Illinois Administrative Code
Title 95 - VETERANS AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Part 107 - ADMISSION TO AND DISCHARGE FROM ILLINOIS VETERANS HOMES
Section 107.10 - Admission of Veterans
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The Administrator may admit to an Illinois Veterans Home any honorably discharged ex-service man or woman, provided the applicant:
b) Applicants with a history of aggressive or self-abusive behavior may be admitted only if the Home has in place appropriate, effective and individualized programs to manage the resident's behaviors and adequate, properly trained and supervised staff to administer the programs (see 77 Ill. Adm. Code 340.1310(c) ).
c) An applicant denied admission because of the failure to meet any of the criteria in subsection (a) or (b) shall be advised fully of eligibility for care in a USDVA, State, county, or city hospital, or other Home.
d) No applicant/resident determined by professional evaluation to be in need of services not readily available in a particular Home, or distinct part of a Home, or through arrangement with a qualified outside source, shall be admitted to or kept in that Home, provided that all involuntary discharges and transfers shall be in accordance with Sections 3-401 through 3-423 of the Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45 ]. The Department defines a "qualified outside source" as one recognized as meeting professional standards for services provided.
e) Before a prospective resident's admission to a Home, the Home shall advise the prospective resident to consult a physician to determine whether the prospective resident should obtain a vaccination against pneumococcal pneumonia [210 ILCS 45/2-213 ].