Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 640 - REGIONALIZED PERINATAL HEALTH CARE CODE › Appendix J - Guideline for Application Process for Designation, Redesignation or Change in Designation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Initial Process:
The hospital administration shall:
Send a Letter of Intent for change in status to the Department
				and affiliated Administrative Perinatal Center 6 to12 months before expected
				review by the PAC.
Prepare appropriate documents for site visit. Required
				documents and assistance with preparation are available through affiliate
				Administrative Perinatal Center. The site visit team will include, but not be
				limited to, Co-Directors of Administrative Perinatal Center and Network
				Administrator, Perinatal Advisory Committee and Department. The Department will
				assign the additional representatives required.
Send information three weeks in advance of the scheduled site
				visit to:
Illinois Department of Public Health
Perinatal Program Administrator
535 West Jefferson
Springfield, Illinois 62761
Assemble appropriate representation from the hospital on the
				day of the site visit to be available to present an overview of the hospital
				and to answer questions from the site visit team. Hospital representatives
				should include at a minimum:
* Hospital administration
* Chair of OB/GYN
* Chair of Family Practice, if appropriate
* Chair of Pediatrics
* Director of Anesthesiology
* Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, if
				appropriate
* Director of Neonatology, if appropriate
* Director of Nursing
Once the site visit has been completed and the hospital and
				Administrative Perinatal Center are satisfied that the application is complete,
				the Administrative Perinatal Center will contact the Department in writing to
				schedule application review before the Perinatal Advisory Committee.
On the day of the review, the following representatives must be
				present from the hospital to be reviewed:
* Hospital administration
* Chair of OB/GYN
* Chair of Family Practice, if appropriate
* Chair of Pediatrics
* Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, if
				appropriate
* Director of Neonatology, if appropriate
* Director of Nursing
* Co-Directors of Affiliate Perinatal Network
* Network Administrator from Affiliate Perinatal
				Network
* Other personnel as identified by hospital,
				Perinatal Advisory Committee or Sub-Committee
After reviewing the application, the PAC will present a formal
				outline of the issues and recommendations to the Department.
After review of the recommendations and deliberations, the
				Department will send a formal letter as to the status of the hospital.
The hospital and the Administrative Perinatal Center will work
				together to address the recommendation in the follow-up letter.
The Administrative Perinatal Center will be responsible for
				monitoring any indicators or required changes that are identified by the
				PAC.
In preparation for re-review, the hospital and Administrative
				Perinatal Center will prepare information only on issues addressed in the
				follow-up letter.
The Administrative Perinatal Center will contact the Department
				to schedule the re-review meeting.
The Administrative Perinatal Center will send appropriate
				documents, identified in the follow-up letter, to the Department three weeks
				before the re-review is scheduled.
Only representatives from the Administrative Perinatal Center
				shall attend the re-review meeting to answer any questions the review committee
				may have concerning the identified items. Hospital representatives may attend
				the meeting if they choose.
The Illinois Department of Public Health will send a formal
				follow-up letter to the hospital and the Administrative Perinatal Center
				concerning the outcome of the meeting and any follow-up
				instructions.