Section 676.300  Criteria for Referral to DoA

In accordance with the provisions of the interagency agreement between DHS and DoA, individuals meeting the following criteria shall be referred to DoA to receive services through DoA's Community Care Program (CCP) and their HSP cases closed after the initiation of CCP services.  These individuals are those who:

a)         are at least 60 years of age at the time of the referral to DoA;

b)         are receiving only homemaker services, adult day care services, home delivered meals, or any combination of these services;

c)         have a DON score of at least 15 points on Part A, which includes the 10 points from the Mini-Mental Status Examination (89 Ill. Adm. Code 679.20(a)), if applicable, with a total score of not less than 29 points; and

d)         have agreed to being referred to DoA to receive services.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 2678, effective February 7, 1997)