Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 635 - FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CODE
Section 635.40 - Standards and Policies for Personnel of Delegate Agencies
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The qualifications of persons employed by delegate agencies shall meet as a minimum the Department's rules concerning "Minimum Qualifications for Public Health Personnel Employed by Full-time Local Health Departments (77 Ill. Adm. Code 600)." Delegate agencies must have a medical director who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches with Obstetrics/Gynecology training or experience in the delivery of family planning services. The medical director shall be responsible for and supervise the medical care component of the program and approve written policies under which physicians, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, nutritionists and physician assistants provide family planning services. Staff shall possess the appropriate licensure to perform their duties. Copies of licenses must be on file at the agency. Any person employed at an individual delegate agency prior to July 6, 1983, may continue to serve at that agency only; even though the person may not meet the qualifications cited above.
b) Delegate agencies shall have written personnel policies which are in compliance with Title VI, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ( 42 U.S.C. 2000 e et seq.), available and distributed to all personnel. These shall include staff recruitment, selection, performance evaluation, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, organizational chart and grievance procedures. All agencies shall also ensure:
c) That orientation and in-service training of all staff, must be provided. An in-service training policy and plan for skill development and documentation of staff attendance at continuing education activities and other training sessions must be maintained by the delegate agency.