Section 390.683  Health Care Worker Registry

a)         An individual will be placed on the Department's Health Care Worker Registry when that individual has successfully completed a training program approved in accordance with the Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Program Code and has met background check information required in Section 390.681 of this Part.

b)         An individual shall be placed on the Health Care Worker Registry if that individual has met background check information required by the Health Care Worker Background Check Code and submits documentation supporting one of the following equivalencies:

1)         Documentation of current registration from another state.

2)         Documentation of successful completion of a DSP training course approved by another state as evidenced by a diploma or certificate.  The documentation must demonstrate that the course is equivalent to, or exceeds, the requirements for DSPs in the Department's rules governing long-term care assistants and aides training programs (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 395).

3)         Documentation of successful completion of a nursing arts course with at least 40 hours of supervised clinical experience in an accredited nurse training program as evidenced by a diploma, certification or other written verification from the school.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 8192, effective May 6, 2022)