Section 350.683  Registry of Direct Support Persons

a)         To be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry as a DSP, an individual shall either complete the required training or submit documentation of equivalency, as follows:

1)         An individual will be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry as a DSP when he/she has successfully completed a training program approved in accordance with the Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code, and has met the criminal history records check requirements pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background Check Code; or

2)         An individual will be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry as a DSP if he/she has met the criminal history records check requirements pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Health Care Worker Background Check Code, and submits documentation supporting one of the following equivalencies:

A)        Current registration from another state as a developmental disabilities aide;

B)        Successful completion of a developmental disabilities aide training course approved by another state as evidenced by a diploma, certification, or other written verification from the school.  The documentation must demonstrate that the course is equivalent to, or exceeds, the requirements for DSPs in the Department's 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395; or

C)        Successful completion of a Mental Health Technician Training Program conducted by the Department of Human Services.

b)         A DSP shall meet the requirements of the Act and Section 350.670(e).

c)         Pursuant to Section 3-206.01 of the Act, an individual shall notify the Health Care Worker Registry of any change of address within 30 days after the change of address.  An individual also shall notify the Registry of any name change within 30 days after the change of name, and shall submit proof of any name change to the Department. (Section 3-206.01 of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 10519, effective June 2, 2022)