59 Ill. Adm. Code 270.40
Membership and Operations of the Scientific Review Committee
Section 270.40Â Membership and Operations of the
Scientific Review Committee
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Scientific Review Committee shall develop specific objectives and internal
procedures necessary to receive grant applications, review grant applications
and form recommendations to the Department;
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The committee shall
serve without compensation;
c)
The Scientific
Review Committee shall consist of:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â the
Clinical Director of the Department's Division of Developmental Disabilities,
or designee, who shall serve as Chair and who shall only vote in case of a tie
among the members of the Scientific Review Committee, so long as a quorum of 5
members (including the Chair) is present and voting;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â the
Clinical Director of the Department's Division of Mental Health, or designee;
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â one
doctoral level psychologist who is an employee of the Division of Developmental
Disabilities, appointed by the Director of the Division of Developmental
Disabilities;
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â one
doctoral level psychologist who is an employee of the Division of Mental Health,
appointed by the Director of the Division of Mental Health;
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â one
employee of the Division of Developmental Disabilities who has two or more
years experience in direct clinical services, appointed by the Director of the
Division of Developmental Disabilities;
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â one
employee of the Division of Mental Health who has two or more years experience
in direct clinical services, appointed by the Director of the Division of
Mental Health; and
7)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â two
representatives from the Autism Task Force, to be selected by the Autism Task
Force.
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Scientific Review Committee's review and recommendations must consider and
address the following items:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â a
statement of the research question or hypothesis, or a description of interventions
or model programs upon which the research will be based;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â a
prioritized listing of measurable objectives for the project;
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â for
each objective proposed for the project, a sequential listing of activities to
achieve the objective, the time line for completing each activity, and
identification of the individual responsible for coordinating the
implementation of each objective; and
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â a
description of the evaluation methods to be used to measure progress in
achieving objectives and a plan for monitoring the overall project.
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DHS
will choose not to act on a Scientific Review Committee recommendation in the
following circumstances:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â an
entity recommended to receive a grant is identified by the DHS Office of
Contracts as an entity whose contract with DHS has been terminated within the
10 years prior to the entity's application for failure to comply with
contractual terms; or
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â an
entity recommended to receive a grant is identified by the DHS Office of
Contracts as an entity with whom DHS has refused to contract within the 10
years prior to the entity's application for any reason other than inadequate
appropriation funds.