(210 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6109)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-114)

Sec. 9. Standards.

The Department shall prescribe, by regulation,
minimum standards for licensed hospice programs.

(a)
The standards for all hospice programs shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) (Blank).

(2) The number and qualifications of persons providing direct hospice
services.

(3) The qualifications of those persons contracted with to provide indirect hospice

services.

(4) The palliative and supportive care and bereavement counseling provided to a hospice

patient and his family.

(5) Hospice services provided on an inpatient basis.

(6) Utilization review of patient care.

(7) The quality of care provided to patients.

(8) Procedures for the accurate and centralized maintenance of records on hospice

services provided to patients and their families.

(9) The use of volunteers in the hospice program, and the training of
those volunteers.

(10) The rights of the patient and the patient's family.

(b) (Blank).

(c) The standards for hospices owning or operating hospice residences
shall address the following:

(1) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of the premises, including provision

for maintenance of fire and health standards that conform to State laws and municipal codes, to provide for the physical comfort, well-being, care, and protection of the residents.

(2) Provisions and criteria for admission, discharge, and transfer of
residents.

(3) Fee and other contractual agreements with residents.

(4) Medical and supportive services for residents.

(5) Maintenance of records and residents' right of access of those
records.

(6) Procedures for reporting abuse or neglect of residents.

(7) The number of persons who may be served in a residence, which shall not exceed 20

persons per location.

(8) The ownership, operation, and maintenance of buildings containing a hospice

residence.

(9) The number of licensed hospice residences shall not exceed 6 before December 31,

1996 and shall not exceed 12 before December 31, 1997.  The Department shall conduct a study of the benefits of hospice residences and make a recommendation to the General Assembly as to the need to limit the number of hospice residences after June 30, 1997.

On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the

number of licensed hospice residences shall not exceed the following:

(A) Five hospice residences located in counties with a population of 700,000 or more.
(B) Five hospice residences located in counties with a population of 200,000 or more

but less than 700,000.

(C) Five hospice residences located in counties with a population of less than

200,000.

(d)
In developing the standards for hospices, the Department shall take
into consideration the category of the hospice programs.

(Source: P.A. 100-744, eff. 8-10-18.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-114)