Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 681 - PRESCREENING
Section 681.20 - DHS Prescreening Responsibilities
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 681.20
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Pursuant to Section 2-201.5 of the Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45 ], DHS must prescreen any individual, as described in Section 681.10, who seeks admission to a nursing facility.
b) DHS Home Services Program does not prescreen individuals who:
1) are less than
18 years of age, or 60 years of age or older;
2) are transferred from one nursing facility
to another nursing facility;
3)
resided in a nursing facility for a period of at least 60 calendar days who are
returning to a nursing facility after an absence of not more than 60 calendar
days;
4) are returning to a nursing
facility after an absence for medical care, regardless of the duration of the
absence;
5) have a diagnosis of
developmental disability or severe mental illness, regardless of age;
6) are admitted to a facility that is part of
a Life Care Contract;
7) are
admitted to a hospice;
8) are
admitted to a nursing facility for respite care from the community for a period
of no more than 15 calendar days;
9) are admitted to a sheltered care
facility;
10) are admitted to a
facility operated under the Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85 ] whose actual
length of stay in such a facility is less than 21 calendar days. If an
individual's stay extends to 21 days or beyond, he/she must be
prescreened;
11) are admitted to a
facility operated by a provider licensed under the Alternative Care Delivery
Act [210 ILCS
3/35 ] whose actual length of stay in such a facility
is less than 21 calendar days. If an individual's stay extends to 21 days or
beyond, he/she must be prescreened; or
12) were residents of a nursing facility on
June 30, 1996.
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