77 Ill. Adm. Code 600.200
Provisional Certification
Section 600
Section 600.200Â Provisional
Certification
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A local health department that serves one or more counties and
that is not a certified local health department may make application for provisional
certification. Â The application shall be submitted to the Department by letter,
memorandum or similar document signed by an authorized representative and shall
include a written commitment to the Department to complete IPLAN or an
equivalent to IPLAN within two years after provisional certification is
granted.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Upon submission of a complete application, the Department
shall have 60 days to review the application. Provisional certification shall
be granted by the Department to any local health department that meets the requirements
of subsection (a). Provisional certification shall expire upon certification
of the local health department or two years after the date provisional
certification was granted, whichever is shorter. Provisional certification may
be renewed as provided in subsection (c).
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A local health department that has been granted provisional
certification may apply for renewal of provisional certification. The
application shall be made at least 30 days prior to expiration of the provisional
certification by submitting to the Department a letter, memorandum or similar
document signed by an authorized representative. The application shall
describe activities that the local health department performed during the
current term of provisional certification and future activities that will be
undertaken during the renewal term that would be expected to result in the
completion of IPLAN or an equivalent to IPLAN.
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Renewal applications that are complete and received by the
Department no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of provisional
certification shall be considered by the Department.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The first renewal of provisional certification shall be made
if the Department determines, on the basis of the application, that the
applicant can be expected to complete IPLAN or an equivalent to IPLAN by
conclusion of the renewal term.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The second renewal of provisional certification shall be made
if the Department determines, on the basis of a written explanation submitted
by the local health department, in addition to the application for renewal
specified in this subsection (c), that the applicant can be expected to
complete IPLAN or an equivalent to IPLAN by conclusion of the second renewal
term. The explanation shall include documentation of the incomplete elements
of IPLAN or an equivalent to IPLAN with their expected completion dates and the
reasons why the local health department did not complete IPLAN or an equivalent
to IPLAN within the first renewal term.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A renewal of provisional certification granted by the
Department shall not exceed 12 months.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â No more than two renewals of provisional certification shall
be granted to a local health department.
d)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A provisionally certified local health department is eligible
to apply for a Local Health Department Development Grant, pursuant to 77 Ill.
Adm. Code 610.
e)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Department may conduct an on-site review of the local
health department and those documents necessary to determine substantial
compliance with this Section.