Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 1125 - LONG-TERM CARE
Subpart D - GENERAL LONG-TERM CARE - REVIEW CRITERIA
Section 1125.540 - Service Demand - Establishment of General Long-Term Care
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The number of beds proposed to establish a new general long-term care service is necessary to accommodate the service demand experienced annually by the existing applicant facility over the latest two-year period, as evidenced by historical and projected referrals, or if the applicant proposes to establish a new LTC facility, the applicant shall submit projected referrals. The applicant shall document subsection (c) and subsection (d) or (e).
b) If the applicant is not an existing facility and proposes to establish a new general LTC facility, the applicant shall submit the number of annual projected referrals, as required in subsection (d) or (e).
c) Historical Referrals
If the applicant is an existing facility and is proposing to establish this category of service, the applicant shall document the number of referrals to other facilities, for each proposed category of service, for each of the latest two years. Documentation of the referrals shall include: resident/patient origin by zip code; name and specialty of referring physician or identification of another referral source; and name and location of the recipient LTC facility.
d) Projected Referrals
An applicant proposing to establish a category of service or establish a new LTC facility shall submit the following:
e) Projected Service Demand - Based on Rapid Population Growth
If a projected demand for service is based upon rapid population growth in the applicant facility's existing market area (as experienced annually within the latest 24-month period), the projected service demand shall be determined as follows: