Section 113.254  Nursing Care or Personal Care in Home Not Subject to Licensing

a)         Homes not subject to licensing are homes providing intermediate or sheltered care (i.e., maintenance and personal care such as dressing, bathing, etc.)  Factors considered when approving the home include: experience of the person providing the care, evaluator's perception of the quality of the care, evaluator's perception of the quality of the care, a physical description of the building (including exits and fire extinguishers) and the services provided to patients i.e., persons available to assist in emergency, and hours and adequacy of meals.

b)         An allowance, not to exceed the rate for comparable care in a licensed group care facility, is to be allowed for a client receiving nursing care or personal care in an approved home not subject to licensing.

c)         Payment for care provided for a parent, or spouse of client in a home not subject to licensure can not be approved.

(Source:  Former rule repealed, new rule adopted at 7 Ill. Reg. 907, effective January 11, 1983)