Section 260.1300  Obligations and Privileges of Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Models

a)         Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Models shall, within 30 days after licensure, seek certification under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act. (Section 30(d) of the Act)  Coverage for services provided by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is contingent upon federal waiver approval and is provided only to Medicaid eligible clients participating in the Home and Community Based Services waiver designated in section1915(c) of the Social Security Act for medically frail and technologically dependent children. (Section 35(3) of the Act)

b)         Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Models shall provide charitable care consistent with that provided by comparable health care providers in the geographic area. (Section 30(d) of the Act)

c)         Children's Community-Based Health Care Center services must be available through the model to all families, including those whose care is paid for through the Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and insurance companies who cover home health care services or private duty nursing care in the home.  (Section 35(3) of the Act)

d)         A licensed Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Model that continues to be in substantial compliance after the conclusion of the demonstration program shall be eligible for annual license renewals unless and until a different licensure program for that type of health care model is established by legislation. (Section 30(c) of the Act)

e)         Each Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Model location shall be physically separate and apart from any other facility licensed by the Department of Public Health. (Section 35(3) of the Act)

f)         Children's Community-Based Health Care Center Models shall provide the following services: respite care; registered nursing or licensed practical nursing care; transitional care to facilitate home placement or other appropriate settings and reunite families; medical day care; weekend camps; and diagnostic studies typically done in the home setting. (Section 35(3) of the Act)

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 3008, effective February 2, 2007)