Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 641 - SCHOOL-BASED/LINKED HEALTH CENTERS › Section 641.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1998 (
				42 USC
				263a ) Conditions that laboratories must meet
				to be certified to perform testing on human specimens as set out in 42 CFR 493
				(1997), no later amendments or editions are included.
Clinically Trained Mental Health Practitioner - Master's level
				social worker, psychologist, certified psychiatric nurse, or mental health
				staffer (bachelor-prepared social worker or psychology major working toward
				master's preparation) (see 225 ILCS 20, 225 ILCS 15, 225 ILCS 55 ).
Department - Illinois Department of Public Health.
Managed Care Entity (MCE) - Health Maintenance Organization
				(HMO) or prepaid health entity under contract with the Illinois Department of
				Healthcare and Family Services (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 142).
Nurse Practitioner - A certified nurse practitioner, preferably
				with a master's degree and a background in school health, pediatrics, family
				nursing and/or family planning who is licensed under the Nurse Practice Act [
				225 ILCS 65 ].
Parent - Individual who is legally responsible for custody of
				the child.
Physician Assistant - Any person not a physician nor a person
				holding an M.D. or equivalent degree who has been certified as a physician
				assistant by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician
				Assistants, 6849-B2 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Atlanta Georgia 30328, or
				equivalent successor agency and performs procedures under the supervision of a
				physician as defined in the Physician Assistant Practice Act [ 225 ILCS 95
				].
Qualified Physician - A physician licensed to practice medicine
				in all of its branches in the State of Illinois under the Medical Practice Act
				of 1987 [ 225 ILCS 60 ] or a chiropractic physician licensed to treat human
				ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery.
Registered Nurse - A nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice
				Act [ 225 ILCS 65 ].
School-Based/Linked Health Center (Center) - Any Center in or
				adjacent to a school that is devoted primarily to performance of preventive
				medical, educational, counseling, and/or diagnostic procedures. A comprehensive
				school-based Center may provide a wide variety of preventive services including
				general health assessments, school/sports physicals, Early Periodic Screening
				Diagnostic Testing (EPSDT), laboratory and diagnostic screenings,
				immunizations, first aid, family planning counseling and services, prenatal and
				postpartum care, dental services, drug and alcohol abuse counseling, and other
				services based on the student's needs and on the philosophy of the managing
				agency and school administration.
Sponsoring Agency - A local health department, a school
				district recognized by the State Board of Education and/or a community-based
				not for profit agency, that has a history of providing comprehensive school
				health services.
Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention Specialist - An
				individual who has completed a formal education process in addiction therapy
				and who is certified by the Illinois Association of Drug and Alcohol
				Professional Counselors Association (IAODAPCA), 1305 Wabash Street, Springfield
				IL 62704, and who is licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical
				Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act [ 225 ILCS 107
				].