Section 260.1800  Admission and Participation Practices

a)         The center shall establish admission criteria for short-term stays that provide for:

1)         The admission of children for no more than 14 days;

2)         The admission of children whose service plan can be met by the center; and

3)         Nondiscrimination toward children or their families based on disability, race, religion, sex, source of payment, and any other basis recognized by applicable State and federal laws.

b)         To facilitate transitions to home or other appropriate settings, the center shall establish admission criteria that provide for:

1)         The admission of children for no more than 120 days;

2)         The admission of children whose service plan can be met by the center; and

3)         Nondiscrimination toward children or their families based on disability, race, religion, sex, source of payment, and any other basis recognized by applicable State and federal laws.

c)          The center shall establish participation criteria for medical day care that provide for:

1)         The participation of children for no more than 12 hours in 24 hours;

2)         The participation of children whose service plan can be met by the center; and

3)         Nondiscrimination toward children or their families based on disability, race, religion, sex, source of payment, and any other basis recognized by applicable State and federal laws.

d)         The center shall establish participation criteria for weekend camps that provide for:

1)         The participation of children whose service plan can be met by the center; and

2)         Nondiscrimination toward children or their families based on disability, race, religion, sex, source of payment, and any other basis recognized by applicable State and federal laws.

e)         The center shall establish criteria for diagnostic studies that provide for:

1)         Conducting only those diagnostic studies ordered by a physician and that are typically conducted in the home;

2)         Meeting all provisions for short-term stays, in accordance with subsection (a), if children are admitted overnight;

3)         The participation of children whose service plan can be met by the center; and

4)         Nondiscrimination toward children or their families based on disability, race, religion, sex, source of payment, and any other basis recognized by applicable State and federal laws.

f)          At the time each child is admitted, the licensee must assure that the center has conducted an assessment and has a service plan to meet the child's needs.  A service plan shall consist of at least the following:

1)         Provided by the parent or child's representative:

A)        a description of the child's usual routine,

B)        the child's food preferences,

C)        the child's allergies, if any,

D)        instructions for the child's personal care,

E)         information on the child's educational program, if applicable,

F)         an emergency phone number where the parents, guardian or other responsible person can be contacted during the child's stay, and

G)        any other information that will help the child's stay to be safe and enjoyable.

2)         Provided by a physician:

A)        medication orders, if any,

B)        treatments, if any,

C)        nursing orders, if any,

D)        any activity restrictions,

E)         documentation of the child's current immunization status, and

F)         any other information that will help the child's stay to be safe and enjoyable.

g)         Only those children shall be admitted or served for whom the center has the trained personnel, equipment, and supplies to meet the service plan.

h)         A personal physician shall be identified for each child admitted.  The service plan shall document the method for contacting this physician at any time.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 3008, effective February 2, 2007)