Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 830 - NON-ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES › Section 830.50 - Health Services

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
			 State Schools will provide school health services, including routine services
			 such as cough medicine, bandages, cotton swabs, and non-prescription drugs, and
			 occupational and physical therapy. A seven day a week health center is provided
			 at ISD to serve the students of ISD and ISVI who are too ill to stay in the
			 dormitory, but not sufficiently ill to require hospitalization. There is an
			 infirmary at ICRE-R for students requiring routine health services, as well.
			 ICRE-R does not provide services required at a hospital or that are beyond the
			 scope of medical facilities at ICRE-R.
b) Responsibility for costs associated with
			 related services requiring medical devices or the services of a physician will
			 be determined through the IEP process.
c) Parents are not required to use private
			 insurance proceeds to pay for services that must be provided under the
			 Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) ( 14 USCA 1400 et seq.) or under an
			 IEP unless they will incur no financial cost. Financial cost includes a
			 deductible or co-pay amount, a decrease in available lifetime coverage or any
			 other benefit under an insurance policy or an increase in premiums or the
			 discontinuation of the policy, but does not include time, postage or other
			 incidental costs.
d) Parents are
			 expected to use their own resources, including private insurance, and to apply
			 for Medicaid, if appropriate, to pay for services for their children not
			 required to be provided by the State Schools under this Part or by the local
			 school district under IDEA or Illinois State law.
e) Assistance will be provided to parents in
			 locating medical services beyond those described in subsections (b) and (c) of
			 this Section. DHS-ORS State Schools will not pay for such services.
f) If a student receives medical treatment
			 other than that prescribed by school health officials, the parents/guardian
			 must inform school staff of such treatment and provide written medical
			 information pertinent to that treatment.
g) Each State School shall comply with
			 Section 27-8.1 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/27-8.1] in matters pertaining to
			 immunization of its students. In addition, at the direction of the State
			 School's physician and superintendent, authorized medical staff at the State
			 School shall immunize students for communicable diseases provided:
1) the Illinois Department of Public Health
			 (DPH) recommended the immunization due to a time limitation or unusual
			 situation;
2) the local public
			 health agency provides the vaccine at no cost to the State School or the
			 superintendent determines, in consultation with the school physician, an
			 emergency situation exists and the need is so urgent that the vaccine should be
			 purchased from State School funds; and
3) the parents have given their consent if
			 the student is under 18 years of age, or the student has given his or her
			 consent if the student is 18 years old or older.