Section 270.200  Purpose and Program Model

a)         This Subpart describes the organization of the Adult Protective Services Program administered by and through the Illinois Department on Aging.

b)         The Adult Protective Services Program is modeled on the following principles:

1)         advocacy intervention by APS provider agencies;

2)         the right to self-determination by the alleged victim to:

A)        decide where and how he or she will live;

B)        choose whether to accept social services or other community assistance; and

C)        make decisions different from those a reasonable adult would make that are not harmful to others.

(Source:  Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 2156, effective January 23, 2015)