Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 270 - ADULT PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES
Subpart B - LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
Section 270.140 - Access to Residents and Participants
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 270.140
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Access, by representatives of the Office, means the right to immediately:
1)
Enter any long-term care
facility;
2)
Communicate privately and without restriction with any resident or
participant, regardless of age, who consents to the
communication;
3)
Seek consent to communicate privately and without restriction with any
participant or resident, regardless of age;
4)
Observe all areas of the long-term
care facility or supportive living facility, assisted living or shared housing
establishment, except the living area of any resident who protests the
observation; and
5)
Subject to permission of the participant or resident requesting
services or his or her representative, enter a home or community-based
setting. (Section 4.04(b)(1) of the Act)
b) Failure to allow access to residents or participants, in accordance with this Subpart, may result in a finding of willful interference.
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