77 Ill. Adm. Code 370.520
Admission and Discharge Policies
Section 370
Section 370.520Â Admission
and Discharge Policies
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â These written policies shall include at a minimum the
following provisions:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No person shall be admitted to a community living facility
until and unless he/she has been determined, by an appropriate evaluation, to
have a reasonable potential for returning to his/her own home or leading an
independent life.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No person requiring prenatal or maternity care may be admitted
to, nor shall reside in, a facility unless adequate prenatal and other medical
services from community sources are available to her.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No person shall be denied admission solely on the basis of
mobility limitations.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No person shall be admitted to, nor reside in a facility:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who requires mental treatment as defined in Section 370.240 of
this Part. (See definition of "Person in Need of Mental Treatment"
in Section 370.240.)
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who is destructive of property or himself/herself.
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who has serious mental or emotional problems based on a
diagnosis by a physician or clinical psychologist.
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
E)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Who is in need of nursing care or more personal care than
oversight and supervision.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A facility shall not admit more residents than the number
authorized by the license issued to it.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A facility shall not refuse to discharge or transfer a
resident when requested to do so by the resident or by the resident's guardian.
7)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No person shall be admitted with a communicable disease,
including active tuberculosis.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nothing in this Part shall excuse compliance with
accessibility or reasonable accommodation requirements of State or federal law.