Section 650.80  Licensing of Vendors

a)         Licenses permitting individuals to manage facilities will only be issued to persons who:

1)         are certified by DHS as qualified to manage and operate a facility; and

2)         satisfactorily complete a 6 month probationary period performing management and operation functions in a Program facility as an assigned vendor or replacement vendor.  The supervisor will use the criteria in Section 650.90(d) to determine satisfactory completion of the probationary period.

b)        All licenses will be reviewed by the supervisor at the beginning of each calendar year to determine if the vendor is currently certified. Notification of the status of certification will be made by the supervisor to the vendor in writing.

c)         An individual must meet the standards for completing training described in Section 650.60(c).  If results of these tests reveal areas of deficiency, the vendor must successfully complete a retraining program to address those deficiencies.

(Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 1535, effective January 19, 2010)