is the maximum fine that may be assessed for the most serious
type of violation charged. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Type
"AA" violation is the most serious type of violation that may be
charged, followed by a Type "A", Type "B", or Type
"C" violation, in that order. (Section 3-305(8) of the Act)
h) If
any facility willfully makes a misstatement of fact to the Department or
willfully fails to make a required notification to the Department and that
misstatement or failure delays the start of a survey or impedes a survey, then
it will constitute a Type "B" violation. The minimum and maximum
fines that may be assessed pursuant to Section 3-305 of the Act and this Part
shall be 3 times those otherwise specified for any facility. (Section
3-305(9) of the Act
i) High
risk designation. If the Department finds that a facility has violated a
provision of this Part that has a high risk designation, or that a
facility has violated the same provision of this Part 3 or more times in
the previous 12 months, the Department may assess a fine of up to 2 times the
maximum fine otherwise allowed. (Section 3-305(10) of the Act)
j) For
the purposes of calculating certain penalties pursuant to this Section,
violations of the following requirements shall have the status of "high
risk designation":
1) Section
350.625(e)
2) Section
350.625(f)
3) Section
350.625(g)
4) Section
350.635(c)
5) Section
350.635(f)
6) Section
350.635(j)
7) Section
350.635(k)
8) Section
350.635(l)
9) Section
350.635(n)
10) Section
350.635(o)
11) Section
350.637(c)
12) Section
350.637(d)
13) Section
350.637(e)
14) Section
350.681
15) Section
350.700
16) Section
350.750(b)
17) Section
350.760
18) Section
350.1080
19) Section
350.1086
20) Section
350.1210
21) Section
350.1230
22) Section
350.2700(d)(2)
23) Section
350.3000(d)(2)
24) Section
350.3240(a)
25) Section
350.3240(d)
26) Section
350.3240(e)
k) When
the Department finds that a provision of Article II of the Act has been
violated with regard to a particular resident, the Department shall issue an
order requiring the facility to reimburse the resident for injuries incurred,
or $100, whichever is greater. In the case of a violation involving any action
other than theft of money belonging to a resident, reimbursement shall be
ordered only if a provision of Article II of the Act has been violated
with regard to that or any other resident of the facility within the 2 years
immediately preceding the violation in question. (Section 3-305(6) of the
Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.284 CALCULATION OF PENALTIES (REPEALED)
Section 350.284 Calculation
of Penalties (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.286 NOTICE OF PENALTY ASSESSMENT: RESPONSE BY FACILITY
Section 350.286 Notice
of Penalty Assessment: Response by Facility
a) If the Director determines that a penalty is to be assessed, a
written notice of penalty assessment shall be sent to the facility. Each
notice of penalty assessment shall include:
1) The amount of the penalty assessed as provided
in Section 350.282.
2) The amount of any reduction or whether the penalty has been
waived pursuant to Section 350.288.
3) A description of the violation, including a reference
to the notices of violation and plans of correction that are the basis of the
assessment.
4) A citation to the provision of the statute or rule
alleged to have been violated.
5) A description of the right of the facility to appeal the
assessment and of the right to a hearing under Section 3-703 of the Act
(Section 3-307 of the Act).
6) For violations which are continuing at the time the notice of
assessment, the amount of additional penalties per day which will
be assessed. (Section 3-307 of the Act)
b) A facility may contest an assessment of a penalty by
sending a written request to the Department for hearing under Section 3-703
of the Act. Upon receipt of the request the Department shall hold a hearing
as provided under Section 3-703 of the Act. Instead of requesting a
hearing pursuant to Section 3-703 of the Act, a facility may, within 10
business days after receipt of the notice of violation and fine assessment,
transmit to the Department 65% of the amount assessed for each violation
specified in the penalty assessment. (Section 3-309 of the Act)
c) The facility shall pay the penalties to the Department within
the time periods provided in Section 3-310 of the Act.
d) The submission of 65% of the amount assessed for each
violation specified in the penalty assessment, pursuant to subsection (b) shall
constitute a waiver by the facility of a right to hearing pursuant to Section
3-703 of the Act.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
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SECTION 350.287 CONSIDERATION OF FACTORS FOR ASSESSING PENALTIES
Section 350.287 Consideration
of Factors for Assessing Penalties
a) In determining whether a penalty is to
be imposed and in determining the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any,
for a violation, the Director shall consider the following factors:
1) The gravity of the violation, including
the probability that death or serious physical or mental harm to a resident
will result or has resulted; the severity of the actual or potential harm, and
the extent to which the provisions of the Act or this Part were violated.
A penalty will be assessed when the Director finds that death or serious
physical or mental harm to a resident has occurred or that the facility
subjected residents to potential serious harm.
2) The reasonable diligence exercised by
the licensee and efforts to correct violations. The Director will assess a
monetary penalty upon finding that the violation recurred or continued, is
widespread throughout the facility or evidences flagrant violation of the Act
or this Part.
3) Any previous violations committed by the
licensee. The Director will assess a penalty upon finding that the
facility has been cited for similar violations and has failed to correct those
violations as promptly as practicable or has failed to exercise diligence in
taking necessary corrective action. The Director will also consider the
compliance history of the facility for previous violations. Any change in the
ownership and management of the facility will be considered in relation to the
seriousness of previous violations.
4) The financial benefit to the facility of
committing or continuing the violation. These benefits include, but are
not limited to, diversion of costs associated with physical plant repairs,
staff salaries, consultant fees or direct patient care services. (Section 3-306
of the Act)
b) At a hearing requested by a facility that
challenges the appropriateness of any penalty imposed by the Department under
this Section, the facility may present evidence as to any or all of the factors
in subsections (a)(1) through (4). The Director will consider the evidence
presented by the facility, or any evidence otherwise available to the
Department, in determining whether a penalty is to be imposed and in
determining the amount of the penalty to be imposed, if any, for a violation.
(Source:
Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.288 REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF PENALTIES
Section 350.288 Reduction or
Waiver of Penalties
a) Reductions for all types of violations subject to penalties.
1) The Director shall consider the factors contained in Section 350.287
in determining whether to reduce the amount of the penalty to be assessed from
the amount calculated pursuant to Section 350.282 and in determining the amount
of the reduction.
2) When the Director finds that correction of a violation
required capital improvements or repairs in the physical plant of the facility
and the facility has a history of compliance with physical plant requirements,
the penalty will be reduced by the amount of the cost of the improvements or
repairs. This reduction, however, shall not reduce the penalty for a Type "A"
violation to an amount less than $1000.
b) Penalties resulting from Type "B" violations may be
reduced or waived only under one of the following conditions:
1) The facility submits a true report of correction within 10
days after the notice of violation is received, and the report is
subsequently verified by the Department.
2) The facility submits a plan of correction within 10 days
after the notice of violation is received, the plan is approved by the
Department, the facility submits a true report of correction within 15 days
after submission of the plan of correction, and the report is subsequently
verified by the Department.
3) The facility submits a plan of correction within 10 days
after the notice of violation is received, the plan provides for a
correction time that is less than or equal to 30 days after submission of
the plan of correction, and the Department approves the plan.
4) Correction of the violation requires substantial capital
improvements or repairs in the physical plant of the facility, the facility
submits a plan of correction for violations involving substantial capital
improvements which provides for correction within the initial 90 day limit
Department approves the plan. (Section 3-308 of the Act)
c) Under the conditions set forth in this Section, the Director
shall consider the factors outlined in Section 350.286(a) in determining
whether to reduce or waive the penalty and in setting the amount of any
reduction.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.290 QUARTERLY LIST OF VIOLATORS (REPEALED)
Section 350.290 Quarterly
List of Violators (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 24 Ill. Reg. 17254, effective November 1, 2000)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.300 ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 350.300 Alcoholism
Treatment Programs in Long-Term Care Facilities
a) A facility that desires to provide an alcoholism treatment
program shall first receive written approval from the Department. Approval
will be granted only if the facility can demonstrate that the program will not
interfere in any way with the residents in the other parts of the facility.
b) Any alcoholism treatment program in a facility shall meet the requirements
of the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Treatment and Intervention Licenses Code
and the Substance Use Disorder Act.
c) The alcoholism treatment program shall be in a separate
distinct part of the facility, and shall include all beds in that distinct
part. It shall be separated from the rest of the facility, and have separate
entrances.
d) Beds designated for alcoholism treatment shall not be used for
long-term care residents, nor shall beds designated for long-term care
residents be used for residents undergoing treatment for alcoholism.
e) The alcoholism treatment program staff shall not perform
services in the long-term care distinct part of the facility, nor shall
long-term care program staff provide any services in the alcoholism treatment
designated area.
f) Joint use of laundry, food service, housekeeping and
administrative services is permitted, provided prior written approval is
obtained from the Department. Approval will be granted only if the facility
can demonstrate that joint usage will not interfere in any way with the
residents in other distinct of the facility.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.310 DEPARTMENT MAY SURVEY FACILITIES FORMERLY LICENSED
Section 350.310 Department May
Survey Facilities Formerly Licensed
The Department may survey any
former facility that once held a license to ensure that the facility is not
again operating without a license. (Section 3-107 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.315 SUPPORTED CONGREGATE LIVING ARRANGEMENT DEMONSTRATION (REPEALED)
Section 350.315 Supported
Congregate Living Arrangement Demonstration (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.320 WAIVERS
Section 350.320 Waivers
a) Upon application by a facility, the Director may grant or
renew the waiver of the facility's compliance with a rule or standard for a
period not to exceed the duration of the current license or, in the case of an application
for license renewal, the duration of the renewal period. (Section 3-303.1
of the Act)
b) The waiver may be conditioned upon the facility taking
action prescribed by the Director as a measure equivalent to compliance.
(Section 3-303.1 of the Act)
c) In determining whether to grant or renew a waiver, the
Director shall consider:
1) The duration and basis for any current waiver with respect
to the same rule or standard and the validity and effect upon patient
health and safety of extending it on the same basis;
2) The effect upon the health and safety of residents;
3) The quality of resident care (whether the waiver would
reduce the overall quality of the resident care below that required by the Act
or this Part);
4) The facility's history of compliance with the Act and
this Part the Act and this Part (the existence of a consistent pattern
of violation of the Act or this Part); and
5) The facility's attempts to comply with the particular rule
or standard in question. (Section 3-303.1 of the Act)
d) The Department shall renew waivers relating to physical
plant standards issued pursuant to the Act and this Section at the time
of the indicated reviews, unless it can show why the waivers should not
be extended for the following reasons:
1) The condition of the physical plant has deteriorated or its
use substantially changed so that the basis upon which the waiver was issued is
materially different; or
2) The facility is renovated or substantially remodeled in
such a way as to permit compliance with the applicable rules and standards
without substantial increase in cost. (Section 3-303.1 of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
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SECTION 350.330 DEFINITIONS
Section 350.330 Definitions
Abuse −
any physical or mental injury or sexual assault inflicted on a resident other
than by accidental means in a facility. (Section 1-103 of the Act)
Abuse means:
Physical abuse
means any physical motion or action (e.g., hitting, slapping, punching,
kicking, pinching, etc.) that is not accidental. Physical abuse includes, but
is not limited to, the use of corporal punishment as well as the use of any
restrictive intrusive procedure to control inappropriate behavior for purposes
of punishment.
Mental injury
arises from the following types of conduct:
Verbal abuse means
the use of oral, written or gestured language that includes disparaging and
derogatory terms to a resident or within the resident's hearing or seeing
distance, regardless of the resident's age, ability to comprehend or
disability.
Mental abuse
includes, but is not limited to, offensive physical contact, or humiliation,
harassment, or threats of punishment or deprivation to a resident or within the
resident's hearing or seeing distance, regardless of the resident's age,
ability to comprehend, or disability.
Sexual
harassment or sexual coercion perpetrated on a resident.
Sexual assault
– an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct or sexual penetration, as defined in
Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, including, without limitation,
acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of
2012. Sexual assault also includes sexual harassment or sexual coercion.
Access −
the right to:
Enter any
facility;
Communicate
privately and without restriction with any resident who consents to the
communication;
Seek
consent to communicate privately and without restriction with any resident;
Inspect the
clinical and other records of a resident with the express written consent of
the resident;
Observe all
areas of the facility except the living area of any resident who protests the
observation. (Section 1-104 of the Act)
Act −
the ID/DD Community Care Act [210 ILCS 47].
Active
Treatment – the aggressive, consistent implementation of a program of
specialized or generic training, treatment, health services and related
services. This program is directed toward the acquisition of the behaviors
necessary for the individual to function with as much self-determination and
independence as possible, while preventing or decelerating the regression or
loss of current optimal functional status.
Adaptive
Behavior − the effectiveness or degree with which the individual meets
the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected of the
individual's age and cultural group.
Adaptive
Equipment − a physical or mechanical device, material or equipment
attached or adjacent to the resident's body, the purpose of which is to permit
or encourage movement, or to provide opportunities for increased functioning,
or to prevent contractures or deformities. Adaptive equipment is not a
physical restraint. No matter the purpose, adaptive equipment does not include
any device, material or method described in Section 350.1080 as a physical
restraint.
Addition −
any construction attached to the original building that increases the area or
cubic content of the building.
Adequate or
Satisfactory or Sufficient − enough in either quantity or quality, as
determined by a reasonable person familiar with the professional standards of
the subject under review, to meet the needs of the residents of a facility
under the particular set of circumstances in existence at the time of review.
Administrative
Warning − a notice to a facility issued by the Department under Section
350.277 and Section 3-303.2 of the Act, which indicates that a situation,
condition, or practice in the facility violates the Act or the Department's
rules, but is not a Type "AA," Type "A," Type "B,"
or Type "C" violation.
Administrator −
a person who is charged with the general administration and supervision of a
facility and licensed, if required, under the Nursing Home Administrators
Licensing and Disciplinary Act. (Section 1-105 of the Act).
Advocate −
a person who represents the rights and interests of an individual as though
they were the person's own, to realize the rights to which the individual is
entitled, obtain needed services, and remove barriers to meeting the
individual's needs.
Affiliate −
means:
With
respect to a partnership, each partner thereof.
With
respect to a corporation, each officer, director and stockholder thereof.
With
respect to a natural person: any person related in the first degree of kinship
to that person; each partnership and each partner thereof of which that person
or any affiliate of that person is a partner; and each corporation in which
that person or any affiliate of that person is an officer, director or
stockholder. (Section 1-106 of the Act)
Alteration −
any construction change or modification of an existing building that does not
increase the area or cubic content of the building.
Ambulatory
Resident − a person who is physically and mentally capable of walking
without assistance, or is physically able with guidance to do so, including the
ascent and descent of stairs.
Applicant −
any person making application for a license. (Section 1-107 of the Act)
Appropriate −
term used to indicate that a requirement is to be applied according to the
needs of a particular individual or situation.
Approved – acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
Assessment −
the use of an objective tool with which to evaluate the physical, social, affective,
developmental, vocational, motor, nutritional, speech and language, cognitive, behavioral,
and psychosocial aspects of an individual.
Audiologist −
a person who is licensed as an audiologist under the Speech-Language Pathology
and Audiology Practice Act.
Autism or
autism spectrum disorder − a disorder that is characterized by persistent
deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple
contexts, including deficits in social reciprocity, nonverbal communicative
behaviors used for social interaction, and skills in developing maintaining,
and understanding relationships. In addition to the social communication
deficits, the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder requires the presence of
restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities.
Basement −
any story or floor level below the main or street floor. Where, due to grade
difference, two levels qualify as a street floor, a basement is any floor below
the level of the two street floors. Basements shall not be counted in
determining the height of a building in stories.
Behavior
Management Plan – a comprehensive plan, developed by a qualified member of the
interdisciplinary team, based upon assessments that include analysis of the
potential causes, which identifies specific developmental and behavioral
management needs. The Behavioral Management Plan shall include specific
methods and techniques, with goals to meet the identified behavioral outcome.
Behavior
Modification − a group of teaching techniques, strategies and supports to
reduce or eliminate unwanted or maladaptive behavior.
Cerebral Palsy
− a disorder dating from birth or early infancy, nonprogressive,
characterized by examples of aberrations of motor function (paralysis,
weakness, incoordination) and often other manifestations of organic brain
damage such as sensory disorders, seizures, developmental disability, learning
difficulty and behavior disorders.
Certification
for Title XVIII and XIX − documentation issued by the Department to the
Department of Health and Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and
Family Services verifying compliance with applicable statutory or regulatory
requirements for participation as a provider of care and service in a specific federal
or State health program.
Certified
Nursing Assistant – any person who meets the requirements of 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395
and who provides nursing care or personal care to residents of facilities,
regardless of title, and who is not otherwise licensed, certified, or
registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to render
medical care. Nursing assistants shall function under the supervision of a
licensed nurse.
Charge Nurse −
a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse in charge of the
nursing activities for a specific unit or floor during a shift.
Chemical Restraint
− any drug that is used for discipline or convenience and is not
required to treat medical symptoms or behavior manifestations of mental
illness. (Section 2-106(a)(ii) of the Act)
Community
Alternatives − service programs in the community provided as an
alternative to institutionalization.
Contract −
a binding agreement between a resident or the resident's guardian (or, if the
resident is a minor, the resident's parent) and the facility or its agent.
Convenience −
the use of any restraint by the facility to control resident behavior or
maintain a resident, which is not in the resident's best interest, and with
less use of the facility's effort and resources than would otherwise be
required by the facility. This definition is limited to the definition of
chemical restraint and Section 350.1080.
Corporal
Punishment − painful stimuli inflicted directly upon the body.
Dentist −
any person licensed to practice dentistry, including persons holding a Temporary
Certificate of Registration, as provided in the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
Department
– the Department of Public Health. (Section 1-109 of the Act)
Developmental
Disability − means a severe, chronic disability of a person which:
is
attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and
physical impairments, such as intellectual functioning, cerebral palsy,
epilepsy, or autism;
is
manifested before the person attains age 22;
is likely
to continue indefinitely;
results in
substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major
life activity:
self-care,
receptive
and expressive language,
learning,
mobility,
self-direction,
capacity
for independent living, and
economic
self-sufficiency; and
reflects
the person's need for combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or
generic care, active treatment or other services which are of lifelong
or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated. (Section
3-801.1 of the Act)
Dietetic
Service Supervisor − a person who:
is a
dietitian; or
is a graduate
of a dietetic and nutrition school or program authorized by the Accreditation
Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics, the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics, or the American Clinical Board of Nutrition;
is a graduate,
prior to July 1, 1990, of a Department-approved course that provided 90 or more
hours of classroom instruction in food service supervision and has had experience
as a supervisor in a health care institution, which included consultation from
a dietitian;
has
successfully completed an Association of Nutrition & Foodservice
Professionals-approved Certified Dietary Manager or Certified Food Protection
Professional course;
is certified
as a Certified Dietary Manager or Certified Food Protection Professional by the
Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals; or
has training
and experience in food service supervision and management in a military service
equivalent in content to the programs in the second, third or fourth paragraph
of this definition.
Dietitian −
a person who is a licensed dietitian nutritionist as defined in the Dietitian
Nutritionist Practice Act.
Direct
Supervision − under the guidance and direction of a supervisor who is
responsible for the work, who plans work and methods, who is available on short
notice to answer questions and deal with problems that are not strictly
routine, who regularly reviews the work performed, and who is accountable for
the results.
Direct Support Person or DSP – any
person who provides habilitative care, services, or support to individuals with
developmental disabilities. DSPs shall function under the supervision of a
Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) or a
Licensed/Registered Nurse. Other titles often used to refer to Direct Support
Persons include, but are not limited to, Intellectual/Developmental
Disabilities (ID/DD) Aide, Mental Health Technician, Habilitation Aide, Program
Aide or Program Technician. These individuals shall meet the training
requirements set forth in the Department's Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides
Training Programs Code and by the Department of Human Services.
Director − the Director
of Public Health or his or her designee. (Section 1-110 of the Act)
Director of
Nursing Service − the full-time Registered Professional Nurse who is
directly responsible for the immediate supervision of the nursing services.
Discharge −
the full release of any resident from a facility. (Section 1-111 of the
Act)
Discipline −
any action taken by the facility for the purpose of punishing or penalizing
residents.
Distinct Part −
an entire, physically identifiable unit consisting of all of the beds within
that unit and meeting the standards applicable to the levels of service to be
provided. Staff and services for a distinct part are established in the
respective administrative rules governing the services approved for the distinct
part.
Distressed
facility – a facility determined by the Department to be a distressed facility
pursuant to Section 3-304.2 of the Act and Section 350.185. (Section
1-111.05 of the Act)
Emergency −
a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations
which present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to
residents of a facility. (Section 1-112 of the Act)
Epilepsy −
a chronic symptom of cerebral dysfunction, characterized by recurrent attacks,
involving changes in the state of consciousness, sudden in onset, and of brief
duration. Many attacks are accompanied by a seizure in which the person falls
involuntarily.
Existing
Facility − any facility initially licensed as a health care facility or
approved for construction by the Department, or any facility initially licensed
or operated by any other agency of the State of Illinois, prior to March 1,
1980. Existing facilities shall meet the design and construction standards for
existing facilities for the level of care for which the license (new or
renewal) is to be granted.
Facility or
ID/DD facility − an intermediate care facility for the developmentally
disabled, whether operated for profit or not, which provides, through its
ownership or management, personal care or nursing for 3 or more persons not
related to the applicant or owner by blood or marriage. It includes
intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled as the term is
defined in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. A
"facility" may consist of more than one building as long as the
buildings are on the same tract, or adjacent tracts of land. "Facility"
does not include the following:
A home,
institution, or other place operated by the federal government or agency
thereof, or by the State of Illinois, other than homes, institutions or
other places operated by or under the authority of the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs;
A hospital,
sanitarium, or other institution whose principal activity or business is the
diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness through the maintenance and
operation as organized facilities therefor, which is required to be licensed
under the Hospital Licensing Act;
Any
"facility for child care" as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969;
Any
"community living facility" as defined in the Community Living
Facilities Licensing Act;
Any
"community residential alternative" as defined in the Community
Residential Alternatives Licensing Act;
Any nursing
home or sanatorium operated solely by and for persons who rely exclusively upon
treatment by spiritual means through prayer, in accordance with the creed or
tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination. However, such
nursing home or sanatorium shall comply with all local laws and rules relating
to sanitation and safety;
Any
facility licensed by the Department of Human Services as a
community-integrated living arrangement as defined in the Community-Integrated
Living Arrangement Licensure and Certification Act;
Any
supportive residence licensed under the Supportive Residences Licensing Act;
Any
supportive living facility in good standing with the program established under
Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code, except only for purposes of
the employment of persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01 of the Act;
Any
assisted living or shared housing establishment licensed under the Assisted
Living and Shared Housing Act, except only for purposes of the employment of
persons in accordance with Section 3-206.01 of the Act;
An
Alzheimer's disease management center alternative health care model licensed
under the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act; or
A home,
institution, or other place operated by or under the authority of the Illinois
Department of Veterans' Affairs; or
Any MC/DD
facility licensed under the MC/DD Act. (Section 1-113 of the Act)
Financial
Responsibility − having sufficient assets to provide adequate services,
such as: staff, heat, laundry, foods, supplies, and utilities, for at least a
two-month period of time.
Full-time −
on duty a minimum of 36 hours, four days per week.
Goal −
an expected result or outcome condition that involves an attainable,
appropriate amount of time to achieve, that is stated in specific behavioral
terms and that provides guidance in establishing specific, short-term
objectives directed toward its attainment.
Governing Body
− the policy-making authority, whether an individual or a group, that
exercises general direction over the affairs of a facility and establishes
policies concerning its operation and the welfare of the individuals it serves.
Guardian −
a person appointed as a guardian of the person or guardian of the estate, or
both, of a resident under the Probate Act of 1975. (Section 1-114 of the
Act)
Habilitation
– an effort directed toward increasing a person's level of physical, mental,
social, or economic functioning. Habilitation may include, but is not limited
to, diagnosis, evaluation, medical services, residential care, day care,
special living arrangements, training, education, employment services,
protective services, and counseling. (Section 1-114.001 of the Act)
Health Information
Management Consultant − a person who is certified as a Registered Health
Information Administrator (RHIA) or a Registered Health Information Technician
(RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association; or is a
graduate of a school of health information management that is accredited
jointly by the American Medical Association and the American Health Information
Management Association.
Health
Services Supervisor (Director of Nursing Service) − the full-time
Registered Professional Nurse who is directly responsible for the immediate
supervision of the health services in an Intermediate Care Facility.
High-risk
designation – a violation, as described in Section 350.282(i), of a
provision of the Illinois Administrative Code that has been identified by the
Department through rulemaking to be inherently necessary to protect the health,
safety, and welfare of a resident. (Section 1-114.005 of the Act)
Hospitalization
− the care and treatment of a person in a hospital as an inpatient.
Identified
Offender – a person who:
Has been convicted of, found
guilty of, adjudicated delinquent for, found not guilty by reason of insanity
for, or found unfit to stand trial for, any felony offense listed in
Section 25 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act, except for the
following: a felony offense described in Section 10-5 of the Nurse Practice
Act; a felony offense described in Section 4, 5, 6, 8, or 17.02 of the Illinois
Credit Card and Debit Card Act; a felony offense described in Section 5, 5.1,
5.2, 7, or 9 of the Cannabis Control Act; a felony offense described in Section
401, 401.1, 404, 405, 405.1, 407, or 407.1 of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act; and a felony offense described in the Methamphetamine Control
and Community Protection Act; or
Has been
convicted of, adjudicated delinquent for, found not guilty by reason of
insanity for, or found unfit to stand trial for, any sex offense as defined in
subsection (c) of Section 10 of the Sex Offender Management Board Act;
Is any
other resident as determined by the Department of State Police. (Section
1-114.01 of the Act)
Immediate
family – the spouse, an adult child, a parent, an adult brother or sister, or
an adult grandchild of a person. (Section 1-114.1 of the Act)
Individual
Education Program (IEP) − a written education plan for each resident
currently within the public school system, with the identified goals and
objectives to be incorporated into the Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP) or
Individual Program Plan (IPP).
Individual Habilitation Plan (IHP)
or Individual Program Plan (IPP) − a total plan of care that is developed
by the interdisciplinary team for each resident, and that is developed on the
basis of all assessment results to provide a specific program plan that is
consistent with the identified goals and objectives of the resident.
Institutional Review Board or IRB
– a body established in accordance with applicable federal regulations for
human research protections as set forth in 45 CFR 46. The IRB chairperson may
act on behalf of the IRB as specified in 45 CFR 46.
Intellectual
Disability or Intellectually Disabled – a disorder with onset during the
developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning
deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains. The essential features
of intellectual disability are deficits in general mental abilities and
impairment in everyday adaptive functioning, in comparison to an individual's
age-, gender-, and socioculturally matched peers.
Interdisciplinary
Team − a group of persons that represents those professions, disciplines,
or service areas that are relevant to identifying an individual's strengths and
needs, and designs a program to meet those needs as identified by the
comprehensive functions and assessments. This team shall include at least a
physician, a social worker and other professionals. In ID/DD facilities, at
least one member of the team shall be a Qualified Intellectual Disability
Professional. The Interdisciplinary Team includes the resident, the resident's
guardian, the resident's primary service providers, including staff most
familiar with the resident; and other appropriate professionals and caregivers
as determined by the resident's needs. The resident or the resident's guardian
may also invite other individuals to meet with the Interdisciplinary Team and
participate in the process of identifying the resident's strengths and needs.
Licensed
Practical Nurse − a person with a valid Illinois license under the Nurse
Practice Act to practice as a practical nurse.
Licensee −
the individual or entity licensed by the Department to operate the
facility. (Section 1-115 of the Act)
Life-Care
Contract – a contract through which a facility agrees to provide maintenance
and care for a resident throughout the remainder of the resident's life. (Section
2-202(i) of the Act)
Maintenance
− food, shelter, and laundry services. (Section 1-116 of the Act)
Maladaptive
Behavior − impairment in adaptive behavior as determined by the
interdisciplinary team. Impaired adaptive behavior may be reflected in delayed
maturation, reduced learning ability or inadequate social adjustment.
Misappropriation
of a Resident's Property − the deliberate misplacement,
exploitation, or wrongful temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings
or money without the resident's consent. (Section 1-116.5 of the Act)
Misappropriation of a resident's property includes failure to return valuables
after a resident's discharge; or failure to refund money after death or
discharge when there is an unused balance in the resident's personal account.
Monitor −
a qualified person placed in a facility by the Department to observe operations
of the facility and assist the facility by advising it on how to comply with
the State regulations, and who reports periodically to the Department on the
operations of the facility.
Neglect −
a failure in a facility to provide adequate medical or personal care or
maintenance, which failure results in physical or mental injury to a resident
or in the deterioration of a resident's physical or mental condition.
(Section 1-117 of the Act) This shall include any allegation in which:
the alleged
failure causing injury or deterioration is ongoing or repetitious; or
a resident
required medical treatment as a result of the alleged failure; or
the failure is
alleged to have caused a noticeable negative impact on a resident's health, behavior
or activities for more than 24 hours.
New Facility −
any facility initially licensed as a health care facility by the Department, or
any facility initially licensed or operated by any other agency of the State of
Illinois, on or after March 1, 1980. New facilities shall meet the design and
construction standards for new facilities for the level of care for which the
license (new or renewal) is to be granted.
Nurse −
a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse as defined in the Nurse
Practice Act. (Section 1-118 of the Act)
Nursing Care −
a complex of activities that carries out the diagnostic, therapeutic, and
rehabilitative plan as prescribed by the physician; care for the resident's
environment; observing symptoms and reactions and taking necessary measures to
carry out nursing activities or nursing-related tasks involving understanding
of cause and effect in order to safeguard life and health.
Objective −
an expected result or condition that involves a relatively short period of time
to achieve, that is specified in behavioral terms, and that is related to the
achievement of a goal.
Occupational
Therapist (OT) − a person who is registered as an occupational therapist
under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
Occupational
Therapy Assistant − a person who is registered as a certified
occupational therapy assistant under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice
Act.
Operator −
the person responsible for the control, maintenance and governance of the
facility, its personnel and physical plant.
Oversight −
general watchfulness and appropriate reaction to meet the total needs of the
residents, exclusive of nursing or personal care. Oversight shall include, but
is not limited to, social, recreational and employment opportunities for
residents who, by reason of mental disability, or in the opinion of a licensed
physician, are in need of residential care.
Owner −
the individual, partnership, corporation, association or other person who owns
a facility. In the event a facility is operated by a person who leases the
physical plant, which is owned by another person, "owner" means the
person who operates the facility, except that if the person who owns the
physical plant is an affiliate of the person who operates the facility and has
significant control over the day-to-day operations of the facility, the person
who owns the physical plant shall incur jointly and severally with the owner
all liabilities imposed on an owner under the Act. (Section 1-119 of the
Act)
Person −
with regard to the term owner, a person is any individual, partnership,
corporation, association, municipality, political subdivision, trust, estate or
other legal entity whatsoever.
Personal
Care − assistance with meals, dressing, movement, bathing or other
personal needs or maintenance, or general supervision and oversight of the
physical and mental well-being of an individual, who is incapable of
maintaining a private, independent residence or who is incapable of managing
his or her person whether or not a guardian has been appointed for such
individual. (Section 1-120 of the Act)
Pharmacist −
a person who holds a license as a pharmacist under the Pharmacy Practice Act.
Physical Restraint
− any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or
equipment attached or adjacent to the resident's body that the resident cannot
remove easily and restricts freedom of movement or normal access to one's body.
(Section 2-106 of the Act)
Physical
Therapist − a person who is licensed as a physical therapist under the
Illinois Physical Therapy Act.
Physical
Therapist Assistant − a person who is licensed as a physical therapist
assistant under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act.
Physician −
any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches as provided in the
Medical Practice Act of 1987.
Probationary
License − an initial license issued for a period of 120 days, during
which time the Department will determine the qualifications of the applicant.
Provisional admission period –
the time between the admission of an identified offender as defined in Section
1-114.01 of the Act and this Section, and 3 working days
following the admitting facility's receipt of an Identified Offender Report and
Recommendation in accordance with Section 2-201.6 of the Act.
(Section 1-120.3 of the Act)
Psychiatrist −
a physician who is board eligible or board certified in psychiatry by the
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Psychologist −
a person who is licensed to practice clinical psychology under the Clinical
Psychologist Licensing Act.
Qualified Intellectual
Disability Professional − a person who has at least one year of
experience working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities,
who is directly responsible for coordinating and monitoring the residents'
overall plans of care in an intermediate care facility, and who meets at least
one of the following additional qualifications:
Be a physician
as defined in this Section;
Be a
registered nurse as defined in this Section; or
Hold at least
a bachelor's degree in one of the following fields: occupational therapy,
physical therapy, psychology, social work, speech or language pathology,
recreation (or a recreational specialty area such as art, dance, music, or
physical education), dietary services or dietetics, or a human services field
(such as sociology, special education, or rehabilitation counseling).
Qualified
Professional − a person who meets the educational, technical and ethical
criteria of a health care profession, as evidenced by eligibility for
membership in an organization established by the profession for the purpose of
recognizing those persons who meet the criteria; and who is licensed,
registered or certified by the State of Illinois, if required.
Reasonable hour
− any time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. (Section
1-121 of the Act)
Registered
Nurse − a person with a valid license to practice as a registered
professional nurse under the Nurse Practice Act.
Repeat
Violation − for purposes of assessing fines under Section 3-305 of
the Act, a violation that has been cited during one inspection of the facility
for which a subsequent inspection indicates that an accepted plan of
correction was not complied with, within a period of not more than 12
months from the issuance of the initial violation or a new citation of the same
rule if the licensee is not substantially addressing the issue routinely
throughout the facility. (Section 3-305(7) of the Act)
Resident −
a person receiving personal or medical care, including, but not limited to,
habilitation, psychiatric services, therapeutic services, and assistance with
activities of daily living from a facility. (Section 1-122 of the Act)
Resident
Services Director − the full-time manager, or an individual on the
professional staff in the facility.
Resident's
Representative − a person other than the owner, or an agent or employee
of a facility not related to the resident, designated in writing by a resident
to be his or her representative, or the resident's guardian, or the parent of a
minor resident for whom no guardian has been appointed. (Section 1-123 of the
Act)
Room − a
part of the inside of a facility that is partitioned continuously from floor to
ceiling with openings closed with glass or hinged doors.
Sanitization −
the reduction of pathogenic organisms on a utensil surface to a safe level,
which is accomplished through the use of steam, hot water, or chemicals.
Seclusion −
the retention of a resident alone in a room with a door that the resident
cannot open.
Self-Preservation
− the ability to follow directions and recognize impending danger or
emergency situations and react by avoiding or leaving the unsafe area.
Social Worker −
a person who is a licensed social worker or a licensed clinical social worker
under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
State Fire
Marshal − the Illinois State Fire Marshal, who serves as the executive
director of the Office of the State Fire Marshal. (Section 1 of the State
Fire Marshal Act)
Stockholder
of a Corporation − any person who, directly or indirectly, beneficially
owns, holds or has the power to vote, at least five percent of any class of
securities issued by the corporation. (Section 1-125 of the Act)
Story −
that portion of a building between the upper surface of any floor and the upper
surface of the floor above, except that the topmost story shall be the portion
of a building between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the upper
surface of the roof above.
Student
Intern − any person whose total term of employment in any facility during
any 12-month period is equal to or less than 90 continuous days, and whose term
of employment is either:
an academic
credit requirement in a high school or undergraduate institution; or
immediately
succeeds a full quarter, semester or trimester of academic enrollment in either
a high school or undergraduate institution, provided that such person is
registered for another full quarter, semester or trimester of academic
enrollment in either a high school or undergraduate institution which quarter,
semester or trimester will commence immediately following the term of
employment. (Section 1-125.1 of the Act)
Substantial
Compliance − meeting the requirements of the Act and this Part, except
for variance from the strict and literal performance requirements of the Act or
this Part that results in unimportant omissions or defects given the particular
circumstances involved. This definition is limited to the phrase as used in
Sections 350.140 and 350.150.
Substantial
Failure − the failure to meet the requirements of the Act or this Part, other
than a variance from the strict and literal performance requirements of the Act
or this Part that results in unimportant omissions or defects given the
particular circumstances involved. This definition is limited to the phrase as
used in Section 350.165.
Supervision −
authoritative guidance by a qualified person for the accomplishment of a
function or activity within the person's sphere of competence.
Therapeutic
Recreation Specialist − a person who is certified by the National Council
for Therapeutic Recreation Certification and who meets the minimum standards it
has established for classification as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.
Time Out −
removing an individual from a situation that results in undesirable behavior.
It is a behavior modification procedure that is developed and implemented under
the supervision of a qualified professional, and only as a technique that has
been identified in the individual's behavior management plan.
Title XVIII
− Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act. (Section 1-126 of
the Act)
Title XIX −
Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. (Section 1-127 of the Act)
Transfer −
a change in status of a resident's living arrangements from one facility to
another facility. (Section 1-128 of the Act)
Type "AA"
violation – a violation of the Act or this Part that creates a
condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a facility
that proximately caused a resident's death. (Section 1-128.5 of the Act)
Type "A"
Violation − a violation of the Act or this Part that creates a
condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a facility
that creates a substantial probability that the risk of death or serious mental
or physical harm to a resident will result therefrom or has resulted in actual
physical or mental harm to a resident. (Section 1-129 of the Act)
Type "B"
Violation − a violation of the Act or this Part that creates a
condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a facility
that is more likely than not to cause more than minimal physical or mental harm
to a resident or is specifically designated as a Type B violation in the
Act or this Part. (Section 1-130 of the Act)
Type "C" violation –
a violation of the Act or this Part that creates a condition or
occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a facility that creates
a substantial probability that less than minimal physical or mental harm to a
resident will result therefrom. (Section 1-132 of the Act)
Unit −
an entire physically identifiable residence area consisting of not less than
five nor more than 20 beds, and having facilities meeting the standards
applicable to the levels of service to be provided. Staff and services for
each distinct resident area are established as set forth in the respective
rules governing the approved levels of service.
Universal
Progress Notes − a common record with periodic narrative documentation by
all persons involved in resident care.
Valid License −
a license that is unsuspended, unrevoked, and unexpired, however, a
license shall not be deemed to have expired if the Department fails to timely respond
to a timely request for renewal under the Act or for a hearing to contest
nonrenewal under Section 3-119(c) of the Act.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill.
Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES PART 350 INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE SECTION 350.340 INCORPORATED AND REFERENCED MATERIALS
Section 350.340 Incorporated
and Referenced Materials
a) The following regulations and standards are incorporated in
this Part:
1) Private and professional association standards:
A) ANSI/ASME Standard A17.1 – 2007, Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, which may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME) International, 22 Law Drive, Box 2900, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2900.
B) ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2008, Ventilation of Health Care
Facilities, which may be accessed at: https://www.ashrae.org/File%20Library/Technical%20Resources/Standards%20and%20Guidelines/Standards%20Addenda/170-2008/ad170_2008_d.pdf.
C) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Handbook of Fundamentals (2009), and Handbook
of Applications (2007), which may be obtained from the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie
Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329.
D) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Standard E90-09
(2009): Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound
Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements, and Standard No.
E84-08a, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building
Materials (2010), which may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr
Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
E) International Building Code (IBC) (2012), which may be obtained
from the International Code Council (ICC), 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club
Hills, IL 60478-5795.
F) For existing facilities (see Subpart N), National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) 101: Life Safety Code (2012), and the following
standards, which may be obtained from the National Fire Protection Association,
1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169:
i) NFPA 10 (2010): Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
ii) NFPA 13 (2010): Standards for the Installation of Sprinkler
Systems
iii) NFPA 54 (2012): National Fuel Gas Code
iv) NFPA 70 (2011): National Electrical Code
v) NFPA 90A (2012): Standards for the Installation of Air
Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
vi) NFPA 96 (2011): Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire
Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
vii) NFPA 99 (2012): Health Care Facilities Code
viii) NFPA 101A (2013): Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life
Safety
ix) NFPA 220 (2012): Standard on Types of Building Construction
x) NFPA 253 (2011): Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant
Flux of Floor Covering Systems using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
G) For new facilities (see Subpart M), the following standards of
the NFPA 101 (2012) and the following additional standards, which may be
obtained from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park,
Quincy, MA 02169:
i) NFPA 10 (2010): Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers
ii) NFPA 13 (2010): Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler
Systems
iii) NFPA 54 (2010): National Fuel Gas Code
iv) NFPA 70 (2011): National Electrical Code
v) NFPA 90A (2012): Standard for the Installation of Air
Conditioning and Ventilating Systems
vi) NFPA 96 (2011): Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire
Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
vii) NFPA 99 (2011): Health Care Facilities Code
viii) NFPA 220 (2012): Standard on Types of Building Construction
ix) NFPA 253 (2011): Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant
Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source
H) Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), which may be obtained
from Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL 60062:
i) Fire Resistance Directory (2014 Edition)
ii) Building Material Directory (2014 Edition)
I) American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Guidelines for Women's Health Care,
Fourth Edition (2014), which may be obtained from the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Distribution Center, P.O. Box 933104, Atlanta, GA
31193-3104 (800-762-2264). (See Section 350.3220.)
2) Federal regulations and guidelines:
A) 21 CFR 1306, Prescriptions (April 1, 2024)
B) 42 CFR
483.440(c), Conditions of Participation: Active Treatment Services (October 1, 2024)
C) 45 CFR
46, Protection of Human Subjects (October 1, 2024)
D) The
following guidelines and toolkits of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, United States Public Health Service, and Department of Health and
Human Services:
i) Guideline
for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009 (June 6,
2019), available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-CAUTI-H.pdf
ii) Guideline
for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings (October 25, 2002), available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Hand-Hygiene-P.pdf
iii) Guidelines
for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2011 (October 2017),
available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-BSI-H.pdf
iv) Guideline
for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (August 2017), available at: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2623725
v) Guidelines
for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Pneumonia, 2003 (April 12, 2004),
available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Healthcare-Associated-Pneumonia-H.pdf
vi) 2007 Guideline
for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in
Healthcare Settings (September, 2024), available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/guideline-isolation-h.pdf?CDC
Aaref Val=
vii) Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel: Infrastructure
and Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control
Services (October 25, 2019), available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/guideline
infection-control-hcp-h./pdf?CDC AAref Val=
viii) Infection Control in Healthcare Personnel:
Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections Transmitted Among Healthcare
Personnel and Patients (October 22, 2024), available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-IC-HCP-H.pdf
b) All incorporations by reference of federal regulations and
guidelines and the standards of nationally recognized organizations refer to
the regulations and standards on the date specified and do not include any amendments
or editions subsequent to the date specified.
c) The following statutes and State regulations are referenced in
this Part:
1) Federal statutes:
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.)
B) Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1935 et seq. and 1936
et seq.)
C) Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)
2) State of Illinois statutes:
A) Substance Use Disorder Act [20 ILCS 301]
B) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act [430 ILCS 75]
C) Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10]
D) Court of Claims Act [705 ILCS 505]
E) Illinois Dental Practice Act [225 ILCS 25]
F) Election Code [10 ILCS 5]
G) Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140]
H) General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105]
I) Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act [20 ILCS 3960]
J) Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85]
K) Illinois Municipal Code [65 ILCS 5]
L) Illinois Controlled Substances Act [720 ILCS 570]
M) Life Care Facilities Act [210 ILCS 40]
N) Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act
[745 ILCS 10]
O) Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60]
P) Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5]
Q) Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]
R) Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act [225
ILCS 70]
S) ID/DD Community Care Act [210 ILCS 47]
T) Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75]
U) Pharmacy Practice Act [225 ILCS 85]
V) Illinois Physical Therapy Act [225 ILCS 90]
W) Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act [225 ILCS 225]
X) Probate Act of 1975 [755 ILCS 5]
Y) Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5]
Z) Safety Glazing Materials Act [430 ILCS 60]
AA) Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100]
BB) Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act [225 ILCS 15]
CC) Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act [225 ILCS 30]
DD) Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225 ILCS 46]
EE) Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act [225 ILCS 20]
FF) Illinois Living Will Act [755 ILCS 35]
GG) Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law [755 ILCS 45/Art. IV]
HH) Health Care Surrogate Act [755 ILCS 40]
II) Health Care Right of Conscience Act [745 ILCS 70]
JJ) Abused and Neglected Long-Term Care Facility Residents
Reporting Act [210 ILCS 30]
KK) Supportive Residences Licensing Act [210 ILCS 65]
LL) Community Living Facilities Licensing Act [210 ILCS 35]
MM) Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and
Certification Act [210 ILCS 135]
NN) Counties Code [55 ILCS 5]
OO) Illinois Act on the Aging [20 ILCS 105]
PP) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act [225 ILCS
110]
QQ) Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act [210 ILCS 9]
RR) Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3]
SS) Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 100]
TT) Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95]
UU) Language Assistance Services Act [210 ILCS 87]
VV) MC/DD Act [210 ILCS 46]
WW) Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act
[210 ILCS 32]
XX) Illinois
Emergency Management Agency Act [20 ILCS 3305]
YY Latex
Glove Ban Act [410 ILCS 180]
3) State of Illinois rules:
A) Office of the State Fire Marshal, Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Safety (41 Ill. Adm. Code 120)
B) Capital Development Board, Illinois Accessibility Code (71 Ill.
Adm. Code 400)
C) Department of Public Health:
i) Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Code (77 Ill.
Adm. Code 690)
ii) Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections Code (77 Ill.
Adm. Code 693)
iii) Food Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750)
iv) Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890)
v) Private Sewage Disposal Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 905)
vi) Drinking Water Systems Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 900)
vii) Water Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 920)
viii) Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code
925)
ix) Access to Records of the Department of Public Health (2 Ill.
Adm. Code 1127)
x) Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings (77 Ill.
Adm. Code 100)
xi) Medically Complex for the Developmentally Disabled Facilities
Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 390)
xii) Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code (77
Ill. Adm. Code 395)
xiii) Control of Tuberculosis Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 696)
xiv) Health Care Worker Background Check Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 955)
xv) Language Assistance Services Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 940)
xvi) Collection, Disclosure and Confidentiality of Health
Statistics; Institutional Review Board (77 Ill. Adm. Code 1005
xvii) Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long Term Care Facilities
Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 389)
D) Department of Financial and Professional Regulation:
i) Illinois Controlled Substances Act (77 Ill. Adm. Code 3100)
ii) Pharmacy Practice Act (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330)
E) Department of Human Services, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Treatment and Intervention Licenses (77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060)
F) Department of Natural Resources, Regulation of Construction
within Flood Plains (17 Ill. Adm. Code 3706)
G) Department of Healthcare and Family Services:
i) Medical Payment (89 Ill. Adm. Code 140)
ii) Crisis
Assistance (89 Ill. Adm. Code 116)
iii) Developmental Disabilities Services (89 Ill. Adm. Code 144)
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill.
Reg. 7038, effective April 30, 2025)
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PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.510 ADMINISTRATOR
Section 350.510
Administrator
a) An administrator licensed under the Nursing Home
Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act shall be employed full-time for
each facility. The licensee shall report any change in administrator to the
Department within five days after any change.
b) The Department will consider the administrator, or the licensed
or certified person designated in writing by the administrator to be in charge
of the facility in the administrator's absence.
c) The administrator shall arrange for facility supervisory
personnel to annually attend appropriate educational programs on supervision,
nutrition, and other pertinent subjects.
d) The administrator shall appoint in writing a member of the
facility staff to coordinate the establishment of, and render assistance to,
the residents' advisory council.
e) The licensee and the administrator shall be familiar with this
Part. They shall be responsible for seeing that the requirements of this Part
are met in the facility and that employees are familiar with those requirements
according to the level of their responsibilities.
f) If the facility has an assistant administrator, the facility
shall inform the Department of the name and dates of employment and termination
of this person. This will provide documentation of service to qualify for a
license under the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
SUBPART C: POLICIES
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.610 MANAGEMENT POLICIES
Section 350.610 Management
Policies
a) The facility's governing body shall exercise general direction
of the facility, and shall establish the broad policies and procedures for the
facility related to its purpose, objectives, operation, and the welfare of the
residents served.
b) There shall be established a table of organization showing the
major operating programs of the facility, with staff divisions, the
administrative personnel in charge of programs and divisions, and their lines
of authority, responsibilities and communication.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.620 RESIDENT CARE POLICIES
Section 350.620 Resident
Care Policies
a) The facility shall have written policies and procedures
governing all services provided by the facility which shall be formulated with
the involvement of the administrator. The policies shall be available to the
staff, residents and the public. These written policies shall be followed in
operating the facility and shall be reviewed at least annually. (B)
b) These policies shall include:
1) A written statement of the philosophy, objectives and goals
the facility is striving to achieve,
2) A written statement linking the facility's role to the
"State Plan for the Developmentally Disabled," as prepared by and
available from the Governor's Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities,
3) A written statement of the facility's goals for its residents,
4) A written statement of the facility's concept of its
relationship to the parents of its residents or to the surrogates,
5) A written statement concerning admission, transfer, and
discharge of residents including categories of residents accepted and not
accepted, residents that will be transferred or discharged, and other policies
of the facility.
6) A written statement for resident care services including
physician services, emergency services, personal care and nursing services,
restorative services, activity services, pharmaceutical services, dietary
services, social services, resident records, dental services, and diagnostic
service (including laboratory and x-ray), (B)
7) All the information contained in the policies shall be
available to consumer representatives, the public, staff, residents, and for
review by Department personnel.
c) The facility shall have a written agreement with one or more
hospitals which indicates the hospital or hospitals will provide the following
services:
1) Emergency admissions.
2) Admission to a hospital of residents from the facility who are
in need of hospital care.
3) Needed diagnostic services.
4) Any other hospital based services needed by the resident.
d) There shall be no blood transfusions performed in the
facility. (B)
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.625 DETERMINATION OF NEED SCREENING AND REQUEST FOR RESIDENT CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION
Section 350.625
Determination of Need Screening and Request for Resident Criminal
History Record Information
a) For the purpose of this Section only, a facility is any
location certified to participate in the Medicare program under Title XVIII of
the Social Security Act or Medicaid program under Title XIX of the Social
Security Act.
b) All persons seeking admission to a facility must be
screened to determine the need for facility services prior to being admitted,
regardless of income, assets, or funding source. (Section 2-201.5(a) of the
Act) A screening assessment is not required provided one of the conditions in
Section 140.642(c) of the rules of the Department of Healthcare and Family
Services titled Medical Payment is met.
c) Any person who seeks to become eligible for medical
assistance from the Medical Assistance program under the Illinois Public Aid
Code to pay for active treatment services while residing in a facility
shall be screened in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140.642(b)(4).
(Section 2-201.5(a) of the Act)
d) Screening for facility services shall be administered
through procedures established by administrative rule by the agency
responsible for screening. (Section 2-201.5(a) of the Act) The Illinois
Department of Human Services is responsible for the screening required in
subsection (b) for all individuals 18 through 59 years of age and for individuals
60 years of age or older who are developmentally disabled or have a severe
mental illness. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services or
its designee is responsible for the screening required in subsection (c).
e) In addition to the screening required by Section
2-201.5(a) of the Act and this Section, a facility shall, within 24 hours
after admission of a resident, request a criminal history background
check pursuant to the Uniform Conviction Information Act for all persons
seeking admission to the facility. Background checks shall be based on the
resident's name, date of birth, and other identifiers as required by the
Department of State Police. (Section 2-201.5(b) of the Act)
f) The
facility shall check for the individual's name on the Illinois Sex Offender
Registration website at www.isp.state.il.us and the Illinois Department of
Corrections sex registrant search page at www.illinois.gov/idoc/Pages/default.aspx
to determine if the individual is listed as a registered sex offender.
g) If the results of the background check
are inconclusive, the facility shall initiate a fingerprint-based check, unless
the fingerprint check is waived by the Director of Public Health based on
verification by the facility that the resident is completely immobile or that
the resident meets other criteria related to the resident's health or lack of
potential risk, such as the existence of a severe, debilitating physical,
medical, or mental condition that nullifies any potential risk presented by the
resident. (Section 2-201.5(b) of the Act) The facility shall arrange for a
fingerprint-based check or request a waiver from the Department within 5 days
after receiving inconclusive results of a name-based background check. The
fingerprint-based background check shall be conducted within 25 days after
receiving the inconclusive results of the name-based check.
h) A waiver issued pursuant to Section
2-201.5(b) of the Act shall be valid only while the resident is immobile or
while the criteria supporting the waiver exist. (Section 2-201.5(b) of the
Act)
i) The facility shall provide for or arrange
for any required fingerprint-based checks. If a fingerprint-based check is
required, the facility shall arrange for it to be conducted in a manner that is
respectful of the resident's dignity and that minimizes any emotional or
physical hardship to the resident. (Section 2-201.5(b) of the Act) If
a facility is unable to conduct a fingerprint-based background check in
compliance with this Section, then it shall provide conclusive evidence of the
resident's immobility or risk nullification of the waiver issued pursuant to
Section 2-201.5(b) of the Act.
j) The facility shall be responsible for taking all steps
necessary to ensure the safety of residents while the results of a name-based
background check or a fingerprint-based background check are pending; while the
results of a request for waiver of a fingerprint-based check are pending;
and/or while the Identified Offender Report and Recommendation is pending.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill.
Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.630 ADMISSION, RETENTION AND DISCHARGE POLICIES
Section 350.630 Admission,
Retention and Discharge Policies
a) All involuntary discharges and transfers shall be in
accordance with Sections 3-401 through 3-423 of the Act.
b) Only residents who have had a comprehensive evaluation
covering physical, emotional, social and cognitive factors, conducted by an
appropriately constituted interdisciplinary team shall be admitted.
c) No resident determined by professional evaluation to be in
need of skilled level of nursing care shall be admitted to, or kept in, an
Intermediate Care Facility, or Intermediate Care Facility for the
Developmentally Disabled, or any distinct part of the facility designated and
classified for intermediate care for the developmentally disabled.
d) Each facility shall have a policy concerning the admission of
persons needing prenatal or maternity care, and a policy concerning the keeping
of these persons who become pregnant while they are residents of the facility. If
these policies permit these persons to be admitted to or kept in the facility,
then the facility shall have a policy concerning the provision of adequate and
appropriate prenatal and maternity care to these individuals from in-house or
outside resources.
e) A facility for infants and children under 18 years of age
shall be used exclusively for children. Persons under 18 years of age may not
be cared for in a facility for adults without prior approval from the
Department. This approval will be granted only when it is the best possible
placement for the person under the particular set of circumstances.
f) A facility shall not refuse to discharge or transfer a
resident when requested to do so by the resident or, if the resident is
incompetent, by the resident's guardian.
g) If a resident insists on being discharged and is discharged
against the advice of a physician or a Qualified Intellectual Disability
Professional, the facts involved in the situation shall be fully documented in
the resident's clinical record.
h) No resident shall be discharged without the concurrence of the
attending physician.
i) No resident shall be admitted with a communicable, contagious
or infectious disease except as set forth in Section 350.1223 of this Part.
j) A facility shall not admit more residents than the number
authorized by the license issued to it.
k) No identified offender shall be admitted to or kept in a
facility, unless the requirements of Section 350.625 for new admissions and the
requirements of Section 350.635 are met.
l) Upon
a finding by the Department that there has been a substantial failure to comply
with the Act and Section 350.165, including, without limitation, the
circumstances set forth in subsection (a) of Section 3-119 of the Act,
or if the Department otherwise finds that it would be in the public interest or
the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of facility residents, the
Department may impose a ban on new admissions to any facility licensed under the
Act. The ban shall continue until the Department determines that the
circumstances giving rise to the ban no longer exist. (Section 3-119.1(a) of
the Act)
m) The
Department shall provide notice to the facility and licensee of any ban imposed
pursuant to subsection (l) and Section 350.165. The notice shall
provide a clear and concise statement of the circumstances on which the ban on
new admissions is based and notice of the opportunity for a hearing. (Section
3-119.1(b) of the Act)
n) If the Department finds that the public interest or the
health, safety, or welfare of facility residents imperatively requires
immediate action and if the Department incorporates a finding to that effect in
its notice per subsection (m), then the ban on new admissions may be
ordered pending any hearing requested by the facility. (Section 3-119.1(b)
of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill.
Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.634 CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PERSONS WHO WERE RESIDENTS ON MAY 10, 2006 (REPEALED)
Section 350.634 Criminal History Background Checks for
Persons Who Were Residents on May 10, 2006 (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519,
effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.635 IDENTIFIED OFFENDERS
Section
350.635 Identified Offenders
a) The facility shall review the results of
the criminal history background checks immediately upon receipt of the checks.
b) The facility shall be responsible for
taking all steps necessary to ensure the safety of residents while the results
of a name-based background check or a fingerprint-based check are pending;
while the results of a request for a waiver of a fingerprint-based check are
pending; and/or while the Identified Offender Report and Recommendation is
pending.
c) If the results of a resident's
criminal history background check reveal that the resident is an identified
offender as defined in Section 1-114.01 of the Act, the facility
shall do the following:
1) Immediately notify the
Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by the Department
of State Police, in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, that
the resident is an identified offender.
2) Within 72 hours, arrange for
a fingerprint-based criminal history record inquiry to be requested on the
identified offender resident. The inquiry shall be based on the subject's name,
sex, race, date of birth, fingerprint images, and other identifiers required by
the Department of State Police. The inquiry shall be processed through the
files of the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
to locate any criminal history record information that may exist regarding the
subject. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish to the Department of
State Police, pursuant to an inquiry under this subsection (c)(2), any
criminal history record information contained in its files.
d) The facility shall comply
with all applicable provisions contained in the Uniform Conviction Information
Act.
e) All name-based and
fingerprint-based criminal history record inquiries shall be submitted to the
Department of State Police electronically in the form and manner prescribed by
the Department of State Police. The Department of State Police may charge the
facility a fee for processing name-based and fingerprint-based criminal history
record inquiries. The fee shall be deposited into the State Police Services
Fund. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of processing the inquiry. (Section
2-201.5(c) of the Act)
f) If
identified offenders are residents of a facility,
the facility shall comply with all of the following requirements:
1) The
facility shall inform the appropriate county and
local law enforcement offices of the identity of identified offenders who are registered sex offenders or are serving a term of
parole, mandatory supervised release or probation for a felony offense who are residents of the facility. If a resident of a
licensed facility is an identified offender, any federal, State, or local law
enforcement officer or county probation officer shall be permitted reasonable
access to the individual resident to verify compliance with the requirements of
the Sex Offender Registration Act or to verify compliance with applicable terms
of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release. (Section 2-110(a-5)
of the Act) Reasonable access under this provision shall not interfere with
the identified offender's medical or psychiatric
care.
2) The facility staff shall meet with local law enforcement
officials to discuss the need for and to develop, if needed, policies and
procedures to address the presence of facility residents who are registered sex
offenders or are serving a term of parole, mandatory supervised release or
probation for a felony offense, including compliance with Section 350.750.
3) If identified offenders are residents of
the licensed facility, the licensed facility shall notify every resident or
resident's guardian in writing that such offenders are residents of the
licensed facility. The licensed facility shall also provide notice to its
employees and to visitors to the facility that identified offenders are
residents. (Section 2-216 of the Act)
4) If
the identified offender is on probation, parole, or mandatory supervised
release, the facility shall contact the resident's probation or parole officer,
acknowledge the terms of release, update contact information with the probation
or parole office, and maintain updated contact information in the resident's
record. The record must also include the resident's criminal history record.
g) Facilities shall maintain written
documentation of compliance with Section 350.625.
h) Facilities shall
annually complete all of the steps required in subsection (f) for identified
offenders. This requirement does not apply to residents who have not been
discharged from the facility during the previous 12 months.
i) For current residents who are identified offenders, the facility shall
review the security measures listed in the Identified Offender Report and
Recommendation provided by the Department of the State Police.
j) Upon admission of
an identified offender to a facility or a decision to retain an identified offender in a facility, the
facility, in consultation with the medical director and law enforcement, shall
specifically address the resident's needs in an individualized plan of care.
k) The facility shall incorporate the Identified Offender
Report and Recommendation into the identified offender's individual program
plan created pursuant to 42 CFR 483.440(c). (Section 2-201.6(g) of the Act)
l) If
the identified offender is a convicted (see 730 ILCS 150/2) or
registered (see 730 ILCS 150/3) sex offender or if the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation prepared pursuant to Section 2-201.6(a)
of the Act reveals that the identified offender poses a significant risk of
harm to others within the facility, the offender shall be required to have his
or her own room within the facility subject to the rights of married residents
under Section 2-108(e) of the Act. (Section 2-201.6(d) of the Act)
m) The facility's reliance on the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation prepared pursuant to Section 2-201.6(a) of
the Act shall not relieve or indemnify in any manner the facility's liability
or responsibility with regard to the identified offender or other facility
residents.
n) The facility shall
evaluate individual program plans at least quarterly
for identified offenders for appropriateness and effectiveness of the
portions specific to the identified offense and
shall document the review. The facility shall modify the individual program
plan if necessary in response to this evaluation. The facility remains
responsible for continuously evaluating the identified offender and for making
any changes in the individual program plan that are necessary to ensure the
safety of residents.
o) Incident reports shall be submitted to the Division of Long-Term Care Field Operations in the
Department's Office of Health Care Regulation in compliance with Section
350.700. The facility shall review its placement determination of identified
offenders based on incident reports involving the
identified offender. In incident reports involving identified
offenders, the facility shall identify whether the incident involves substance
abuse, aggressive behavior, or inappropriate sexual behavior, as well as any
other behavior or activity that would be reasonably likely to cause harm to the
identified offender or others. If the facility cannot protect the other
residents from misconduct by the identified offender, then the facility shall
transfer or discharge the identified offender in accordance with Section 350.3300.
p) The facility shall notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency, the Illinois Prisoner
Review Board, or the Department of Corrections of the incident and whether it involved substance
abuse, aggressive behavior, or inappropriate sexual behavior that would
necessitate relocation of that resident.
q) The facility shall develop procedures for implementing changes in resident care and
facility policies when the resident no longer meets the definition of
identified offender.
(Source:
Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.636 DISCHARGE PLANNING FOR IDENTIFIED OFFENDERS
Section
350.636 Discharge Planning for Identified Offenders
a) If, based on the
security measures listed in the Identified Offender Report and
Recommendation, a facility determines that it cannot manage the identified
offender resident safely within the facility, it shall commence involuntary
transfer or discharge proceedings pursuant to Section 3-402 of the Act and
Section 350.3300(d). (Section 2-201.6(h) of the Act) The facility may
initiate involuntary transfer or discharge proceedings if it determines, during
the provisional admission period described in Section 350.625 (a) through (e),
that it cannot manage the identified offender safely within the facility.
b) All discharges and transfers
shall be in accordance with Section 350.3300.
c) When a resident who is an
identified offender is discharged, the discharging facility shall notify the
Department.
d) A facility that admits or retains an
identified offender shall have policies and procedures in place for discharging
an identified offender for reasons related to the individual's status as an
identified offender, including, but not limited to:
1) The facility's inability to
meet the needs of the resident, based on Section 350.635 and subsection (a);
2) The facility's inability to
provide the security measures necessary to protect facility residents, staff
and visitors; or
3) The physical safety of the
resident, other residents, the facility staff, or facility visitors.
e) Discharge planning shall be
included as part of the individual program plan developed in accordance with
Section 350.635(k).
(Source:
Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.637 TRANSFER OF AN IDENTIFIED OFFENDER
Section
350.637 Transfer of
an Identified Offender
a) If, based on the
security measures listed in the Identified Offender Report and
Recommendation, a facility determines that it cannot manage the identified
offender resident safely within the facility, it shall commence involuntary
transfer or discharge proceedings pursuant to Section 3-402 of the Act and
Section 350.3300(d). (Section 2-201.6(h) of the Act) The facility also may
initiate involuntary transfer or discharge proceedings if it determines, during
the provisional admission period described in Section 350.625 (a) through (e),
that it cannot manage the identified offender safely within the facility.
b) All discharges and transfers shall be in
accordance with Section 350.3300.
c) When a resident who is an identified
offender is transferred to another facility regulated by the Department, the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or the Department of Human
Services, the transferring facility shall notify the Department and the receiving
facility that the individual is an identified offender before making the
transfer.
d) Notification shall include all of the
documentation required under Section 350.635 and subsection (a), and the transferring facility shall provide this documentation
to the receiving facility to complete the discharge planning.
e) If the following information has been provided to the
transferring facility from the Department of Corrections, the transferring
facility shall provide copies to the receiving facility before making the transfer:
1) The mittimus and any
pre-sentence investigation reports;
2) The social evaluation
prepared pursuant to Section 3-8-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections;
3) Any pre-release evaluation
conducted pursuant to subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2
of the Unified Code of Corrections;
4) Reports of disciplinary
infractions and dispositions;
5) Any parole plan, including
orders issued by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and any violation reports
and dispositions; and
6) The name and contact
information for the assigned parole agent and parole supervisor. (Section 3-14-1
of the Unified Code of Corrections)
f) The information
required by this Section shall be provided upon transfer. Information compiled
concerning an identified offender shall not be further disseminated except to
the resident; the resident's legal representative; law enforcement agencies;
the resident's parole or probation officer; the Division of Long Term Care
Field Operations in the Department's Office of Health Care Regulation; other
facilities licensed by the Department, the Illinois Department of Healthcare
and Family Services, the State ombudsman, or the Illinois Department of Human
Services that are or will be providing care to the resident, or are considering
whether to do so; health care and social service providers licensed by the
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation who are or will be
providing care to the resident, or are considering whether to do so; health
care facilities and providers in other states that are licensed or regulated in
their home state and would be authorized to receive this information if they
were in Illinois.
(Source:
Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.640 CONTRACT BETWEEN RESIDENT AND FACILITY
Section 350.640 Contract
Between Resident and Facility
a) Contract Execution
1) Before a person is admitted to a facility, or at the
expiration of the period of previous contract, or when the source of payment
for the resident's care changes from private to public funds or from public to
private funds, a written contract shall be executed between a licensee and the
following in order of priority:
A) The person, or if the person is a minor, his parent or
guardian; or
B) The person's guardian, if any, or agent, if any, as defined
in Section 2-3 of the Illinois Power of Attorney Act; or
C) A member of the person's immediate family. (Section
2-202(a) of the Act)
2) An adult person shall be presumed to have the capacity to
contract for admission to a long-term care facility unless he or she has been
adjudicated a "disabled person" within the meaning of Section 11a-2
of the Probate Act of 1975, or unless a petition for such an adjudication is
pending in a circuit court of Illinois. (Section 2-202(a) of the Act)
3) If there is no guardian, agent or member of the person's
immediate family available, able or willing to execute the contract required by
Section 2-202 of the Act and a physician determines that a person is so
disabled as to be unable to consent to placement in a facility, or if a person
has already been found to be a "disabled person," but no order has
been entered allowing residential placement of the person, that person may be
admitted to a facility before the execution of a contract required by Section
2-202 of the Act; provided that a petition for guardianship or for
modification of guardianship is filed within 15 days after the person's
admission to a facility, and provided further that such a contract is executed
within ten days after the disposition of the petition. (Section
2-202(a) of the Act)
4) No adult shall be admitted to a facility if he or she objects,
orally or in writing, to the admission, except as otherwise provided in
Chapters III and IV of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code,
or Section 11a-14.1 of the Probate Act of 1975. (Section 2-202(a) of the
Act)
b) The contract shall be clearly and unambiguously titled,
"Contract between Resident and (name of facility)."
c) Before a licensee enters a contract under Section
2-202 of the Act, it shall provide the prospective resident and his or her guardian,
if any, with written notice of the licensee's policy regarding discharge of a
resident whose private funds for payment of care are exhausted. (Section
2-202(a) of the Act)
d) A resident shall not be discharged or transferred at the
expiration of the term of a contract, except as provided in Sections 3-401
through 3-423 of the Act. (Section 2-202(b) of the Act)
e) At the time of the resident's admission to the facility, a
copy of the contract shall be given to the resident, his or her guardian, if
any, and any other person who executed the contract. (Section 2-202(c) of
the Act)
f) The contract shall be signed by the licensee or the licensee's
agent. The title of each person signing the contract for the facility shall be
clearly indicated next to each signature. The facility administrator may sign
as the agent of the licensee.
g) The contract shall be signed by, or for, the resident, as
described in subsection (a). If any person other than the principal signatory
is to be held individually responsible for payments due under the contract,
that person shall also sign the contract on a separate signature line labeled
"signature of responsible party" or "signature of
guarantor."
h) The contract shall include a definition of "responsible
party" or "guarantor" that describes in full the liability
incurred by that person.
i) A copy of the contract for a resident who is supported by
nonpublic funds other than the resident's own funds shall be made available to
the person providing the funds for the resident's support. (Section
2-202(d) of the Act)
j) The original or a copy of the contract shall be maintained
in the facility and be made available upon request to representatives of the
Department and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
(Section 2-202(e) of the Act)
k) The contract shall be written in clear and unambiguous
language and shall be printed in not less than 12-point type. (Section
2-202(f) of the Act)
l) The contract shall specify the term of the contract.
(Section 2-202(g)(1) of the Act) The term can be until a certain date or
event. If a certain date is specified in the contract, an addendum can extend
the term of the contract to another date certain or on a month-to-month basis.
m) The contract shall specify the services to be provided under
the contract and the charges for the services. (Section 2-202(g)(2) of the
Act) A paragraph shall itemize the services and products to be provided by the
facility and express the costs of the itemized services and products to be
provided either in terms of a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly rate, or in
terms of a single fee. The contract may provide that the charges for services
may be changed with 30 days advance written notice to the resident or the
person executing the contract on behalf of the resident. The resident or the
person executing the contract on behalf of the resident may either assent to
the change or choose to terminate the contract at any time within 30 days after
receiving the written notice of the change. The written notice shall become an
addendum to the contract.
n) The contract shall specify the services that may be
provided to supplement the contract and the charges for the services.
(Section 2-202(g)(3) of the Act)
1) A paragraph shall itemize all services and products offered by
the facility or related institutions that are not covered by the rate or fee
established in subsection (m). If a separate rate or fee for any supplemental
service or product can be calculated with definiteness at the time the contract
is executed, then the additional cost shall be specified in the contract.
2) If the cost of any itemized service or product to be provided
to the resident by the facility or related institutions cannot be established
or predicted with definiteness at the time of the resident's admission to the
facility or at the time of the execution of the contract, then no cost for that
service or product need be stated in the contract. However, the contract shall
include a statement explaining the resident's liability for the itemized
service or product and explaining that the resident will be receiving a bill
for the itemized service or product beyond and in addition to any rate or fee
set forth in the contract.
3) The contract may provide that the charges for services and
products not covered by the rate or fee established in subsection (m) may be
changed with 30 days advance written notice to the resident or the person
executing the contract on behalf of the resident. The resident or the person
executing the contract on behalf of the resident may either assent to the
change or choose to terminate the contract at any time within 30 days after
receiving the written notice of the change. The written notice shall become an
addendum to the contract.
o) The contract shall specify the sources liable for payments due
under the contract. (Section 2-202(g)(4) of the Act)
p) Deposit Provisions
1) The contract shall specify the amount of deposit paid.
(Section 2-202(g)(5) of the Act)
2) The amount of the deposit shall be expressed in terms of a
precise number of dollars and be clearly designated as a deposit. The contract
shall specify when the resident shall pay the deposit, and when the facility
shall return the deposit. The contract shall specify the conditions (if any) that
the resident shall satisfy before the facility shall return the deposit. When
all of the specified conditions are satisfied, the facility shall return the
deposit to the resident. If the deposit is nonrefundable, the contract shall
provide express notice of nonrefundability.
q) The contract shall specify the rights, duties and
obligations of the resident, except that the specification of a resident's
rights may be furnished on a separate document that complies with the
requirements of Section 2-211 of the Act. (Section 2-202(g)(6) of
the Act)
r) The contract shall designate the name of the resident's
representative, if any. The resident shall provide the facility with a copy of
the written agreement between the resident and the resident's representative that
authorizes the resident's representative to inspect and copy the resident's
records and authorizes the resident's representative to execute the contract on
behalf of the resident required by Section 2-202 of the Act.
(Section 2-202(h) of the Act)
s) The contract shall provide that if the resident is
compelled by a change in physical or mental health to leave the facility, the
contract and all obligations under it shall terminate on seven days notice.
No prior notice of termination of the contract shall be required, however,
in the case of a resident's death. The contract shall also provide that
in all other situations, a resident may terminate the contract and all
obligations under it with 30 days notice. All charges shall be prorated as of
the date on which the contract terminates, and, if any payments have been made
in advance, the excess shall be refunded to the resident. This provision shall
not apply to life-care contracts through which a facility agrees to provide
maintenance and care for a resident throughout the remainder of his or her
life nor to continuing-care contracts through which a facility agrees to supplement
all available forms of financial support in providing maintenance and care for
a resident throughout the remainder of his or her life. (Section 2-202(i)
of the Act)
t) All facilities that offer to provide a resident with nursing
services, medical services or personal care services, in addition to
maintenance services, conditioned upon the transfer of an entrance fee
to the provider of such services in addition to or in lieu of the payment of
regular periodic charges for the care and services involved, for a term in
excess of one year or for life pursuant to a life care contract, shall meet all
of the provisions of the Life Care Facilities Act, including obtaining a permit
from the Department, before they may enter into life care contracts. (Section
2(c) of the Life Care Facilities Act)
u) In addition to all other contract specifications contained
in this Section, admission contracts shall also specify:
1) whether the facility accepts Medicaid clients;
2) whether the facility requires a deposit of the resident or
his family prior to the establishment of Medicaid eligibility;
3) in the event that a deposit is required, a clear and
concise statement of the procedure to be followed for the return of such
deposit to the resident or the appropriate family member or guardian of the
person;
4) that all deposits made to a facility by a resident, or on
behalf of a resident, shall be returned by the facility within 30 days of the
establishment of Medicaid eligibility, unless such deposits must be drawn upon
or encumbered in accordance with Medicaid eligibility requirements established
by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
(Section 2-202(j) of the Act)
v) It shall be a business offense for a facility to knowingly
and intentionally both retain a resident's deposit and accept Medicaid payments
on behalf of the resident. (Section 2-202(k) of the Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.650 RESIDENTS' ADVISORY COUNCIL
Section 350.650 Residents'
Advisory Council
a) Each facility shall establish a residents' advisory council
consisting of at least five resident members. If there are not five residents
capable of functioning on the residents' advisory council, as determined by the
Interdisciplinary Team and based upon evaluations of the comprehensive
functional assessments, residents' representatives shall take the place of the
required number of residents. The administrator shall designate a member of
the facility staff (other than the administrator) to coordinate the
establishment of, and render assistance to, the council. (Section 2-203 of
the Act)
b) Each facility shall develop and implement a plan for assuring
a liaison with concerned individuals and groups in the local community. Ways
in which this requirement can be met include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1) Including community members such as volunteers, family
members, residents' friends, residents' advocates, or community representatives
on the council;
2) Establishing a separate community advisory group with persons
of the residents' choosing; or
3) Finding a church or civic group to "adopt" the
facility.
c) The resident members shall be elected to the council by vote
of their fellow residents, and the non-resident members shall be elected to the
council by vote of the resident members of the council.
d) In facilities of 50 or fewer beds, the council may consist of
all of the residents of the facility, if the residents choose to operate in this
way.
e) All residents' advisory councils shall elect at least a chairperson
or president and a vice chairperson or vice president from among the members of
the council. These persons shall preside at the meetings of the council,
assisted by the facility staff person designated by the administrator to
provide assistance.
f) Some facilities may wish to establish mini-residents' advisory
councils for various smaller units within the facility. If this is done, each
unit shall be represented on an overall facility residents' advisory council
with the composition described in subsection (a).
g) All residents' advisory council meetings shall be open to
participation by all residents and by their representatives.
h) No employee or affiliate of any facility shall be a member
of any council. Employees or affiliates persons may attend to discuss interests
or functions of the non-members when invited by a majority of the officers of
the council. (Section 2-203(a) of the Act)
i) The council shall meet at least once each month with the
staff coordinator who shall provide assistance to the council in preparing and
disseminating a report of each meeting to all residents, the administrator, and
the staff. (Section 2-203(b) of the Act)
j) Records of the council meetings shall be maintained in the
office of the administrator. (Section 2-203(c) of the Act)
k) The residents' advisory council may communicate to the
administrator the opinions and concerns of the residents. The council shall
review procedures for implementing resident rights and facility
responsibilities and make recommendations for changes or additions that
will strengthen the facility's policies and procedures as they affect
residents' rights and facility responsibilities. (Section 2-203(d) of the
Act)
l) The council shall be a forum for:
1) Obtaining and disseminating information;
2) Soliciting and adopting recommendations for facility
programming and improvements; and
3) Early identification and for recommending orderly
resolution of problems. (Section 2-203(e) of the Act)
m) The council may present complaints on behalf of a resident
to the Department, the DD Facility Advisory Board or to any other person it
considers appropriate. (Section 2-203(f) of the Act)
n) Families and friends of residents who live in the community
retain the right to form family councils.
1) If there is a family council in the facility, or if one is
formed at the request of family members or the ombudsman, a facility shall make
information about the family council available to all current and prospective
residents, their families and their representatives. The information shall be
provided by the family council, prospective members or the ombudsman.
2) If a family council is formed, facilities shall provide a
place for the family council to meet.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill.
Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.660 GENERAL POLICIES
Section 350.660 General
Policies
a) The facility shall have policies and procedures, established
in writing, that protect the financial interests of residents and when large
sums of money accrue to a resident, provide for counseling the resident
concerning its use, and for appropriate protection of such money. These
policies and procedures shall permit normalized and normalizing possession and
use of money by residents for work payment and property administration as, for
example, in performing cash and check transactions, and in buying clothes and
other items.
b) The facility shall allow daily visiting between 10 A.M. and 8
P.M.
c) Residents occupying any bedroom shall be of the same sex
except in the case of a room occupied by husband and wife.
d) There shall be no resident traffic through a resident's room
by residents to reach any other area of the building.
e) The facility shall provide for the registration and
disposition of complaints without threat of discharge or other reprisal against
any employee or resident.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.670 PERSONNEL POLICIES
Section 350.670 Personnel
Policies
a) Each facility shall develop and maintain written personnel
policies that are followed in the operation of the facility. These policies
shall include, at a minimum, each of the requirements of this Section.
b) Employee Records
1) Employment application forms shall be completed for each
employee and kept on file in the facility. Completed forms shall be available
to Department personnel for review.
2) Individual personnel files for each employee shall contain
date of birth; home address; educational background; experience, including
types and places of employment; date of employment and position employed to
fill in this facility; and (if no longer employed in this facility) last date
employed and reasons for leaving.
3) Individual personnel files for each employee shall also
contain health records, including the initial health evaluation and the results
of the tuberculin skin test required under Section 350.675, and any other
pertinent health records.
4) Individual personnel records for each employee shall also
contain performance evaluation records.
c) Prior to employing any individual in a position that requires
a State license, the facility shall contact the Illinois Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation to verify that the individual's license is active.
A copy of the verification shall be placed in the individual's personnel file.
d) The facility shall check the status of all applicants with the
Health Care Worker Registry prior to hiring. Information on the Health Care
Worker Registry will include:
1) Whether
the individual is active on the Registry;
2) Whether
the individual has findings of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of property;
3) The
date of the individual’s most recent criminal history records check;
4) Whether
the individual has a conviction for a disqualifying offense pursuant to Section
25 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act; and
5) Whether
the individual has a waiver.
e) All
facilities shall conduct required registry checks on employees at the
time of hire and annually thereafter during employment. In addition to the
Health Care Worker Registry, the facility shall check the Department of
Children and Family Services' State Central Register and the Illinois Sex
Offender Registry. A person may not be employed if he or she is found to
have disqualifying convictions or substantiated cases of abuse or neglect. At
the time of the annual registry checks, if a current employee's name has been
placed on a registry with disqualifying convictions or disqualifying
substantiated cases of abuse or neglect, then the employee must be terminated.
Disqualifying convictions or disqualifying substantiated cases of abuse or
neglect are defined for the Department of Children and Family Services Central
Register by the Department of Children and Family Services' standards for
background checks in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 385. Disqualifying convictions
or disqualifying substantiated cases of abuse or neglect are defined for the
Health Care Worker Registry by the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and
within the Act and this Part. A facility's failure to conduct the
required registry checks will constitute a Type "B" violation.
(Section 3-206.04(a) of the Act)
f) All personnel shall have either training or experience, or
both, in the job assigned to them.
g) Orientation and In-Service Training
1) All new employees, including student interns, shall complete
an orientation program covering, at a minimum, the following: general facility
and resident orientation; job orientation, emphasizing allowable duties of the
new employee; resident safety, including fire and disaster, emergency care and
basic resident safety; the importance of nutrition in general healthcare; and
understanding and communicating with the type of residents being cared for in
the facility. Before being assigned to provide direct care to residents, all
new direct care staff, including student interns, shall complete an orientation
program covering the facility's policies and procedures for resident care
services. The employee's training and competency shall be documented.
2) All employees, except student interns, shall attend in-service
training programs pertaining to their assigned duties at least annually. These
in-service training programs shall include the facility's policies, skill
training and ongoing education to enable all personnel to perform their duties
effectively. The in-service training sessions regarding personal care and
nursing services shall include information on the prevention and treatment of
decubitus ulcers. In-service training concerning dietary services shall
include information on the effects of diet in treatment of various diseases or
medical conditions and the importance of laboratory test results in determining
therapeutic diets. Written records shall be kept of program content for each
session and of personnel attending each session.
3) All facility employees who deal directly with residents shall
be trained on the individual requirements and behavioral issues of residents
who may come under their care, to ensure the safety and dignity of each
client. The employees' training and competency shall be documented.
h) Employees shall be assigned only duties that are directly
related to their job functions, as identified in their job descriptions.
Exceptions may be made in emergencies.
i) Personnel policies shall include a plan to provide personnel
coverage for regular staff when they are absent.
j) Every facility shall have a current, dated weekly employee
time schedule posted where employees may refer to it. This schedule shall
contain the employee's name, job title, shift assignment, hours of work and
days off. The schedule shall be kept on file in the facility for one year after
the week for which the schedule was used.
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill.
Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.671 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Section 350.671 Whistleblower Protection
a) For the purposes of this Section, "retaliatory
action" means the reprimand, discharge, suspension, demotion, denial of
promotion or transfer, or change in the terms and conditions of employment of
any employee of a facility that is taken in retaliation for the employee's
involvement in a protected activity as set forth in Section 3-810 of the
Act and this Section 350.671. (Section 3-810(a) of the Act)
b) A facility shall not take any
retaliatory action against an employee of the facility, including a nursing
home administrator, because the employee does any of the following:
1) Discloses or threatens to disclose to a
supervisor or to a public body an activity, inaction, policy, or practice
implemented by a facility that the employee reasonably believes is in violation
of a law, rule, or regulation.
2) Provides information to or testifies
before any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into
any violation of a law, rule, or regulation by a nursing home administrator.
3) Assists or participates in a proceeding
to enforce the provisions of the Act. (Section 3-810(b) of the Act)
c) A violation of the Act and this
Section may be established only upon a finding that the employee of the
facility engaged in conduct described in subsection (b) of Section 3-810 of
the Act and this Section, and this conduct was a contributing factor in the
retaliatory action alleged by the employee. There is no violation of this
Section, however, if the facility demonstrates by clear and convincing
evidence that it would have taken the same unfavorable personnel action in the
absence of that conduct. (Section 3-810(c) of the Act)
d) The employee of the facility may be
awarded all remedies necessary to make the employee whole and to prevent future
violations of this Section. Remedies imposed by the court may include,
but are not limited to, all of the following:
1) Reinstatement of the employee to either
the same position held before the retaliatory action or to an equivalent
position;
2) Two times the amount of back pay;
3) Interest on the back pay;
4) Reinstatement of full fringe benefits
and seniority rights; and
5) Payment of reasonable costs and
attorney's fees. (Section 3-810(d) of the Act)
(Source:
Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.675 INITIAL HEALTH EVALUATION FOR EMPLOYEES
Section 350.675 Initial
Health Evaluation for Employees
a) Each employee shall have an initial health evaluation which
shall be used to insure that employees are not placed in positions which would
pose undue risk of infection to themselves, other employees, residents, or
visitors.
b) The initial health evaluation shall be conducted not more than
30 days prior to the employee beginning employment in the facility. The
evaluation shall be completed not more than 30 days after the employee begins
employment in the facility.
c) The initial health evaluation shall include a health
inventory. This inventory shall be obtained from the employee and shall
include the employee's immunization status and any available history of
conditions which would predispose the employee to acquiring or transmitting
infectious diseases. This inventory shall include any history of exposure to,
or treatment for, tuberculosis. The inventory shall also include any history
of hepatitis, dermatologic conditions, or chronic draining infections or open
wounds.
d) The initial health evaluation shall include a physical
examination. The examination shall include at a minimum any procedures needed
in order to:
1) Detect any unusual susceptibility to infection and any
conditions which would increase the likelihood of the transmission of disease
to residents, other employees, or visitors.
2) Determine that the employee appears to be physically able to
perform the job function which the facility intends to assign to the employee.
e) The initial health evaluation shall include a tuberculin skin
test which is conducted in accordance with the requirements of Section
350.1225. The test must meet one of the following timeframes:
1) The test must be completed no more than 90 days prior to the
date of initial employment in the facility, or
2) The test must be commenced no more than ten days after the
date of initial employment in the facility.
(Source: Added at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.680 DIRECT SUPPORT PERSONS (DSP)
Section 350.680 Direct
Support Persons (DSP)
a) A facility shall not employ an individual as a nursing
assistant, habilitation aide, home health aide, a
developmental disabilities aide, or a direct support person, or newly hired
as an individual who may have access to a resident, a resident's living
quarters, or a resident's personal, financial, or medical records, unless
the facility has checked the Department's Health Care Worker Registry and
the individual is listed on the Health Care Worker Registry as eligible to work
for a health care employer. The facility shall not employ an individual
as a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, a developmental disabilities
aide, or a direct support person, if that individual is not on the registry
unless the individual is enrolled in a training program under Section 3-206
(a)(5) of the Act and Section 350.683. (Section 3-206.01 of the Act)
b) Each of the facility's DSPs shall comply with one of the
following conditions no later than 45 days after the date of initial employment:
1) Is active on the Department's Health Care Worker Registry and
has met the training or equivalency requirements of Section 350.683.
2) Begin a current course of training for nursing
assistants or habilitation aides, approved by the Department within 45 days after
initial employment (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395). The training shall be
successfully completed within 120 days after initial employment, except as
provided in subsection (d). Nursing assistants, habilitation aides, and
child care aides who are enrolled in approved courses in community colleges or
other educational institutions on a term, semester or trimester basis, shall be
exempt from the 120-day completion time limit. (Section 3-206(a)(5) of the
Act)
3) Submits documentation pursuant to Section 350.683 to be placed
on the Health Care Worker Registry as a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, DSP,
or developmental disabilities aide.
c) Each person employed by the facility as a DSP or a
habilitation aide shall meet each of the following requirements:
1) Be at least 16 years of age, of temperate habits and good
moral character, honest, reliable, and trustworthy. (Section 3-206(a)(1) of
the Act)
2) Be able to speak and understand the English language or a
language understood by a substantial percentage of the facility's residents.
(Section 3-206(a)(2) of the Act)
3) Provide evidence of prior employment or occupation,
if any, and residence for two years prior to present employment.
(Section 3-206(a)(3) of the Act)
4) Have completed at least eight years of grade school or
provide proof of equivalent knowledge. (Section 3-206(a)(4) of the Act)
5) Begin a current course of training for nursing assistants,
habilitation aides, a developmental disabilities aide, or a direct support
person, approved by the Department, within 45 days after initial
employment in the capacity of a nursing assistant, habilitation aide, a
developmental disabilities aide, or a direct support person, at any facility.
The courses of training shall be successfully completed within 120 days
after initial employment in the capacity of nursing assistant, habilitation
aide, a developmental disabilities aide, or a direct support person, at
a facility, except that, during a statewide public health emergency, as defined
in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, training shall be completed to
the extent feasible. (Section 3-206(a)(5) of the Act)
6) Comply
with Section 395.150 of the Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training
Programs Code.
7) Be
familiar with and have general skills related to resident care. (Section
3-206(a)(6) of the Act)
8) Perform
their duties under the supervision of a licensed nurse or other appropriately
trained, licensed, or certified personnel. (Section 3-206(b) of the Act)
d) Nursing assistants, habilitation aides, developmentally
disabilities aides, or direct support persons who are enrolled in approved
courses in community colleges or other educational institutions on a term,
semester or trimester basis, shall be exempt from the 120-day completion time
limit. (Section 3-206(a)(5) of the Act)
e) Each facility shall certify to the Department that
each DSP and habilitation aide subject to Section 3-206 of the Act meets
all the requirements of the Act and this Section, and shall maintain proof
of compliance by each employee with the requirements set out in this Section
shall be maintained for each such employee by each facility in the individual
personnel folder of the employee. Proof of training shall be obtained only from
the Health Care Worker Registry. Each facility shall obtain access to the
Health Care Worker Registry's web application, maintain the employment and
demographic information relating to each employee, and verify by the category
and type of employment that each employee subject to this Section meets all the
requirements of the Act and this Section. (Section 3-206(d) and (e)
of the Act)
f) During inspections of the facility and pursuant to Section
3-206(a)(5) of the Act, the Department may require DSPs to demonstrate
competency in the principles, techniques, and procedures covered by the DSP
training program curriculum described in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395.320, when
possible problems in the care provided by DSPs or other evidences of inadequate
training are observed. If the DSP fails to demonstrate competency, the
facility shall provide in-service training to the DSP. The in-service training
shall address the DSP training principles, techniques, and procedures in which
the DSP is found to be deficient during inspection (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395).
(Source: Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 7038, effective April 30, 2025)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.681 HEALTH CARE WORKER BACKGROUND CHECK
Section 350.681 Health Care
Worker Background Check
A facility shall comply with the
Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background
Check Code.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill.
Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.682 RESIDENT ATTENDANTS
Section 350.682 Resident
Attendants
a) As used in this Section, "resident attendant"
means an individual who assists residents in a facility with the following
activities:
1) eating and drinking; and
2) personal hygiene limited to washing a resident's hands and
face, brushing and combing a resident's hair, oral hygiene, shaving residents
with an electric razor, and applying makeup. (Section 3-206.03(a) of the
Act)
b) The term "resident attendant" does not include an
individual who:
1) is a licensed health professional or a registered
dietitian;
2) volunteers without monetary compensation;
3) is a nurse assistant or DSP; or
4) performs any nursing or nursing-related services for
residents of a facility. (Section 3-206.03(a) of the Act)
c) A facility may employ resident attendants to assist the
DSPs with the activities authorized under subsection (a). The
resident attendants shall not count in the minimum staffing requirements under
this Part. (Section 3-206.03(b) of the Act)
d) Each person employed by the facility as a resident attendant
shall meet the following requirements:
1) Be at least 16 years of age; and
2) Be able to speak and understand the English language or a
language understood by a substantial percentage of the facility's residents.
e) Resident attendants shall be supervised by, and shall report
to, a nurse.
f) The facility shall develop and implement policies and
procedures concerning the duties of resident attendants in accordance with this
Section, and shall document such duties in a written job description.
g) As part of the comprehensive assessment, each resident shall
be evaluated to determine whether the resident may or may not be fed, hydrated
or provided personal hygiene by a resident attendant. The evaluation shall
include, but not be limited to, the resident's level of care; the resident's
functional status in regard to feeding, hydration, and personal hygiene; the
resident's ability to cooperate and communicate with staff.
h) A facility may not use on a full-time or other paid basis
any individual as a resident attendant in the facility unless the individual:
1) has completed a Department-approved training and
competency evaluation program encompassing the tasks the individual provides;
and
2) is competent to provide feeding, hydration, and personal
hygiene services. (Section 3-206.03(c) of the Act) The individual shall be
considered to be competent if he/she is able to perform a hands-on return
demonstration of the required skills, as determined by a nurse.
i) The facility shall maintain documentation of completion of
the training program and determination of competency for each person employed
as a resident attendant.
j) A facility-based training and competency evaluation
program shall be conducted by a nurse and/or dietician and shall include
one or more of the following units:
1) A feeding unit that is a maximum of five
hours in length, that is specific to the needs of the residents, and that
includes the anatomy of digestion and swallowing; feeding techniques;
developing an awareness of eating limitations; potential feeding problems and
complications; resident identification; necessary equipment and materials;
resident privacy; hand washing; use of disposable gloves; verbal and nonverbal
communication skills; behavioral issues and management techniques; signs of
choking; signs and symptoms of aspiration; and Heimlich maneuver;
2) A hydration unit that is a maximum of three
hours in length and that includes the anatomy of digestion and swallowing;
hydration technique; resident identification; necessary equipment and
materials; potential hydration problems and complications; verbal and nonverbal
communication skills; behavioral issues and management techniques; use of
disposable gloves; signs of choking; signs and symptoms of aspiration; hand
washing; and resident privacy;
3) A personal hygiene unit that is a maximum of five
hours in length and includes oral hygiene technique, denture care;
potential oral hygiene problems and complications; resident identification;
verbal and nonverbal communication skills; behavioral issues and management
techniques; resident privacy; hand washing; use of disposable gloves; hair
combing and brushing; face and hand washing technique; necessary equipment and
materials; shaving technique. (Section 3-206.03(d) of the Act)
k) All training shall also include a unit in safety and resident
rights that is at least five hours in length and that includes resident rights;
fire safety, use of a fire extinguisher, evacuation procedures; emergency and
disaster preparedness; infection control; and use of the call system.
l) Each resident attendant shall be given instruction by a nurse
or dietitian concerning the specific feeding, hydration, and/or personal
hygiene care needs of the residents whom the attendant will be assigned to
assist.
m) These programs must be reviewed and approved by the
Department every two years. (Section 3-206.03(d) of the Act)
n) Training programs shall not be implemented prior to initial
Department approval.
o) Application for initial approval of facility-based and
non-facility-based training programs shall be in writing and shall include:
1) An outline containing the methodology, content, and objectives
for the training program. The outline shall address the curriculum
requirements set forth in subsection (j) for each unit included in the program;
2) A schedule for the training program;
3) Resumes describing the education, experience, and
qualifications of each program instructor, including a copy of any valid
Illinois licenses, as applicable; and
4) A copy or description of the tools that will be used to
evaluate competency.
p) The Department will evaluate the initial application and
proposed program for conformance to the program requirements contained in this
Section. Based on this review, the Department will:
1) Grant approval of the proposed program for a period of two
years;
2) Grant approval of the proposed program contingent on the
receipt of additional materials, or revisions, needed to remedy any minor
deficiencies in the application or proposed program, which would not prevent
the program from being implemented, such as deficiencies in the number of hours
assigned to cover different areas of content, which can be corrected by
submitting a revised schedule or outline; or
3) Deny approval of the proposed program based on major
deficiencies in the application or proposed program that would prevent the
program from being implemented, such as deficiencies in the qualifications of
instructors or missing areas of content.
q) Programs shall be resubmitted to the Department for review
within 60 days prior to expiration of program approval.
r) If the Department finds that an approved program does not
comply with the requirements of this Section, the Department will notify the
facility in writing of non-compliance of the program and the reasons for the
finding.
s) If the Department finds that any conditions stated in the
written notice of non-compliance issued under subsection (r) have not been
corrected within 30 days after the date of issuance of the notice, the
Department will revoke its approval of the program.
t) Any change in program content or objectives shall be
submitted to the Department at least 30 days prior to program delivery. The
Department will review the proposed change based on the requirements of this
Section and will either approve or disapprove the change. The Department will
notify the facility in writing of the approval or disapproval.
u) A person seeking employment as a resident attendant is
subject to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act (Section 3-206.03(f)
of the Act) and Section 350.681, and to Section 3-206.04(a) of the Act and
Section 350.670(e).
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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SECTION 350.683 REGISTRY OF DIRECT SUPPORT PERSONS
Section 350.683 Registry of Direct
Support Persons
a) To be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry as a DSP, an
individual shall either complete the required training or submit documentation
of equivalency, as follows:
1) An individual will be placed on the Health Care Worker
Registry as a DSP when he/she has successfully completed a training program
approved in accordance with the Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training
Programs Code, and has met the criminal history records check requirements
pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care
Worker Background Check Code; or
2) An individual will be placed on the Health Care Worker
Registry as a DSP if he/she has met the criminal history records check
requirements pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the
Health Care Worker Background Check Code, and submits documentation supporting
one of the following equivalencies:
A) Current registration from another state as a developmental
disabilities aide;
B) Successful completion of a developmental disabilities aide
training course approved by another state as evidenced by a diploma,
certification, or other written verification from the school. The
documentation must demonstrate that the course is equivalent to, or exceeds,
the requirements for DSPs in the Department's 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395; or
C) Successful completion of a Mental Health Technician Training
Program conducted by the Department of Human Services.
b) A
DSP shall meet the requirements of the Act and Section 350.670(e).
c) Pursuant to Section 3-206.01 of the Act, an individual shall
notify the Health Care Worker Registry of any change of address within 30
days after the change of address. An individual also shall notify the
Registry of any name change within 30 days after the change of name, and shall
submit proof of any name change to the Department. (Section 3-206.01 of the
Act)
(Source: Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)
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SECTION 350.684 CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT INTERNS
Section 350.684 Certified
Nursing Assistant Interns
a) A certified nursing
assistant intern shall report to a facility's charge nurse or nursing
supervisor and may only be assigned duties authorized in Section 2310-434 of
the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois by a supervising nurse (Section 3-614(a) of
the Act).
b) A facility shall
notify its certified and licensed staff members, in writing, that a certified
nursing assistant intern may only provide the services and perform the
procedures permitted under Section 2310-434 of the Department of Public Health
Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
1) The notification
shall detail which duties may be delegated to a certified nursing assistant
intern.
2) The facility shall
establish a policy describing the authorized duties, supervision, and
evaluation of certified nursing assistant interns available upon request of the
Department and any surveyor. (Section 3-614(b) of the Act.)
c) If a facility learns
that a certified nursing assistant intern is performing work outside the scope
of the duties authorized in Section 2310-434 of the Department of Public
Health Powers and Duties Law, the facility shall:
1) Stop the certified nursing assistant
intern from performing the work;
2) Inspect the work and
correct mistakes, if the work performed was done improperly;
3) Assign the work to the appropriate
personnel; and
4) Ensure that a
thorough assessment of any resident involved in the work performed is completed
by a registered nurse. (Section 3-614(c) of the Act)
d) A facility that
employs a certified nursing assistant intern in violation of this Section shall
be subject to civil penalties or fines under Section 3-305 of the Act. (Section
3-614(d) of the Act)
e) A minimum of 50% of
nursing and personal care time shall be provided by a certified nursing
assistant, but no more than 15% of nursing and personal care time may be
provided by a certified nursing assistant intern. (Section 3-614(e) of the
Act)
f) This Section will be
repealed effective November 1, 2027.
(Source: Added at
48 Ill. Reg. 14720, effective September 25, 2024)
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SECTION 350.685 STUDENT INTERNS
Section 350.685 Student
Interns
a) No person who meets the definition of student intern in
Section 350.330 shall be required to complete a current course of training for
developmental disabilities aides.
b) The facility may utilize student interns to perform basic
developmental disabilities aide practices (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395.310), but
shall not allow interns to provide rehabilitation nursing (see 77 Ill. Adm.
Code 300.1210(b)), in-bed bathing, assistance with skin care, foot care, or to
administer enemas, except under the direct, immediate supervision of a licensed
nurse.
c) No facility shall have more than fifteen percent of its
developmental disabilities aide staff positions held by student interns.
(Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 19210, effective October 26, 1993)
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PART 350
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SECTION 350.690 DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Section 350.690 Disaster
Preparedness
a) For the purpose of this Section only, "disaster"
means an occurrence, as a result of a natural force or mechanical failure such
as water, wind or fire, or a lack of essential resources such as electrical
power, that poses a threat to the safety and welfare of residents, personnel,
and others present in the facility.
b) Each facility shall have policies covering disaster
preparedness, including a written plan for staff, residents and others to
follow. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Proper instruction in the use of fire extinguishers for all
personnel employed on the premises;
2) A diagram of the evacuation route, which shall be posted and
made familiar to all personnel employed on the premises;
3) A written plan for moving residents to safe locations within
the facility in the event of a tornado warning or severe thunderstorm warning;
and
4) An established means of facility notification when the
National Weather Service issues a tornado or severe thunderstorm warning that
covers the area in which the facility is located. The notification mechanism shall
be other than commercial radio or television. Approved notification measures
include being within range of local tornado warning sirens, an operable
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio in the facility,
or arrangements with local public safety agencies (police, fire, emergency
management agency) to be notified if a warning is issued.
c) Fire drills shall be held at least quarterly for each shift of
facility personnel. Disaster drills for other than fire shall be held twice
annually for each shift of facility personnel. Drills shall be held under
varied conditions to:
1) Ensure that all personnel on all shifts are trained to perform
assigned tasks;
2) Ensure that all personnel on all shifts are familiar with the
use of the fire-fighting equipment in the facility; and
3) Evaluate the effectiveness of disaster plans and procedures.
d) Fire drills shall include simulation of the evacuation of
residents to safe areas during at least one drill each year on each shift.
e) The facility shall provide for the evacuation of physically
handicapped persons, including those who are hearing or sight impaired.
f) If the welfare of the residents precludes an actual evacuation
of an entire building, the facility shall conduct drills involving the
evacuation of successive portions of the building under conditions that assure
the capability of evacuating the entire building with the personnel usually
available, should the need arise.
g) A written evaluation of each drill shall be submitted to the
facility administrator and shall be maintained for one year.
h) A written plan shall be developed for temporarily relocating
the residents for any disaster requiring relocation and at any time that the
temperature in residents' bedrooms falls below 55°F. for 12 hours or more.
i) Reporting of Disasters
1) Upon the occurrence of any disaster requiring hospital
service, police, fire department or coroner, the facility administrator or
designee shall provide a preliminary report to the Department either by using
the nursing home hotline or by directly contacting the appropriate Department
Regional Office during business hours. This preliminary report shall include,
at a minimum:
A) The name and location of the facility;
B) The type of disaster;
C) The number of injuries or deaths to residents;
D) The number of beds not usable due to the occurrence;
E) An estimate of the extent of damages to the facility;
F) The type of assistance needed, if any; and
G) A list of other State or local agencies notified about the
problem.
2) If the disaster will not require direct Departmental
assistance, the facility shall provide a preliminary report within 24 hours
after the occurrence. Additionally, the facility shall submit a full written
account to the Department within seven days after the occurrence, which includes
the information specified in subsection (i)(1) of this Section and a statement
of action taken by the facility after the preliminary report.
j) Each facility shall establish and implement policies and
procedures in a written plan to provide for the health, safety, welfare, and
comfort of all residents when the heat index/apparent temperature, as
established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (see Section
350.Table F), inside the facility exceeds 80°F.
k) Coordination with Local Authorities
1) Annually, each facility shall forward copies of all disaster
policies and plans required under this Section to the local health authority
and local emergency management agency having jurisdiction.
2) Annually, each facility shall forward copies of its emergency
water supply agreements, required under Section 350.2410(b), to the local
health authority and local emergency management agency having jurisdiction.
3) Each facility shall provide a description of its emergency
source of electrical power, including the services connected to the source, to
the local health authority and local emergency management agency having
jurisdiction. The facility shall inform the local health authority and local
emergency management agency at any time that the emergency source of power or
services connected to the source are changed.
4) When requested by the local health authority and local
emergency management agency, the facility shall participate in emergency
planning activities.
(Source: Amended at 34 Ill.
Reg. 19224, effective November 23, 2010)
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SECTION 350.691 ELECTRONIC MONITORING
Section 350.691 Electronic Monitoring
A facility shall comply with Section 2-116 and subsections
3-318(a)(8) and (9) of the Act, with the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in
Long-Term Care Facilities Act, and with the Authorized Electronic Monitoring in
Long-Term Care Facilities Code.
(Source: Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546,
effective January 30, 2024)
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PART 350
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SECTION 350.700 INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS
Section 350.700 Incidents
and Accidents
a) The facility shall maintain a file of all written reports of
each incident and accident affecting a resident that is not the expected
outcome of a resident's condition or disease process. A descriptive summary of
each incident or accident affecting a resident shall also be recorded in the
progress notes or nurse's notes of that resident
b) The facility shall notify the Department of any serious
incident or accident. For purposes of this Section, "serious" means
any incident or accident that causes physical harm or injury to a resident.
c) The facility shall, by fax or phone, notify the Regional
Office within 24 hours after each reportable incident or accident. If the
facility is unable to contact the Regional Office, it shall notify the
Department's toll-free complaint registry hotline. The facility shall send a
narrative summary of each reportable accident or incident to the Department
within seven days after the occurrence.
(Source: Amended at 33 Ill.
Reg. 9393, effective June 17, 2009)
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SECTION 350.750 CONTACTING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Section 350.750 Contacting
Local Law Enforcement
a) For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions
shall apply:
1) "911" − an emergency answer and response
system in which the caller need only dial 9-1-1 on a telephone to obtain
emergency services, including police, fire, medical ambulance and rescue.
2) Physical abuse − see Section 350.330.
3) Sexual abuse − sexual penetration, intentional sexual
touching or fondling, or sexual exploitation (i.e., use of an individual for
another person's sexual gratification, arousal, advantage, or profit).
b) The facility shall immediately contact local law enforcement
authorities (e.g., telephoning 911 where available) in the following
situations:
1) Physical abuse involving physical injury inflicted on a
resident by a staff member or visitor;
2) Physical abuse involving physical injury inflicted on a
resident by another resident, except in situations where the behavior is
associated with dementia or developmental disability;
3) Sexual abuse of a resident by a staff member, another
resident, or a visitor;
4) When a crime has been committed in a facility by a person
other than a resident; or
5) When a resident death has occurred other than by disease
processes.
c) The facility shall develop and implement a policy concerning
local law enforcement notification, including:
1) Ensuring the safety of residents in situations requiring local
law enforcement notification;
2) Contacting local law enforcement in situations involving
physical abuse of a resident by another resident;
3) Contacting police, fire, ambulance and rescue services in
accordance with recommended procedure;
4) Seeking advice concerning preservation of a potential crime
scene;
5) Facility investigation of the situation.
d) Facility staff shall be trained in implementing the policy
developed pursuant to subsection (c).
e) The facility shall also comply with other reporting
requirements of this Part.
(Source: Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 4878, effective April 1, 2002)
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SECTION 350.760 INFECTION CONTROL
Section 350.760 Infection Control
a) Policies
and procedures for investigating, controlling, and preventing infections in the
facility shall be established and followed. The policies and procedures shall
be consistent with and include the requirements of the Control of Communicable
Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690) and Control of Sexually Transmissible
Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 693). Activities shall be monitored to ensure
that these policies and procedures are followed.
b) A group,
i.e., an infection control committee, quality assurance committee, or other
facility entity, shall periodically review the results of investigations and
activities to control infections.
c) Depending
on the services provided by the facility, each facility shall adhere to the
following guidelines of the Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, United States Public Health Service, Department of
Health and Human Services, as applicable (see Section 350.340):
1) Guideline
for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
2) Guideline
for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
3) Guidelines
for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
4) Guideline
for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
5) Guideline
for Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
6) Guideline
for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals
7) Guidelines
for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel
(Source: Added
at 29 Ill. Reg. 12954, effective August 2, 2005)
SUBPART D: PERSONNEL
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SECTION 350.810 PERSONNEL
Section 350.810 Personnel
a) The facility shall have staff sufficient in number and
qualifications on duty 24 hours each day to provide services that meet the
total needs of the residents. At a minimum, there shall be at least one staff
member awake dressed and on duty at the facility at all times.
b) Regardless of the organization or design of resident living
units, the minimum direct care staff to resident ratios are as follows:
1) For units that include any of the following types of
residents, the staff-to-resident ratio shall be two and one-half hours of care
per day per resident:
A) children under the age of six years,
B) severely and profoundly intellectually disabled,
C) severely physically handicapped, and
D) residents who are aggressive, assaultive, or security risks, or
who manifest severely hyperactive or psychotic behavior.
2) For units serving moderately intellectually disabled residents
requiring habit training, the ratio shall be two hours of care per day per
resident.
3) For units serving residents in vocational training programs
and adults who work in sheltered employment situations the staff to resident
ratio shall be one hour of care per resident per day.
4) Direct care staff includes licensed nurses, auxiliary
personnel, qualified intellectual disability professionals, and DSPs. The
health services supervisor is not included in determining the ratio.
c) The number and categories of personnel to be provided shall be
based on the following:
1) Number of residents.
2) Amount and type of program content, supervision, and personal
care needed to meet the particular needs of the residents at all times.
3) Size, physical condition, and the layout of the building
including proximity of service areas to the resident's rooms.
4) Medical orders
d) The facility shall provide an administrator as set forth in
Subpart B.
e) The facility shall provide a Resident Services Director who is
a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional as defined in Section 350.330,
who is assigned responsibility for the coordination and monitoring of the residents'
overall plan of care. The administrator or an individual on the professional
staff of the facility may fulfil this assignment to ensure that residents'
plans of care are individualized, written in terms of short- and long-range
goals, understandable and utilized; meet the resident's needs through
appropriate staff interventions and community resources. Residents shall be
involved in the preparation of their plan of care, whenever possible.
f) The facility shall provide activity personnel as set forth in
Section 350.1050(c).
g) The facility shall provide dietary personnel as set forth in
Sections 350.1810 and 350.1820.
h) The facility shall designate a staff member suited by
training, or experience, or both, to be responsible for social services and for
the integration of social services with other elements of the plan of care.
i) The facility shall provide nursing personnel as set forth in
Subpart F
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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SECTION 350.820 CONSULTATION SERVICES
Section 350.820 Consultation
Services
a) The facility shall have all arrangements for each consultant's
services in a written agreement setting forth the services to be provided.
These agreements shall be updated annually.
b) The facility shall designate a staff member to provide social
services to residents. If the staff member designated to provide social
services is not a social worker, the facility shall have an effective
arrangement with a social worker to provide social services consultation.
(Source: Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 10611, effective July 1, 2002)
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SECTION 350.830 PERSONNEL POLICIES (REPEALED)
Section 350.830 Personnel
Policies (Repealed)
(Source: Repealed at 26 Ill. Reg. 10611, effective July 1, 2002)
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SECTION 350.840 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 350.840 Employee Assistance Program
a) For
the purposes of this Section, an "employee assistance program" is a
program that supports individual physical and mental well-being and that is
provided by the facility or through an insurance or employee benefits program
offered by the facility. Employee assistance programs may include but are not
limited to programs that offer professional counseling, stress management,
mental wellness support, smoking cessation, and other support services.
b) A
facility shall ensure that nurses employed by the facility are aware of
employee assistance programs or other like programs available for the physical
and mental well-being of the employee.
c) The
facility shall provide information on these programs, no less than at the time
of employment and during any benefit open enrollment period, by an information
form about the respective programs that a nurse shall sign during
onboarding at the facility, and upon request of the employee.
d) The
signed information form shall be added to the nurse's personnel file. The
facility may provide this information to nurses electronically. Section
3-613 of the Act from P.A. 102-1007)
(Source: Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546,
effective January 30, 2024)
SUBPART E: RESIDENT LIVING SERVICES
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SECTION 350.1010 SERVICE PROGRAMS
Section 350.1010 Service
Programs
The facility shall provide,
either directly or through arrangements with an outside resource, as needed by
the individual resident, all resident living services, training and guidance
necessary in the activities of daily living and in the development of self-help
skills for maximum independence. These services shall consist of at a minimum
the following: (B)
a) Psychological Services (as defined in Section 350.1020) (B)
b) Social Services (as defined in Section 350.1030) (B)
c) Speech Pathology and Audiology Services (as defined in Section
350.1040) (B)
d) Organized Recreational Activities Services (as defined in
Section 350.1050) (B)
e) Training and Habilitation Services (as defined in Section
350.1060) (B)
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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SECTION 350.1020 PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
Section 350.1020
Psychological Services
a) Psychological services shall be provided to residents,
directly through contact with psychologists and indirectly through the
psychologists' consultation with other persons involved in psychological
testing of or behavior modification of residents. (B)
b) Psychologists shall participate, when appropriate, in the
continuing interdisciplinary evaluation of individual residents for the purpose
of initiating and monitoring individual habilitation programs.
c) The psychologist shall report and disseminate the evaluation
results in such a manner that the information, useful to the staff working with
the resident, will be promptly provided and that confidentiality will be
maintained.
d) Psychologists shall participate, when appropriate, in the
development of written, detailed, specific and individualized habilitation
program plans, that provide for periodic review, follow-up and updating and
that are designed to maximize each resident's development and acquisition of:
1) Perceptual skills
2) Sensorimotor skills
3) Self-help skills
4) Communication skills
5) Social skills
6) Self direction
7) Emotional stability
8) Effective use of time (including leisure time)
e) The facility shall employ sufficient, appropriately qualified
staff, and necessary supporting personnel, to carry out the various
psychological service activities in accordance with the needs of the following
functions: (B)
1) Psychological services to residents including evaluation,
consultation, therapy, and program development
2) Administration and supervision of psychological services
3) Staff training
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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SECTION 350.1030 SOCIAL SERVICES
Section 350.1030 Social
Services
a) Social services, as part of an interdisciplinary spectrum of
services, shall be provided to the residents through the use of social work
methods directed toward: (B)
1) Maximizing the social functioning of each resident.
2) Enhancing the coping capacity of the resident or his family.
3) Asserting and safeguarding the human and civil rights of the
developmentally disabled and their families, and fostering the human dignity
and personal worth of each resident.
b) The resident and his family shall be helped by social workers
during the evaluation process, which may or may not lead to admission, to
consider alternative services, based on the developmentally disabled person's
status and salient family and community factors, and to make a responsible choice
as to whether and when residential placement is indicated.
c) Social workers shall participate, when appropriate, in the
continuing interdisciplinary evaluation of individual residents for the
purposes of initiation, monitoring, and follow-up of individualized
habilitation programs.
d) As appropriate during the developmentally disabled person's
admission to and while receiving services in the facility, the social worker
shall provide liaison between him, the facility, the family, and the community,
so as to help the staff to:
1) Individualize and understand the needs of the resident and his
family in relation to each other.
2) Understand social factors, including staff/resident
relationships, in the resident's day-to-day behavior.
3) Prepare the resident for changes in his living situation.
e) Social workers shall help the family to develop constructive
and personally meaningful ways to support the resident's experience in the
facility through:
1) Collateral counseling concerned with problems associated with
changes in family structure and functioning.
2) Referral to specific services, as appropriate.
3) Help the family to participate in planning for the resident's
return to home or other community placement.
f) The facility shall employ sufficient, appropriately qualified
staff, and necessary supporting personnel to carry out the various social
service activities to meet the program needs of the residents. (B)
1) Social worker services to the residents shall be provided or
supervised by a qualified social worker who meets the definition in Section
350.330. (B)
2) Social work assistants or aides employed by the facility shall
work under the supervision of a qualified social worker who meets the
definition in Section 350.330. (B)
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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SECTION 350.1040 SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY SERVICES
Section 350.1040 Speech
Pathology and Audiology Services
a) Speech pathology and audiology services shall be provided to
meet the needs of the residents through the following: (B)
1) Direct contact between speech pathologists, audiologists and
residents.
2) Working with other personnel, such as teachers and direct care
staff, in implementing communication improvement programs.
b) Speech pathology and audiology services available to the
facility shall include the following:
1) Screening and evaluation of residents with respect to speech
and hearing functions.
2) Comprehensive audiological assessment of residents, as
indicated by screening results, to include tests of puretone air and bone
conduction, speech audiometry, and other procedures, as necessary, and to
include assessment of the use of visual cues.
3) Assessment of the use of amplification.
4) Provision for procurement, maintenance, and replacement of
hearing aids, as specified by a qualified audiologist.
5) Comprehensive speech and language evaluation of residents, as
indicated by screening results, which include appraisal of articulation, voice,
rhythm and language.
6) Participation in the continuing interdisciplinary evaluation
of individual residents for purposes of initiation, monitoring, and follow-up
of individualized habilitation programs.
7) Treatment services interpreted as an extension of the
evaluation process that include:
A) Direct counseling with residents.
B) Consultation with appropriate staff for speech improvement and
speech education activities.
C) Collaboration with appropriate staff to develop specialized
programs for developing the communication skills of individuals in
comprehension (for example, speech, reading, auditory training, and hearing aid
utilization) as well as expression (for example, improvement in articulation,
voice, rhythm, and language).
8) Participation in inservice programs for direct care and other
staff.
9) Report evaluation and assessment results accurately and
systematically, and in such manner as to, where appropriate, provide
information useful to other staff working directly with the resident and to
provide evaluative and summary reports for inclusion in the resident's unit
record.
10) Continuing observations of treatment progress shall be
recorded accurately, summarized, communicated and utilized in evaluating
progress.
c) There shall be provided sufficient, appropriately qualified
staff, and necessary supporting personnel, to carry out the various speech
pathology and audiology services, in accordance with stated goals and
objectives. (B)
d) Staff who assume independent responsibilities for clinical
services shall meet the requirements as defined in Section 350.330. (B)
e) Adequate, direct and continuing supervision shall be provided
personnel, volunteers, or supportive personnel utilized in providing clinical
services.
f) Space, facilities, equipment, and supplies shall be adequate
for providing efficient and effective speech pathology and audiology services.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1050 RECREATIONAL AND ACTIVITIES SERVICES
Section 350.1050
Recreational and Activities Services
a) The facility shall provide an ongoing program of activities to
meet the interests and preferences and the physical, mental and psychosocial
well-being of each resident, in accordance with the resident's comprehensive
assessment. The recreational and activity services shall be coordinated with
other services and programs to make use of both community and facility
resources and to benefit the residents.
b) Activity Director and Consultation
1) A trained staff person shall be designated as activity director,
and shall be responsible for planning and directing the activities program.
This person shall be regularly scheduled to be in the facility at least four
days per week. In a facility of 16 or fewer residents, the Qualified Intellectual
Disability Professional (QIDP) may serve as the activity director. Additional
activity personnel shall be provided as necessary to meet the needs of the
residents and the program.
2) If the activity director is not a Certified Therapeutic
Recreation Specialist (CTRS), Occupational Therapist (OT), or a Licensed Social
Worker (LSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has specialized
course work in social group work, the facility shall have a written agreement
with a person from one of those disciplines to provide consultation to the
activity director and/or activity department at least monthly, to ensure that
the activity programming meets the needs of the residents of the facility.
3) Any person designated as activity director hired after
November 1, 2000 shall have a high school diploma or equivalent.
4) Except for individuals qualified as a CTRS, OTR/L, LSW or LCSW
as listed in subsection (b)(2), any person hired as an activity director shall
have completed a 36-hour basic orientation course or shall register to take a
36-hour basic orientation course within 90 days after employment and shall
complete the course within 180 days after employment. This course shall be
recognized by an accredited college or university or a nationally recognized
continuing education sponsor following the guidelines of the International
Association for Continuing Education and Training and include at least the
following: resident rights; activity care planning for quality of life, human
wellness and self-esteem; etiology and symptomatology of persons who are aged,
developmentally disabled or mentally ill; therapeutic approaches; philosophy
and design of activity programs; activity program resources; program
evaluation; practitioner behavior and ethics; resident assessments and supportive
documentation; standards and regulations concerning activity programs;
management and administration. Individuals who have previously taken a 36-hour
basic orientation course, a 42-hour basic activity course or a 90-hour basic
education course shall be considered to have met this requirement.
5) The activity director shall have a minimum of ten hours of
continuing education per year pertaining to activities programming.
6) Consultation shall be required only quarterly when the
activity director meets or exceeds the following criteria:
A) High school diploma or equivalent, five years of full-time or
10,000 hours of part-time experience in activities (three years of that
experience as an activity director), and completion of a basic orientation
course of at least 36 hours; or
B) A two-year associate's degree, three years of experience as an
activity director, and completion of a basic orientation course of at least 36
hours; or
C) A four-year degree, one year of full-time experience as an
activity director, and completion of a basic orientation course of at least 36
hours.
c) Activity personnel shall have a minimum of 6 hours of
in-service training per calendar or employment year, directly related to
recreation/activities. Habilitation aides who provide activities to residents
shall also meet this requirement. In-service training may be provided by
qualified facility staff and/or consultants, or may be obtained from college or
university courses, seminars and/or workshops, educational offerings through
professional organizations, similar educational offerings or any combination
thereof.
d) Written permission, with any contraindications stated, shall
be given by the resident's physician if the resident participates in the
activity program. Standing orders will be acceptable with individual
contraindications noted.
e) An assessment of each resident shall be conducted, which shall
include the following:
1) Background information, including education level,
cultural/social issues, and spiritual needs;
2) Current functional status, including communication status,
physical functioning, cognitive abilities, and behavioral issues; and
3) Leisure functioning, including attitude toward leisure,
awareness of leisure resources, knowledge of activity skills, and social
interaction skills and activity interests, both current and past.
f) The activity staff shall participate in the development of an
individualized habilitation plan that addresses the needs and interests of the
residents including activity/recreational goals and interventions.
g) The facility shall provide a specific, planned program of
individual (including self-initiated) and group activities that are aimed at
improving, maintaining, or minimizing decline in the resident's functional
status, and at promoting well-being. The program shall be designated in
accordance with the individual resident's needs, based on past and present
lifestyle, cultural/ethnic background interests, capabilities, and tolerance.
Activities shall be held daily and shall reflect the schedules, choices, and
rights of the residents (e.g., morning, afternoon, evenings and weekends). The
residents shall be given opportunities to contribute to planning, preparing,
conducting, concluding and evaluating the activity program.
h) The activity program shall be multifaceted and shall reflect
each individual resident's needs and be adapted to the resident's
capabilities. The activity program philosophy shall encompass programs that
provide stimulation or solace; promote physical, cognitive, and emotional
health; enhance, to the extent practicable, each resident's physical and mental
status; and promote each resident's self-respect by providing, for example,
activities that support self-expression and choice. Specific types of
activities may include:
1) Physical activity (e.g., exercise, fitness, adapted sports);
2) Cognitive stimulation/intellectual/educational activity (e.g.,
discussion groups, guest speakers, films, trivia, quizzes, table games,
puzzles, writing, spelling, newsletter);
3) Spiritual/religious activity (e.g., religious services,
spiritual study groups, visits from spiritual support groups);
4) Service activity (e.g., volunteer work for the facility, other
individuals or the community);
5) Sensory stimulation (e.g., tactile, olfactory, auditory,
visual and gustatory);
6) Community involvement (e.g., community groups coming into the
facility for intergenerational programs, special entertainment and volunteer
visits; excursions outside the facility to museums, sporting events,
entertainment, parks);
7) Expressive and creative arts/crafts (adapted to the resident's
capabilities), music, movement/dance, horticulture, pet-facilitated therapy,
drama, literary programs, art, cooking;
8) Family involvement (e.g., correspondence, family parties,
holiday celebrations, family volunteers); and
9) Social activity (e.g., parties and seasonal activities).
i) If residents participate in regularly scheduled therapeutic
programs outside the facility (e.g., school, employment, or sheltered
workshop), the residents' needs for activities while they are in the facility
shall be met.
j) Residents' participation in and response to the activity
program shall be documented at least quarterly and included in the clinical
record. The facility shall maintain current records of resident participation
in the activity program.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1055 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Section 350.1055 Volunteer
Program
a) If the facility has a volunteer or auxiliary program, a
facility staff person shall direct the program. Community groups such as Boy
and Girl Scouts, church groups and civic organizations that may occasionally
present programs, activities, or entertainment in the facility shall not be
considered volunteers for the purposes of this Section.
b) Volunteers shall complete a standard orientation program, in
accordance with their facility responsibilities and with the facility's
policies and procedures governing the volunteer program. The orientation shall
include, but not be limited to:
1) Residents' rights;
2) Confidentiality;
3) Disaster preparedness (i.e., fire, tornado);
4) Emergency response procedures;
5) Safety procedures/precautions;
6) Infection control; and
7) Body mechanics.
c) Volunteers shall respect all aspects of confidentiality.
d) Volunteers shall be informed of and shall implement medical
and physical precautions related to the residents with whom they work.
e) Volunteers shall not take the place of qualified staff (e.g.,
activity professionals, nursing assistants, or case workers).
(Source: Added at 24 Ill. Reg. 17254, effective November 1, 2000)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1060 TRAINING AND HABILITATION SERVICES
Section 350.1060 Training
and Habilitation Services
a) The facility shall provide training and habilitation services
to facilitate the intellectual, sensorimotor, and effective development of each
resident in the facility.
b) Each resident shall have individual evaluations that shall:
1) Be based upon the use of empirically reliable and valid
instruments whenever the tools are available.
2) Provide the basis for prescribing an appropriate program of
training experiences for the resident.
c) Written training and habilitation objectives for each resident
shall be:
1) Based upon complete and relevant diagnostic and prognostic
data.
2) Stated in specific behavioral terms that permit the progress
of the individual to be assessed.
d) There shall be evidence of training and habilitation services
activities designed to meet the training and habilitation objectives set for
every resident.
e) An appropriate, effective and individualized program that
manages residents' behaviors shall be developed and implemented for residents
with aggressive or self-abusive behavior. Adequate, properly trained and
supervised staff shall be available to administer these programs.
f) There shall be a functional training and habilitation record
for each resident, maintained by and available to the training and habilitation
staff.
g) Appropriate training and habilitation programs shall be
provided residents with hearing, vision, perceptual, or motor impairments, in
cooperation with appropriate staff.
h) There shall be available sufficient, appropriately qualified
training and habilitation personnel, and necessary supporting staff, to carry
out the training and habilitation program. Supervision of delivery of training
and habilitation services shall be the responsibility of a person who is a
Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional.
i) When appropriate, providers shall cooperate with the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and community
agencies to assist individual residents to take advantage of specialized work
activity programs, prevocational and work adjustment training, or sheltered
workshop programs.
j) Appropriate records shall be maintained for each resident
functioning in these programs. Records shall include documentation of the
appropriateness of the program for the individual, the resident's response to
the program and any other pertinent observations. These records shall be
included in the resident's record.
k) Residents shall not be used to replace employed staff.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1070 TRAINING AND HABILITATION STAFF
Section 350.1070 Training
and Habilitation Staff
Appropriately qualified staff
shall be provided in sufficient numbers to meet the training and habilitation
needs of the residents. At a minimum, staffing shall be provided as described
in Section 350.810(b) of this Part.
(Source: Amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 6040, effective April 17, 1989)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1080 RESTRAINTS
Section 350.1080 Restraints
a) The facility shall have written policies controlling the use
of physical restraints including, but not limited to, leg restraints, arm
restraints, hand mitts, soft ties or vests, wheelchair safety bars and lap
trays, and all facility practices that meet the definition of a restraint, such
as tucking in a sheet so tightly that a bed-bound resident cannot move; bed
rails used to keep a resident from getting out of bed; chairs that prevent
rising; or placing a resident who uses a wheelchair so close to a wall that the
wall prevents the resident from rising. Adaptive equipment is not considered a
physical restraint. Wrist bands or devices on clothing that trigger electronic
alarms to warn staff that a resident is leaving a room do not, in and of
themselves, restrict freedom of movement and should not be considered as
physical restraints. The policies shall be followed in the operation of the
facility and shall comply with the Act and this Part.
b) No physical restraints with locks shall be used.
c) Physical restraints shall not be used on a resident for the
purpose of discipline or convenience.
d) The use of chemical restraints is prohibited.
(Source: Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 12049, effective September 10, 1996)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1082 NONEMERGENCY USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
Section 350.1082
Nonemergency Use of Physical Restraints
a) Physical restraints shall only be used when required to treat
the resident's medical symptoms or as a therapeutic intervention, as ordered by
a physician, and based on:
1) the assessment of the resident's capabilities and an
evaluation and trial of less restrictive alternatives that could prove
effective;
2) the assessment of a specific physical condition or medical
treatment that requires the use of physical restraints, and how the use of
physical restraints will assist the resident in reaching his or her highest
practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well being;
3) consultation with appropriate health professionals, such as
rehabilitative nurses and occupational or physical therapists, which indicates
that the use of less restrictive measures or therapeutic interventions has
proven ineffective; and
4) demonstration by the care planning process that using a
physical restraint as a therapeutic intervention will promote the care and
services necessary for the resident to attain or maintain the highest
practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well being. (Section 2-106(c)
of the Act)
b) A physical restraint may be used only with the informed
consent of the resident, the resident's guardian, or other authorized
representative. (Section 2-106(c) of the Act) Informed consent includes
information about potential negative outcomes of physical restraint use,
including incontinence, decreased range of motion, decreased ability to
ambulate, symptoms of withdrawal or depression, or reduced social contact.
c) The informed consent may authorize the use of a physical
restraint only for a specified period of time. The effectiveness of the
physical restraint in treating medical symptoms or as a therapeutic
intervention and any negative impact on the resident shall be assessed by the
facility throughout the period of time the restraint is used.
d) After 50 percent of the period of physical restraint use
authorized by the informed consent has expired, but not less than five days
before it has expired, information about the actual effectiveness of the
physical restraint in treating the resident's medical symptoms or as a
therapeutic intervention and about any actual negative impact on the resident
shall be given to the resident, resident's guardian, or other authorized
representative before the facility secures an informed consent for an
additional period of time. Information about the effectiveness of the physical
restraint program and about any negative impact on the resident shall be
provided in writing.
e) A physical restraint may be applied only by staff trained
in the application of the particular type of restraint. (Section 2-106(d)
of the Act)
f) Whenever a period of use of a physical restraint is
initiated, the resident shall be advised of his or her right to have a person
or organization of his or her choosing, including the Guardianship and Advocacy
Commission, notified of the use of the physical restraint. A period
of use is initiated when a physical restraint is applied to a resident for the
first time under a new or renewed informed consent for the use of physical
restraints. A recipient who is under guardianship may request that a person
or organization of his or her choosing be notified of the physical restraint,
whether or not the guardian approves the notice. If the resident so chooses,
the facility shall make the notification within 24 hours, including any
information about the period of time that the physical restraint is to
be used. Whenever the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission is notified that a
resident has been restrained, it shall contact the resident to determine the
circumstances of the restraint and whether further action is warranted.
(Section 2-106(e) of the Act) If the resident requests that the Guardianship
and Advocacy Commission be contacted, the facility shall provide the following
information, in writing, to the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission:
1) the reason the physical restraint was needed;
2) the type of physical restraint that was used;
3) the interventions utilized or considered prior to physical
restraint and the impact of these interventions;
4) the length of time the physical restraint was to be applied;
and
5) the name and title of the facility person who should be
contacted for further information.
g) Whenever a physical restraint is used on a resident
whose primary mode of communication is sign language, the resident shall be
permitted to have his or her hands free from restraint for brief periods each
hour, except when this freedom may result in physical harm to the resident or
others. (Section 2-106(f) of the Act)
h) The plan of care shall contain a schedule or plan of
rehabilitative/habilitative training to enable the most feasible progressive
removal of physical restraints or the most practicable progressive use of less
restrictive means to enable the resident to attain or maintain the highest
practicable physical, mental or psychosocial well-being.
i) A resident wearing a physical restraint shall have it
released for a few minutes at least once every two hours, or more often if
necessary. During these times, residents shall be assisted with ambulation, as
their condition permits, and provided a change in position, skin care and
nursing care, as appropriate.
j) No form of seclusion shall be permitted.
(Source: Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 12049, effective September 10, 1996)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1084 EMERGENCY USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS
Section 350.1084 Emergency
Use of Physical Restraints
a) If a resident needs emergency care, physical restraints
may be used for brief periods to permit treatment to proceed unless the
facility has notice that the resident has previously made a valid refusal of
the treatment in question. (Section 2-106(c) of the Act)
b) For this Section only, "emergency care" means the
unforeseen need for immediate treatment inside or outside the facility that is
necessary to:
1) save the resident's life;
2) prevent the resident from doing serious mental or physical
harm to himself/herself; or
3) prevent the resident from injuring another individual.
c) If a resident needs emergency care and other less restrictive
interventions have proven ineffective, a physical restraint may be used briefly
to permit treatment to proceed. The attending physician shall be contacted
immediately for orders. If the attending physician is not available, the
facility's advisory physician or Medical Director shall be contacted. If a
physician is not immediately available, a nurse or QMRP with supervisory
responsibility may approve, in writing, the use of physical restraints. A
confirming order, which may be obtained by telephone, shall be obtained from
the physician as soon as possible, but no later than within eight hours. The
effectiveness of the physical restraint in treating medical symptoms or as a
therapeutic intervention and any negative impact on the resident shall be
assessed by the facility throughout the period of time the physical restraint
is used. The resident must be in view of a staff person at all times until
either the resident has been examined by a physician or the physical restraint
has been removed. The resident's needs for toileting, ambulation, hydration,
nutrition, repositioning, and skin care must be met while the physical
restraint is being used.
d) The emergency use of a physical restraint must be documented
in the resident's record, including:
1) the behavior incident that prompted the use of the physical
restraint;
2) the date and times the physical restraint was applied and
released;
3) the name and title of the person responsible for the
application and supervision of the physical restraint;
4) the action by the resident's physician upon notification of
the physical restraint use;
5) the new or revised orders issued by the physician;
6) the effectiveness of the physical restraint in treating
medical symptoms or as a therapeutic intervention and any negative impact on
the resident; and
7) the date of the scheduled care planning conference or the
reason a care planning conference is not needed, in light of the resident's
emergency need for physical restraint.
e) The facility's emergency use of physical restraints shall
comply with Sections 350.1082(e), (f), (g), and (j).
(Source: Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 12049, effective September 10, 1996)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1086 UNNECESSARY, PSYCHOTROPIC, AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC DRUGS
Section 350.1086
Unnecessary, Psychotropic, and Antipsychotic Drugs
a) A resident shall not be given unnecessary drugs in
accordance with Section 350.Appendix E. In addition, an unnecessary drug is
any drug used:
1) in an excessive dose, including in duplicative therapy;
2) for excessive duration;
3) without adequate monitoring;
4) without adequate indications for its use; or
5) in the presence of adverse consequences that indicate the
drugs should be reduced or discontinued. (Section 2-106.1(a) of the Act)
b) Psychotropic medication shall not be prescribed without the
informed consent of the resident, the resident's guardian, or other authorized
representative. (Section 2-106.1(b) of the Act) Additional informed
consent is not required for reductions in dosage level or deletion of a
specific medication. The informed consent may provide for a medication
administration program of sequentially increased doses or a combination of
medications to establish the lowest effective dose that will achieve the
desired therapeutic outcome. Side effects of the medications shall be
described.
c) Residents shall not be given antipsychotic drugs unless
antipsychotic drug therapy is necessary, as documented in the resident's
comprehensive assessment, to treat a specific or suspected condition as
diagnosed and documented in the clinical record or to rule out the possibility
of one of the conditions in accordance with Section 350.Appendix E.
d) Residents who use antipsychotic drugs shall receive gradual
dose reductions and behavior interventions, unless clinically contraindicated,
in an effort to discontinue these drugs in accordance with Section 350.Appendix
E.
e) For the purposes of this Section:
1) "Duplicative drug therapy" means any drug therapy
that duplicates a particular drug effect on the resident without any
demonstrative therapeutic benefit. For example, any two or more drugs, whether
from the same drug category or not, which have a sedative effect.
2) "Psychotropic medication" means medication that
is used for or listed as used for antipsychotic, antidepressant, antimanic or
antianxiety behavior modification or behavior management purposes in the latest
editions of the AMA Drug Evaluations (Drug Evaluation Subscription,
American Medical Association, Vols. I-III, Summer 1993), United States
Pharmacopoeia Dispensing Information Volume I (USP DI) (United States
Pharmacopoeial Convention, Inc., 15th Edition, 1995), American Hospital
Formulary Service Drug Information 1995 (American Society of Health Systems
Pharmacists, 1995), or the Physician's Desk Reference (Medical Economics
Data Production Company, 49th Edition, 1995) or the United States Food and Drug
Administration approved package insert for the psychotropic medication.
(Section 2-106.1(b) of the Act)
3) "Antipsychotic drug" means a neuroleptic drug that
is helpful in the treatment of psychosis and has a capacity to ameliorate
thought disorders.
(Source: Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 12049, effective September 10, 1996)
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1088 LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Section 350.1088 Language Assistance Services
A facility shall provide language assistance services in
accordance with the Language Assistance Services Act [210 ILCS 87] and the
Language Assistance Services Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 940).
(Source: Added at 29 Ill. Reg. 12954,
effective August 2, 2005)
SUBPART F: HEALTH SERVICES
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CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
PART 350
INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE
SECTION 350.1210 HEALTH SERVICES
Section 350.1210 Health
Services
a) Comprehensive
resident care plan. A facility, with the participation of the resident and the
resident's guardian or resident's representative, as applicable, must develop
and implement a comprehensive care plan for each resident that includes
measurable objectives and timetables to meet the resident's medical, nursing,
mental health, psychosocial, and habilitation needs that are identified in the
resident's comprehensive assessment that allows the resident to attain or
maintain the highest practicable level of independent functioning and provide
for discharge planning to the least restrictive setting based on the resident's
care needs. The assessment shall be developed with the active participation of
the resident and the resident's guardian or resident's representative, as
applicable. (Section 3-202.2a of the Act)
b) The facility shall provide all services necessary to maintain
each resident in good physical health. These services include, but are not
limited to, the following:
1) Physician services, including a complete physical examination
at least annually and formal arrangements to provide for medical emergencies on
a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis.
2) Nursing services to provide immediate supervision of the
health needs of each resident by a registered professional nurse or a licensed
practical nurse.
3) Dental services to provide evaluation, diagnosis, treatment,
and annual review, including care for dental emergencies, administered by or
under the supervision of a dentist.
4) Physical and occupational therapy services for purposes of
initiating, monitoring and follow-up of individualized treatment programs
rendered by or under the supervision of a physician with special training or
experience in the specialty or a physical therapist or an occupational
therapist.
5) Other
professional consulting services as identified in the comprehensive functional
assessment including, but not limited to, psychiatry, gynecology, and other
services as specified in the individual program plan.
c) The
facility may not refer a resident or the family of a resident
to a home health agency, home services agency, or home nursing agency
unless the agency is licensed under the Home Health, Home Services and Home
Nursing Agency Licensing Act. A facility shall request a copy of an
agency's license prior to making a referral to that agency. (Section 3.8 of
the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act)
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 2546, effective January 30, 2024)
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