Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 401 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES
Subpart F - AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ADOPTION SERVICES
Section 401.570 - Independent Contractors
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Subject to subsection (a)(1), a child welfare agency providing adoption services may use the services of any person, group of persons, agency, association, organization, corporation, institution, center, or group as an independent adoption contractor to perform services on behalf of the licensed agency.
b) The independent contractor providing services on behalf of the licensed agency has an affirmative obligation to disclose its contractual relationship to all clients prior to performing any services.
c) The licensed agency is not exempt, by reason of the use of the contractor, from compliance with all of the provisions in this Part and in the Child Care Act of 1969.
d) The Department has the authority to disapprove, and shall do so in writing, the use of any contractor if the Department is not satisfied with the agency's agreement. The factors to be considered include, but are not limited to:
e) The Department has the authority to require the immediate termination of the contract between an agency and independent contractor.