77 Ill. Adm. Code 390.620
Resident Care Policies
Section 390
Section 390.620 Resident Care
Policies
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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. These written policies shall be formulated
with the involvement of the medical advisory committee and representatives of
nursing and other services in the facility. 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)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â These policies shall include:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A written statement of the philosophy, objectives and goals
the facility is striving to achieve.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A written statement linking the facility's role to the
"State Plan for the Developmentally Disabled" as filed with the Secretary
of State by the Governor's Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A written statement of the facility's goals for its residents.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A written statement of the facility's concept of its
relationship to the parents of its residents or to the surrogates.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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 transfers
within the facility from one room to another.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A written statement for resident care services including
administrative services, physician services, emergency services, personal care
and nursing services, dental services, (re)habilitative services, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social services, speech pathology
and audiology, organized recreational activity services, work activity and
prevocational, dietary services, resident medical records, pharmaceutical
services, diagnostic services (including laboratory and x-ray) and educational
services. (B)
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The facility shall have a written agreement with one or more
hospitals which indicates that the hospital or hospitals will provide the
following services:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Emergency admissions.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Admission to a hospital of residents from the facility who are
in need of hospital care.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Needed diagnostic services.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Any other hospital based services needed by the resident.
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â There shall be a policy prohibiting blood transfusions, unless
the facility is hospital connected and appropriate services are available in
case of an adverse reaction to the transfusions. (B)