Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 210 - POSTSURGICAL RECOVERY CARE CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM CODE › Section 210.1000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following terms have the meaning ascribed to them here
				whenever the term is used in this Part.
Act - the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3
				].
Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center (ASTC) - any institution,
				place or building licensed pursuant to the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center
				Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111 1/2, pars. 157-8.1 et seq.) [210 ILCS 5 ].
				(Section 3 of the Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act)
Board - the State Board of Health. (Section 10 of the
				Act)
Charitable Care - the intentional provision of free or
				discounted postsurgical recovery care center services to persons who cannot
				afford to pay.
Comparable Health Care Providers - other facilities holding the
				comparable Illinois Department of Public Health license.
Demonstration Program or Program - a program to license and
				study alternative health care models authorized under the Act. (Section 10 of
				the Act)
Dentist - a person licensed to practice under the Illinois
				Dental Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111, pars. 2301 et seq.) [225
				ILCS 25 ].
Department - the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Section
				10 of the Act)
Dietician - a person who:
is registered or eligible for registration by the American
				Dietetic Association; or
has a baccalaureate degree with major studies in food and
				nutrition, dietetics, and food service management, has one year of supervisory
				experience in the dietetic service of a health care institution, and
				participates annually in continuing dietetic education.
Director - the Director of Public Health or his designee.
				(Section 10 of the Act)
Hospital - any institution, place, building or agency licensed
				pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1111/2, pars.
				142 et seq.) [210 ILCS 85 ]. (Section 3 of the Hospital Licensing Act)
Inspection - any survey, evaluation, or investigation of the
				Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model's compliance with the Act and this Part
				by the Department or designee.
Licensee - the person or entity licensed to operate the
				Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model.
Medical Staff - physicians, dentists and podiatrists granted
				admitting privileges in accordance with Section
				210.1900(a).
Operator - the person responsible for the control, maintenance
				and governance of the Model, its personnel and physical plant.
Owner - the individual, partnership, corporation, association
				or other person who owns the Model.
Patient's Representative - a person authorized by the patient
				or by law to act on behalf of the patient.
Pharmacist - a person licensed as a registered pharmacist under
				the Pharmacy Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111, pars. 4121 et seq.)
				[225 ILCS 85 ].
Podiatrist - a person who is licensed to practice under the
				Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111, pars.
				4251 et seq.) [225 ILCS 100 ].
Physician - a person licensed to practice medicine in all its
				branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111,
				pars. 4400-1 et seq.) [225 ILCS 60 ].
Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model or Model - a designated
				site which provides postsurgical recovery care for generally healthy patients
				undergoing surgical procedures that require overnight nursing care, pain
				control, or observation that would otherwise be provided in an inpatient
				setting. (Section 35(2) of the Act)
Program Narrative - a description of the facility's proposed
				operation to clarify or explain choices related to such items as space,
				equipment, finishes or other specifications in the architectural plans. The
				program narrative shall include, but is not limited to the:
number of beds;
medical needs of proposed patients;
proposed food service operation;
proposed laundry operations; and
interrelations of various functions.
Qualified Consulting Committee - a committee whose members are
				qualified physicians who establish the required standards commensurate with the
				size, scope, extent and complexity of service programs and procedures for which
				the program is licensed.
Registered Nurse - a person who is licensed as a registered
				professional nurse under the Illinois Nursing Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat.
				1991, ch. 111, pars. 3501 et seq.) [225 ILCS 65 ].
Substantial Compliance - meeting requirements except for
				variance from the strict and literal performance, which results in unimportant
				omissions or defects given the particular circumstances involved. This
				definition is limited to the phrase as used in Section
				210.1200.