Illinois Administrative Code
Title 59 - MENTAL HEALTH
Part 115 - STANDARDS AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Subpart E - HOST FAMILY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
Section 115.590 - Minimum CILA Agency/Caregiver Contract Requirements
Universal Citation: 59 IL Admin Code § 115.590
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) All independent contractors or caregivers shall provide services in compliance with a contract or signed agreement made with the CILA agency. The contract or signed agreement shall include, at a minimum, the following provisions:
1) Names of
the caregivers and all other individuals residing in the home.
2) Names of the individuals served.
3) Legal address and phone number of the
residence.
4) Signed assurance of
compliance with all applicable federal and State rules and
regulations.
5) Description and
documentation of training of the primary caregivers.
6) Detailed description of how the home will
be monitored by the CILA agency and related entities, including assurance of
the host family's compliance with investigations of the Department's Office of
the Inspector General, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department
of Healthcare and Family Services, DHS, and the CILA agency.
7) Description of how the transportation
needs of the individual will be met.
8) Description of the expected daily schedule
of the individuals and caregivers.
9) Indication of participation in the
development and/or review of the individual's Personal Plan and Implementation
Strategy and how ongoing documentation of service delivery will
occur.
10) Description of relief
services, including number per month, arrangements for relief services,
requests for additional relief services, and responsibility to take relief
time.
11) How documentation of the
individual's financial resources will occur.
12) If the primary caregiver is employed
outside the home, information relative to the outside employment, including:
A) The CILA agency's approval of outside
employment for the caregiver;
B)
Employer's name, address, and phone number;
C) Employer's type of business;
D) Hours caregiver will be working in this
employment;
E) Name, address, and
phone number of the authorized substitute caregiver who will provide care in
the absence of the primary caregiver; and
F) Copy of the documentation of training of
the substitute caregiver.
13) Other information as determined by the
individual receiving services and their family/guardian, the host family
caregiver, the CILA agency, and the Department.
b) Additional staff support
1) In exceptional circumstances, the
Department may require CILA agencies to utilize shift staff support in addition
to the services provided by the host family. These exceptional circumstances
may include, but are not limited to, the following:
A) Residences serving more than two
individuals, per approval of a waiver by the Department;
B) Transitional periods during initial
service implementation;
C)
Circumstances in which individuals are experiencing serious maladaptive
behaviors;
D) Circumstances in
which individuals are experiencing serious medical issues;
E) Situations in which host families are
experiencing transitional or crisis periods; and
F) CILA agencies under sanction by the
Department.
2) Other
staff coverage may be determined by the agency, DHS, and the contractor (as
applicable), as guided by the individual's needs, and following the agency's
quality assurance plan for service delivery.
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