77 Ill. Adm. Code 350.3330
Facility Implementation
Section 350
Section 350.3330Â Facility
Implementation
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A
facility shall establish written policies and procedures
to implement the responsibilities and rights provided in
Article II of the
Act
. The policies shall include the procedure for the investigation and
resolution of resident complaints under Section 3-702
of the Act
. The
policies and procedures shall be clear and unambiguous and shall be available
for inspection by any person. A summary of the policies and procedures,
printed in not less than 12 point type, shall be distributed to each resident
and representative.
(Section 2-210 of the Act)
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The facility shall provide copies of these policies and
procedures upon request to next of kin, sponsoring agencies, and the public.
c)
Each resident
and resident's guardian or other
person acting for the resident
shall be given a written
explanation,
prepared by the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman,
of all the
rights enumerated in Part 1 of
Article II of the Act
and in Part 4 of
Article III
of the Act
. For residents of facilities participating in Title
XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act, the explanation shall include an
explanation of residents' rights enumerated in that Act. The explanation shall
be given
at the time of admission to a facility or as soon thereafter as
the condition of this resident permits, but in no event later than 48 hours
after admission, and again at least annually thereafter
.
If a resident
is unable to read such written
explanation, it shall be read to the
resident in a language the resident understands. In the case of a minor or a
person having a guardian
or other person acting for him
,
both the
resident and the parent,
guardian
or other person acting for the
resident
shall be fully informed of these rights.
(Section 2-211 of
the Act)
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The resident, resident's representative, guardian, or parent
of a minor resident shall acknowledge in writing the receipt from the facility
of a copy of all resident rights set forth in Article II of the Act and a copy
of all facility policies implementing those rights.
e)
The facility shall ensure that its staff is familiar with
and observes the rights and responsibilities enumerated in
Article II of
the Act and this Part
.
(Section 2-212 of the Act)