Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 270 - SUBACUTE CARE HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM CODE › Section 270.1000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them
				here whenever the term is used in this Part.
Act - the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3
				].
Board - the State Board of Health. (Section 10 of the
				Act)
Charitable Care - the intentional provision of free or
				discounted subacute care hospital services to persons who cannot afford to
				pay.
Comparable Health Care Providers - other facilities holding the
				comparable Illinois Department of Public Health license.
Comprehensive Care Plan - a document, developed by the
				Interdisciplinary Team, that includes measurable objectives and timetables to
				meet a patient's medical, nursing, mental and psychosocial needs that are
				identified in the comprehensive assessment. Intermediate steps must be included
				for each objective if identification of those steps will enhance the patient's
				ability to meet the objectives.
Demonstration Program or Program - a program to license and
				study alternative health care models authorized under the Act. (Section 10 of
				the Act)
Department - the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Section
				10 of the Act)
Designated Site - a location in the city of Chicago not
				currently licensed as a hospital or nursing home, which was licensed as a
				hospital under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch.
				1111/2, pars. 142 et seq.) [210 ILCS 85 ] within the 10 years immediately
				before application for a license as a Subacute Care Hospital Model. (Section 35
				of the Act; see P.A. 88-490)
Dietician - a person who:
is 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 - a facility licensed pursuant to the Hospital
				Licensing Act.
Inspection - any survey, evaluation or investigation of the
				subacute care hospital model's compliance with the Act and this Part by the
				Department or designee.
Interdisciplinary Team - a group primarily responsible for
				preparing the comprehensive care plan, which includes the patient, the
				patient's representative, the attending physician, a registered nurse with
				responsibility for caring for the patient and other appropriate staff in
				disciplines determined by the patient's needs and facility policy.
Licensee - the person or entity licensed to operate the
				subacute care hospital model.
Nursing Home - a facility licensed pursuant to the Nursing Home
				Care Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 1111/2, pars. 4151-101 et seq.) [210 ILCS
				45 ] to provide skilled nursing care.
Patient's Program Manager - a facility staff person responsible
				for organizing the patient's care. This person will be qualified by training
				and experience but may be any of several disciplines, such as, nurse, social
				worker, etc. This person may have other primary job responsibilities. A
				facility may have a specific program manager or may have many program managers
				who have responsibility for a few patients.
Patient's Representative - a person authorized by the patient
				or by law to act on behalf of the patient.
Physician - a person licensed to practice medicine in all its
				branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111,
				par. 4400-1 et seq.) [225 ILCS 60 ].
Physiological Monitoring on a Continual Basis - monitoring of a
				physiological function such as breathing, cardiovascular functioning or
				biochemical functioning on a continual basis by electronic, mechanical, or
				other medically appropriate method.
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 ].
Social Worker - a person who is a licensed social worker or
				licensed clinical social worker under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work
				Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111, par. 351 et seq.) [225 ILCS 20
				].
Subacute Care - the provision of inpatient services in a
				subacute care hospital model for patients who need a greater intensity or
				complexity of care than generally provided in a skilled nursing facility but
				who no longer require the stabilization or treatment provided in acute hospital
				care. Subacute care includes physician supervision, registered nursing and
				physiological monitoring on a continual basis. (Section 35 of the Act)
Subacute Care Hospital Model - a freestanding building or a
				distinct physical and operational entity within a hospital or nursing home
				building that is licensed to participate in the Demonstration Program. A
				subacute care hospital model shall only consist of beds existing in licensed
				hospitals or skilled nursing facilities. (Section 35 of the Act)
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
				270.1200.