Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 403 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR GROUP HOMES › Section 403.10 - Health and Safety

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each
				child shall be examined by a physician within 30 days before placement in a
				group home unless the placement is an emergency. In an emergency placement the
				physical examination shall be scheduled within 5 days after placement and
				completed within 15 days after placement. In all cases each child shall be
				screened for communicable diseases within 72 hours.
b) Each child shall be examined annually or
				more frequently if findings and medical opinion indicate need. Diagnosed
				medical problems shall be treated promptly.
c) Each child shall be given a dental
				examination at least annually. Diagnosed dental defects shall be treated
				promptly.
d) Immunizations and
				tests, unless exempt on religious grounds, shall be administered as required by
				the Illinois Department of Public Health regulations or as recommended by a
				physician.
e) In case of sickness
				or accident, immediate medical care shall be secured for the child in
				accordance with the supervising child welfare agency's directions.
f) Any child who is ill or suspected of
				having a contagious disease should be separated from other children until a
				medical determination has been received that the disease is not contagious or
				is no longer contagious.
g) The
				group home shall keep the supervising child welfare agency informed of any of
				the child's health problems including the problems of alcoholism and drug
				abuse.
h) The group home shall
				conduct and record fire and evacuation training at least once every 3 months
				and consult with local fire authorities regarding fire safety
				practices.
i) Household pets shall
				be inoculated as required by state and local regulations.
j) No firearms or ammunition shall be allowed
				in the group home.
k) The group
				home may not use or have on the premises, on or after July 1, 2000, any unsafe
				children's product as described in the Children's Product Safety Act and 89
				Ill. Adm. Code 386 (Children's Product Safety).
l) No person shall smoke tobacco in a group
				home, in an open or enclosed motor vehicle while transporting a child, or
				within 15 feet of entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes
				that serve the group home. (See
				410
				ILCS 82/15.)
m) The group home shall ensure that all
				persons providing transportation services comply with the driver licensing,
				Rules of the Road, financial responsibility, vehicle equipment and vehicle
				inspection provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5 ]. Persons with
				special driving permits are not considered to have a valid driver's license.
1) The group home shall require that all
				prospective drivers submit a written response to the following questions, which
				shall be put in the driver's personnel file. No person answering "yes" to any
				of these questions shall be permitted to transport children.
A) Has your driver's license been revoked or
				suspended within the past 3 years for driving under the influence, manslaughter
				or reckless homicide?
B) Have you
				been convicted of driving under the influence, manslaughter or reckless
				homicide in the past 3 years?
C)
				Have you caused an accident that resulted in the death of any person within the
				past 5 years? (See 225 ILCS
				10/5.1(a).)