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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 661 - NEWBORN AND INFANT SCREENING AND TREATMENT CODE › Subpart F - EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) › Section 661.599 - Newborn Hearing Screening Program Goals

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a) All infants born in Illinois will have
				their hearing screened prior to discharge from the hospital that performed the
				delivery, or no later than one month of age, whichever comes first.
b) All newborns referred from the Illinois
				Newborn Hearing Screening Program will have diagnostic testing completed by
				three months of age.
c) All infants
				diagnosed with significant hearing loss will be referred to the University of
				Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children's Program for
				children with special health care needs authorized by the Specialized Care for
				Children Act [110 ILCS 345 ] and the Early
				Intervention Program (89 Ill. Adm. Code 500) authorized by the Early
				Intervention Services System Act [325 ILCS 20 ] by six months of
				age.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 661 - NEWBORN AND INFANT SCREENING AND TREATMENT CODE › Subpart F - EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) › Section 661.600 - Newborn Hearing Screening

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a)
Each medical care facility shall conduct bilateral hearing screening of
				each newborn infant,
including newborns and infants in a NICU or SBCU,
prior to discharge unless medically contraindicated or the infant is
				transferred to another hospital before the hearing screening can be completed.
				If the infant is transferred to another hospital prior to completion of the
				hearing screening, the hospital to which the infant is transferred shall
				complete the hearing screening prior to discharge.
(Section 5(a) of
				the EHDI Act). All medical care facilities shall make provisions for outpatient
				screenings when a newborn hearing screening was missed, or the newborn or
				infant had an incomplete hearing screening, during the inpatient
				stay.
b) A newborn hearing
				screening or rescreening test shall screen both ears at the same time, of the
				newborn, infant or child. No more than two inpatient screening test sessions
				shall be completed on the newborn or infant. Each screening session will be
				considered a separate test.
c) The
				medical care facility shall provide a single rescreening session to any newborn
				or infant does not pass either ear during the initial screening session. The
				rescreening session shall be conducted prior to discharge of the newborn or
				infant and shall be a single valid rescreen of both ears in the same session,
				regardless of initial screening results.
d)
If there is no hearing screening
				result, or
if
an infant does not pass a hearing screening in
				both ears at the same time,
then
the medical care facility
				shall refer the infant's parents or
legal
guardians to a
				health care practitioner
or pediatric audiologist
for
				follow-up, and document and report the referral, including the name of the
				health care practitioner
or pediatric audiologist,
to the
				Department
(Section 5(b) of the EHDI Act). If a newborn or infant does
				not pass either ear prior to discharge, the medical care facility shall:
1) Make a reasonable effort to ensure that
				the newborn has an outpatient hearing screening completed before the newborn is
				30 days of age or, when appropriate, is scheduled with a pediatric audiologist
				for testing.
2) Notify the primary
				healthcare provider who will care for the newborn, infant or child after
				discharge of the hearing screening results and follow-up plan of care;
				and
3) Document the follow-up plan
				of care, including outpatient screening results, to the Department within 7
				days. (Section 5(b) of the EHDI Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 661 - NEWBORN AND INFANT SCREENING AND TREATMENT CODE › Subpart F - EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) › Section 661.610 - Responsibilities of Medical Care Facilities

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a) All medical care facilities shall provide
				written information to all parents, legal guardians or caregivers before the
				newborn hearing screening is administered. The written information shall
				include:
1) Purpose and benefits of the
				hearing screening;
2) Description
				of typical auditory development;
3)
				Description of the procedures used for hearing screening;
4) Risk factors for hearing loss;
5) Factors that could result in a referral
				for further hearing screening; and
6) Importance of timely follow-up for hearing
				testing and intervention.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 661 - NEWBORN AND INFANT SCREENING AND TREATMENT CODE › Subpart F - EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) › Section 661.620 - Responsibilities of Service Providers

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a)
				EHDI service providers shall comply with the Early Intervention Services System
				Act [325
				ILCS 20 ] and the Early Intervention Program
				regulations (89 Ill. Adm. Code 500) for all referrals, service provision and
				follow-up.
b) Primary healthcare
				providers such as, but not limited to, physicians, advanced practice nurses,
				physician assistants, and otolaryngologists shall perform the following Early
				Intervention services in accordance with federal regulations (34 CFR
				303.303) :
1) Educate families on newborn hearing
				screening, auditory and communication development, and risk factors for hearing
				loss including late onset, progressive or acquired hearing loss;
2) As part of routine medical care, monitor
				for late onset, progressive or acquired hearing loss and provide timely
				referrals and care coordination as appropriate;
3) Assist the family to complete a newborn
				hearing screening no later than one month of age unless medically
				contraindicated;
4) For all
				newborns, infants or children not passing the hearing screening, assist the
				family to complete diagnostic audiology services, appropriate medical
				consultation, and follow-up by no later than 3 months of age, unless medically
				contraindicated; and
5) For all
				newborns, infants or children with a suspected or confirmed hearing loss, make
				appropriate medical and intervention referrals for upon diagnosis, unless
				medically contraindicated.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 661 - NEWBORN AND INFANT SCREENING AND TREATMENT CODE › Subpart F - EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) › Section 661.630 - Access to Diagnostic Testing

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a)
				DSCC shall provide assistance to families of infants referred from the
				Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program in order to help them obtain
				diagnostic testing to the extent the families wish assistance.
b) Referrals for children under the Early
				Intervention Services System Act [325 ILCS 20 ] must be made upon
				confirmation of hearing loss.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 663.10 - Definitions

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For the purpose of this Part, the following shall be the
				  accepted definitions of the terms used in this Part:
"Act" means the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment
				  Program Act [410 ILCS 460 ].
"Department" or "DPH" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health or its designee.
"Director" means Director of the Illinois Department of
				  Public Health.
"Hemoglobinopathies" means rare inborn disorders that impair
				  the red blood cells ability to carry oxygen to the body's organs and
				  tissues.
"Fund" means the Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund as
				  established by the Act.
"Funding period" means the time (usually 12 months coinciding
				  with the Department's fiscal year) during which money is to be spent by award
				  recipients.
"Program" means the Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and
				  Treatment Program.
(Section 131-5 of the Act)
"Sickle cell disease" (SCD) and "sickling disorder" means a
				  rare inborn disorder that impairs the red blood cells ability to carry oxygen
				  to the body's organs and tissues. A change in the shape of the red blood cells
				  may occur, at times resembling a sickle shape.
"Sickle cell trait" (SCT) and "sickle trait" means the
				  heritable change in the hemoglobin gene that is associated with sickle cell
				  disease.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 663.20 - Incorporated and Referenced Materials

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The following materials are incorporated or referenced in
				  this Part:
a) Illinois Statutes
1) Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and
				Treatment Act [410 ILCS 460 ]
2) Grant Accountability and Transparency Act
				[30 ILCS
				708 ]
3)
				Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705
				]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SICKLE CELL PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT ACT GRANTS › Section 663.100 - Eligibility for Grant Program Award for Sickle Cell Prevention, Care, and Treatment and for Sickle Cell Education and Outreach

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a) The Department shall set
application criteria and standards of eligibility for groups or
				organizations who apply for grant funds under the program.
(Section
				131-15 of the Act)
b)
The
				highest priority for grants shall
be given (Section 131-15 of the
				Act):
1)
To established sickle cell
				disease community-based organizations throughout Illinois;
and
2) To
the establishment
				of sickle cell disease centers in underserved areas that have a higher
				population of sickle cell disease patients.
3) Organizations that are eligible to apply
				for grants include:
A) Community based
				organizations in Illinois with at least 2 years experience serving people with
				sickle cell disease and their families;
B) Community based organizations in Illinois
				with medical specialists and allied health professionals providing sickle
				disease and sickle trait care, management, education, training, services,
				and/or resources and aiming to implement, expand, or improve an
				interdisciplinary approach dedicated to care for people in Illinois with sickle
				cell disease and sickle trait through, for example:
i) Comprehensive care clinics;
ii) Telehealth services;
iii) Infusion service; and
iv) Acute and chronic pain management
				programs.
C) Community
				based organizations in Illinois whose program goals, objectives, and/or scope
				of work are demonstrably aligned with published national guidelines and
				evidence-based practice for acute and chronic care management from sources such
				as the American Society of Hematology, the National Heart Lung and Blood
				Institute of the National Institutes of Health, the American College of
				Emergency Physicians, the International Association of Sickle Cell Nurses and
				Professional Associates, and others.
D) Community based organizations in Illinois
				who have three or more years experience collaborating with the DPH in
				networking activities to improve knowledge, awareness, and coordination of
				services for people in Illinois with sickle cell disease and sickle
				trait.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SICKLE CELL PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT ACT GRANTS › Section 663.110 - Grant Requirements

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a) Grants
				shall be awarded
for the purpose of providing for the prevention, care,
				and treatment of sickle cell disease.
(Section 131-10 of the
				Act)
b) Qualified applicants must
				submit a grant application to the Department on the Uniform Grant Application
				Form (see
https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/gata-forms1/Application.pdf
.
				(Section 4(a) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act)
1) The Department will provide written
				application instructions to potential applicants in an electronic format that
				will be stated in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.
2) Completed applications shall be returned
				to the Department electronically as directed.
3) All applicants shall comply with the
				requirements set forth in the application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SICKLE CELL PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT ACT GRANTS › Section 663.120 - Allowable Uses of Grant Funds and Reimbursement Procedures and Requirements

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a)
All
				grant funds shall be used for the purpose of prevention, care, and treatment of
				sickle cell disease or for educational programs concerning the
				disease.
(Section 131-5 of the Act)
b)
The Department shall determine the
				maximum amount available for each grant
awarded based upon the funds
				available in the Sickle Cell Chronic Disease Fund;
c)
The Department shall determine
				policies for the expiration and renewal of grants
which follow
				federal, State, and Departmental rules and guidelines;
d)
Grant funds shall be used
only for administering, operating and maintaining a project or service in
				accordance with the requirements of the grant agreement, including but not
				limited to
one or more of the following purposes
(Section
				131-15 of the Act):
1)
Assisting in
				the development and expansion of care for the treatment of
people
				affected
with sickle cell disease, particularly adults,
				including
, but not limited to:
A)
Self-administered care;
B)
Preventive
				care;
C)
Home
				care, or
D)
Other
				evidence-based medical procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum
				control over sickling episodes typical
in a person
with sickle
				cell disease.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart B - SICKLE CELL PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT ACT GRANTS › Section 663.130 - Suspension or Termination of Grant Award

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a) The Department has the authority to
				suspend funding or terminate the grant agreement for failure to comply with the
				Act, this Part, or the grant agreement.
b) The grant agreement may be suspended or
				terminated for any of the reasons specified in the grant agreement, and in
				accordance with the procedures outlined in the grant agreement.
c) The grant agreement may be terminated
				immediately, without penalty of further payment required, if the General
				Assembly fails to appropriate or otherwise make available sufficient funds for
				the award, or if sufficient funds are not available in the Fund.
d) The grantee is subject to the provisions
				outlined in 44 Ill. Adm. Code
				7000.80 and
				7000.260 (Grantee Compliance
				Enforcement System; Illinois Stop Payment List).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 663 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE PREVENTION, CARE, AND TREATMENT PROGRAM › Subpart C - SICKLE CELL STATEWIDE IMPACT AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM › Section 663.200 - Sickle Cell Statewide Impact and Surveillance Program

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The Department will develop and establish the Illinois Sickle
				  Cell Impact Surveillance System (ISCISS) to assess and monitor the impact of
				  sickling disorders on Illinois residents. ISCISS activities will include
				  assessing the impact and unmet needs related to sickling disorders, as well as
				  additional hemoglobinopathies which may impact the health and wellbeing of
				  affected persons.
a) Through ISCISS,
IDPH shall perform a study of the prevalence, impact, and needs of
				individuals with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait in Illinois. On a
				biennial basis, the study
shall
include
, but not be
				limited to,
all of the following
(Section 131-25 of the Act):
1)
The prevalence, by geographic
				location,
of people
diagnosed with sickle cell disease in
				Illinois.
2)
The
				prevalence, by geographic location,
of people with sickle cell trait
in Illinois;
A)
The
				availability and affordability of screening services
for sickle cell
				trait in Illinois;
B)
The
				location and capacity for the treatment of sickle cell disease and sickle cell
				trait
including:
i)
Treatment
				centers;
ii)
Clinics;
iii)
Community-based social service organizations; and
iv)
Medical
				specialists.
C)
The unmet medical, psychological, and social needs
of people
in Illinois with sickle cell disease;
D)
The underserved areas of Illinois
				for the treatment of sickle cell disease, and
E)
Recommendations for actions to
				address any shortcomings in the State identified under this
				Section.
F) The
				prevalence, impact, and unmet needs of people with additional sickling
				disorders and additional hemoglobinopathies which may impact the health and
				wellbeing of people in Illinois.
3) In establishing the ISCISS, and
				developing, implementing, and conducting program activities, the Department
				will collaborate with multiple partners and stakeholders, including, but not
				limited to (Section 131-25 of the Act):
A)
The Center for Minority Health Services
;
B)
Health care providers that treat
				people with sickle cell disease
;
C) People
with sickle cell
				disease
;
D)
Representatives of community-based organizations that serve
people
with sickle cell disease
; and
E) The DPH Newborn Screening
				Program.
4) The
				Department shall develop a report of its findings before July 1, 2024, and
				biennially thereafter. The Department shall submit the report to the General
				Assembly.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart A - APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 664.10 - Applicability

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These rules are authorized by Section 27-8.1(2) of the School
				  Code and apply only to socio-emotional and developmental screening services
				  performed as part of a child health examination.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart A - APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 664.30 - Referenced Materials

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a) The
				following statutes and rules are referenced in this Part.
1) Federal Statutes:
A) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
				(FERPA) [20 U.S.C. 232]
B) Health
				Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) [110 U.S.C.
				1936]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.100 - Validated Screening Tools

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The Department will make available on its website a list of
				  age-appropriate, validated developmental and socio-emotional screening tools
				  for use by qualified school support personnel and health care providers. Only
				  tools listed on the Department's website may be used. Persons may petition to
				  add tools to the Department's website by using forms provided at
https://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/life-stages-populations/maternal-child-family-health-services/school-health
.
a) Anyone may petition the Department to add
				validated screening tools to its list. A petitioner shall file one original
				petition per validated tool. For a petition to be processed and reviewed, it
				must include the following information:
1) A
				complete description of the screening tool, including a sample of the tool and
				evidence of validation, including but not limited to a description of those
				populations, age groups, languages and ethnicities for which the tools are
				validated;
2) A list of the type of
				individuals, and their credentials, who are qualified to conduct the
				screening;
3) A list of the type of
				individuals, and their credentials, who are qualified to interpret the
				screening;
4) A narrative
				explanation of how the tool satisfies these requirements set forth in this
				Part;
5) If the petitioner has a
				business interest in the tool, a disclosure of such interest;
6) The petitioner's name, address, and phone
				number and, if the petitioner has a business interest in the tool, complete
				contact information for the business; and
7) Any additional information the petitioner
				wishes to include.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.110 - Minimum Qualifications of Persons Administering Screenings in a School

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Persons administering screenings in schools shall minimally
				  be:
a) A licensed clinical social
				worker;
b) A licensed clinical
				psychologist;
c) A licensed
				physician;
d) A licensed APRN;
				or
e) A licensed physician
				assistant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.120 - Frequency of Screening

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Socio-emotional and developmental screenings shall be
				  performed in accordance with Section 27-8.1(2.5) of the School Code, and shall
				  be done in conjunction with the school physical form and the child health
				  examination as provided for in the School Code within one year prior to
				  entering kindergarten or the first grade of any public, private, or parochial
				  elementary school; upon entering the sixth and ninth grades of any public,
				  private, or parochial school; prior to entrance into any public, private, or
				  parochial preschool; and, irrespective of grade, immediately prior to or upon
				  entrance into any public, private, or parochial school or preschool. [105 ILCS
				  5/27-8.1]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.130 - Reporting

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a) Proof of
				Screening
1) Developmental Screenings:
Each child may present proof of having been screened to the local
				school authority in accordance with
Section 27-8.1(2.5) of the School
				Code
before October 15th of the school year in which screening is
				required.
Proof of whether the developmental screening was completed
				or is inapplicable shall be recorded on the Certificate of Child Health
				Examination that the Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board
				of Education prescribe for statewide use. The required form is the Certificate
				of Child Health Examination provided by the Department at
				https://www.dph.illinois.gov/sites/default/files/forms/certificate-ofchild-health-examination-03032017.pdf.
				[105 ILCS 5/27-8.1]
2)
				Socio-emotional Screenings:
Each child may present proof of having been
				screened to the local school authority in accordance with
Section
				27-8.1(2.5) of the School Code
before October 15th of the school year
				in which screening is required.
A notation of whether or not the
				socio-emotional screening was completed shall be recorded on the forms that the
				Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education
				prescribed for statewide use. The required form is the Certificate of Child
				Health Examination provided by the Department. The report form is available on
				the Department's website. [105 ILCS 5/27-8.1]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.140 - Failure to Screen

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a) If the child
				fails to
present proof of the developmental
screening
or
the
social and emotional screening portions of the
				health examination by October 15th of the school year qualified school support
				personnel may, with a parent's or guardian's consent, offer the developmental
				screening
or
the social and emotional screening to the
				child
. [105 ILCS 5/27-8.1]
b)
Nothing in this Part shall be
				construed to allow a school to exclude a child from attending because of a
				parent's or guardian's failure to obtain a developmental screening or a social
				and emotional screening for the child
. [105 ILCS 5/27-8.1]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 664 - SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Subpart B - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR SOCIO-EMOTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING › Section 664.150 - Schools

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a) Screening
				Locations
Screenings may be administered in schools or administrative
				  buildings where the qualified school support personnel shall ensure the
				  student's privacy during administration and reporting of results.
b) Confidentiality
1)
The confidentiality of the
				information and records relating to the developmental screening and the social
				emotional screening,
and the manner in which confidentiality is
				protected and maintained,
shall be determined by statutes, rules, and
				professional ethics governing the type of provider conducting the
				screening
and interpretation. [105 ILCS 5/27-8.1]
2) The screening results shall only be given
				to the parent and shall not be recorded in the student's school
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 665.115 - Referenced Materials

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a) The
				following materials are referenced in this Part:
1) Illinois Statutes:
A) Child Vision and Hearing Test Act [ 410
				ILCS 205 ]
B) Medical Practice Act
				of 1987 [ 225 ILCS 60 ]
C) Illinois
				Optometric Practice Act of 1987 [ 225 ILCS 80 ]
D) School Breakfast and Lunch Program Act [
				105 ILCS 125 ]
E) Illinois Dental
				Practice Act [ 225 ILCS 25 ]
F)
				Nurse Practice Act [ 225 ILCS 65 ]
G) Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [
				225 ILCS 95 ]
H) Lead Poisoning
				Prevention Act [ 410 ILCS 45 ]
I)
				Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act [ 225 ILCS 85 ]
J) School Code [ 105 ILCS 5 ]
K) Child Care Act of 1969 [ 225 ILCS 10
				]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.120 - Health Examination Requirements

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a) Health examinations for all public,
				private/independent and parochial school students in Illinois shall require a
				physical examination, in accordance with the timetable in Section
				665.140,
				and protection from communicable disease. Lead screening is required as part of
				the health examination, as specified in Section
				665.140(f).
b) Eye examinations are required, as
				specified in Section
				665.610.
c) Dental examinations are required, as
				specified in Section
				665.410.
d) Vision and hearing screenings are required
				as specified in 77 Ill. Adm. Code 675 (Hearing Screening) and 77 Ill. Adm. Code
				685 (Vision Screening).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.130 - Performance of Health Examination and Verification of Certificate of Child Health Examination

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Health examinations, other than dental examinations, eye
				  examinations, and hearing and vision screening, shall be performed by, and the
				  Certificate of Child Health Examination shall be signed by, a physician
				  licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches,an advanced practice nurse
				  who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that
				  authorizes him/her to perform health examinations, or a physician assistant to
				  whom has been delegated the performance of health examinations by his/her
				  supervising physician. (Section 27-8.1(2) of the School Code) A physician is
				  required to review and sign any portion of the Certificate of Child Health
				  Examination completed by a registered nurse who is not an advanced practice
				  nurse.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.140 - Timetable for Examinations

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a) The
				examination shall be conducted within one year:
1) Before the date of entering school (this
				includes nursery school, special education, Head Start or other
				pre-kindergarten programs operated by elementary school systems or secondary
				level school units or institutions of higher learning; and students
				transferring into Illinois from outside of the State or outside of the
				country);
2) Before the date of
				entering kindergarten or first grade;
3) Before the date of entering the sixth
				grade;
4) Before the date of
				entering the ninth grade.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.160 - Proof of Examination

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a) Every
				student who is required by Section 27-2.8(1) of the School Code and Section
				665.140
				of this Part to have a health examination shall present proof to the local
				school authority of having had the health examination prior to the date of
				entrance to school.
b) For the
				purpose of this Part, "proof of health examination" refers to completion of the
				Certificate of Child Health Examination in accordance with Section
				665.150.
c) For the purpose of this Part, "proof of
				eye examination" refers to completion of the Illinois Department of Public
				Health Eye Examination Report in accordance with Section 665.150.
d) For the purpose of this Part, "proof of
				dental examination" refers to completion of the Illinois Department of Public
				Health Dental Examination Report in accordance with Section
				665.420.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.210 - Proof of Immunizations

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a) At
				or about the same time that a child receives a health examination, the child
				shall present proof to the local school authority of having received such
				immunizations against preventable communicable diseases as required by this
				Part. "Proof" means that the individual administering the required
				immunizations has verified by recording on the Certificate of Child Health
				Examination form that the immunizations were administered in accordance with
				this Part.
b) Immunizations shall
				be administered in accordance with Section
				665.240.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.230 - School Entrance

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a) Every
				child, prior to enrolling in any public, private, independent or parochial
				school (including nursery schools, preschool programs, early childhood
				programs, Head Start, or other pre-kindergarten child care programs offered or
				operated by a school or school district) in Illinois shall present to that
				school proof of immunity against:
1)
				Diphtheria
2) Pertussis
3) Tetanus
4) Poliomyelitis
5) Measles
6) Rubella
7) Mumps
8) Haemophilus influenzae type b (as noted in
				Section
				665.240(h)
				)
9) Hepatitis B (as noted in
				Section
				665.240(i)
				)
10) Varicella (as noted in
				Section
				665.240(j)
				)
11) Invasive pneumococcal disease
				(except as noted in Section
				665.240(k)
				)
12) Meningococcal disease (except
				as noted in Section
				665.240(l)
				)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.240 - Basic Immunization

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a) The
				optimum starting ages for the specified immunizing procedures are as follows:
1) Diphtheria - two to four months
2) Pertussis - two to four months, combined
				with tetanus toxoid
3) Tetanus -
				two to four months
4) Poliomyelitis
				- two to four months
5) Measles -
				12 to 15 months
6) Rubella - 12 to
				15 months
7) Mumps - 12 to 15
				months
8) Haemophilus - two to four
				months influenzae type b
9)
				Hepatitis B - birth to two months
10) Varicella - 12 to 18 months
11) Invasive Pneumococcal Disease - two to
				four months
12) Meningococcal
				Disease - 11 to 12 years
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.250 - Proof of Immunity

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a) Proof
				of immunity shall consist of documented evidence of the child having received a
				vaccine (verified by a health care provider, defined as a physician, child care
				or school health professional, or health official) or proof of disease (as
				described in subsection (e), (f) or (g) or documentation of laboratory evidence
				of immunity to a specific disease (as described in subsection (c), (d), (e) or
				(g)). As used in this Section, "physician" (see Section
				665.130
				) means a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches (M.D.,
				D.O.).
b) Day and month is required
				if it cannot otherwise be determined that the vaccine was given after the
				minimum interval or age.
c) Proof
				of prior measles disease shall be verified with date of illness signed by a
				physician or laboratory evidence of measles immunity. A diagnosis of measles
				disease made by a physician on or after July 1, 2002 must be confirmed by
				laboratory evidence.
d) The only
				acceptable proof of immunity for rubella is evidence of vaccine (dates, see
				subsection (b)) or laboratory evidence of rubella immunity.
e) Proof of prior mumps disease shall be
				verified with date of illness signed by a physician or laboratory evidence of
				mumps immunity.
f) Proof of prior
				or current hepatitis B infection shall be verified by laboratory evidence.
				Laboratory evidence of prior or current hepatitis B infection is acceptable
				only if one of the following serologic tests indicates positivity: HBsAg,
				anti-HBc or anti-HBs.
g) Proof of
				prior varicella disease shall be verified with:
1) date of illness signed by a physician;
				or
2) a health care provider's
				interpretation that a parent's or legal guardian's description of varicella
				disease history is indicative of past infection; or
3) laboratory evidence of varicella
				immunity.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.270 - Compliance with the School Code

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A child shall be considered in compliance with the health
				  examination and immunization requirement in Section 27-8.1 of the School Code
				  if all applicable immunizations that a child can medically receive are given
				  before entering school and a signed statement from a health care provider is
				  presented indicating when the remaining medically indicated immunization will
				  be administered within the current school year. Local school authorities shall
				  monitor immunization schedules to assure their completion. If a child is
				  delinquent for a scheduled appointment for immunization, he or she is no longer
				  considered to be in compliance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.280 - Health Care Provider Statement of Immunity

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A physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its
				  branches, a physician assistant or an advanced practice nurse who believes a
				  child to be protected against a disease for which immunization is required may
				  so indicate in writing, stating the reasons, providing documentation of proof
				  of immunity, when applicable and certifying that he or she believes the
				  specific immunization in question is not necessary or indicated. These
				  statements of lack of medical need, including documentation of proof of
				  immunity, when applicable, shall be submitted to the Department by the
				  attendance center accompanied by the necessary parental release. The Department
				  will review the statements with appropriate medical consultation. The
				  Department's response shall be placed in the child's permanent health record.
				  After review, if the student is no longer considered to be in compliance, the
				  student is subject to the exclusion provision of the School Code. If a school
				  is not able to obtain parental release and the student is considered homeless,
				  the local school authority may sign the form on behalf of a homeless student's
				  parent or guardian. If a school is not able to obtain parental release, or if
				  the documented intervals of vaccinations administered are not approved by the
				  Department to be in accordance with Section
				  665.240, the
				  student shall be noncompliant and subject to exclusion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart B - HEALTH EXAMINATION › Section 665.290 - List of Non-immunized Child Care Facility Attendees or Students

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Every child care facility and attendance center shall
				  maintain an accurate list of all children and students who have not presented
				  proof of immunity (see Section
				  665.280
				  ) against any or all diseases for which immunization is required by Section
				  665.240 (see
				  Section 665.280).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart C - VISION AND HEARING SCREENING › Section 665.310 - Vision and Hearing Screening

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Vision and hearing screening tests shall be conducted in
				  accordance with the Department's rules titled Hearing Screening (77 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 675) and Vision Screening (77 Ill. Adm. Code 685).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart D - DENTAL EXAMINATION › Section 665.410 - Dental Examination Requirement

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Except as otherwise provided in this
Subpart,
all children in kindergarten and the second, sixth, and ninth
				  grades of any public, private, or parochial school shall have a dental
				  examination
in accordance with the timetable set forth in Section
				  665.420.
				  The examination shall be performed by a licensed dentist.
Each public,
				  private, and parochial school must give notice of this dental examination
				  requirement to the parents and guardians of students at least 60 days before
				  May 15 of each school year.
(Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the School
				  Code)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart D - DENTAL EXAMINATION › Section 665.420 - Dental Examination Timetable

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a)
Before May 15 of the school year,
				each
child
in kindergarten and the second, sixth, and ninth
				grades shall present
to the school
proof of having been
				examined by a dentist in accordance with
Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the
				School Code and the requirements of this Part. (Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the
				School Code) The examination must have taken place within 18 months prior to
				May 15 of the school year.
b) For
				the purposes of subsection (a), "proof of having been examined by a dentist"
				means submission of a Department-prescribed dental examination form, signed and
				dated by a licensed dentist.
c)
If a child in the second, sixth, or ninth grade fails to present
				proof
of having been examined by a dentist
by May 15, the
				school may hold the child's report card until one of the following
				occurs:
1)
the child
				presents proof of a completed dental examination.
(Section 27-8.1(1.5)
				of the School Code) Submission of a completed examination form, in accordance
				with subsection (b), constitutes proof of a completed dental
				examination;
2)
the child
				presents proof that a dental examination will take place within 60 days after
				May 15.
(Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the School Code) A written statement
				or appointment card, prepared by a dentist, dental hygienist, or his or her
				designee and signed by the child's parent or guardian, indicating the name of
				the child and the date and time of the scheduled dental examination,
				constitutes proof that a dental examination will take place. The child must
				present proof of a completed dental examination at the beginning of the
				following school year; or
3) the
				child presents a dental examination waiver form, in accordance with Section
				665.450
				of this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart D - DENTAL EXAMINATION › Section 665.430 - Dental Examination

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The dental examination shall be recorded on the dental
				  examination form prescribed by the Department for statewide use. The form is
				  available on the Department's website. The completed form shall be presented to
				  the local school authority.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart D - DENTAL EXAMINATION › Section 665.450 - Waiver of Dental Examination Requirement

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Children who show an undue burden or a lack of access to a
				  dentist shall receive a waiver from the requirement for a dental examination.
				  (Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the School Code) With the notice required in Section
				  665.410,
				  the school or district shall provide notice of the availability of a waiver
				  from the dental examination requirement, and shall include a
				  Department-prescribed form that may be used to demonstrate the child's
				  eligibility for a waiver.
a) For the
				purposes of this Section, an undue burden or lack of access to a dentist
				includes, but is not limited to, the following circumstances:
1) The child is enrolled in the free and
				reduced lunch program and is not covered by private or public
				(Medicaid/KidCare) dental insurance.
2) The child is enrolled in the free and
				reduced lunch program and is ineligible for public insurance
				(Medicaid/KidCare).
3) The child is
				enrolled in Medicaid/KidCare, but the parent or guardian is unable to find a
				dentist or dental clinic in the community that is able to see the child and
				accepts Medicaid/KidCare.
4) The
				child does not have any type of dental insurance, and there are no low-cost
				dental clinics in the community that will see the child.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart E - EXCEPTIONS › Section 665.520 - Medical Exemption

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a) Any
				medical exemption from an immunization shall be:
1) Made by the examining physician licensed
				to practice medicine in all its branches, an advanced practice nurse or a
				physician assistant responsible for the performance of the health examination
				indicating what the medical condition of the child is that makes administration
				of one or more of the required immunizing agents medically contraindicated;
				and
2) Endorsed and signed by the
				examining physician, advanced practice nurse or physician assistant responsible
				for the performance of the health examination on the health examination
				form.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 665 - CHILD AND STUDENT HEALTH EXAMINATION AND IMMUNIZATION CODE › Subpart F - EYE EXAMINATION › Section 665.610 - Eye Examination Requirement

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a) All children enrolling in kindergarten in
				a public, private, or parochial school and any student enrolling for the first
				time in a public, private, or parochial school shall have an eye examination.
				Each of these childrenshallpresentproof ofhaving been examined by a physician
				who performs eye examinations or an optometrist within the previous year
				(within one year prior to the date of entering school), in accordance with
				Section 27-8.1(1.10) of the School Code and this Part before October 15 of the
				school year. (Section 27-8.1(1.10) of the School Code)
b) The eye examination requirement does not
				apply to children enrolling in preschool.
c) The required eye examination shall be
				completed within one year prior to the first day of the school year in which
				the child enters kindergarten or the child enters the Illinois school system
				for the first time, whether in a public, private, or parochial school. For
				students attending school programs where grade levels are not assigned, eye
				examinations shall be completed within one year prior to the first day of the
				school year of the child's first entry into the Illinois school
				system.
d) An eye examination shall
				at a minimum include history, visual acuity, subjective refraction to best
				visual acuity near and far, internal and external examination, and a glaucoma
				evaluation, as well as any other tests or observations that in the professional
				judgment of the doctor are necessary. (Section 27-8.1(2) of the School
				Code)
e) In addition to the
				requirements of subsection (d), optometrists shall include measurements of
				binocular acuity and ocular motility, and color vision screening in the
				required eye examination, as required by the Illinois Optometric Practice Act
				of 1987 [225 ILCS 80 ].