Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 255 - HOSPITAL REPORT CARD CODE
Section 255.250 - Hospital Reports
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Individual hospitals shall prepare a quarterly report including all of the following (Section 25(a) of the Act):
b) Individual hospitals may also, but are not required to, submit the following optional reports: (Agency, per-diem and registry RNs must be included in the number of productive hours for the optional report. The optional report may not include licensed nursing orientees in the number of productive hours.)
c) Individual hospitals shall prepare annual reports including vacancy and turnover rates for licensed nurses per clinical service area for direct care nurses as follows: (Section 25(b) of the Act)
The vacancy rate submitted for licensed nurses per clinical service area must equal the number of full-time equivalent openings for licensed nursing personnel on January 1 of each year, divided by the number of full-time equivalents for licensed nursing personnel budgeted as of January 1. Budgeted positions include both filled positions and vacant positions for which the hospital is recruiting on January 1. The vacancy rate does not include those licensed nursing employees who are on family, medical or disability leave or who provide per diem services to the hospital. The vacancy rate shall be reported separately for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.
The turnover rate submitted for licensed nurses per clinical service area must equal the number of separated employees for licensed nursing personnel for the calendar year preceding January 1, divided by the number of employees for licensed nursing personnel on the hospital's payroll for the same clinical service area as of the preceding January 1. The turnover rate does not include those licensed nursing employees who are on family, medical or disability leave or who provide per diem services to the hospital. The turnover rate shall be reported separately for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.