Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 630 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CODE › Subpart D - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 630.80 - Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The MCH Program is designed to assure provision of
				  comprehensive medical care and continuity in the health management and
				  supervision of care to meet the health needs of mothers, infants, and children.
				  Maintenance of standards prescribed herein and in the project plan may exceed
				  state guidelines but may not be less, except as permitted by the
				  Department.
a) Personnel Staffing and
				Facilities
1) The qualifications of each
				person employed by the Projects shall meet, as a minimum, the Illinois Merit
				System Standards.
2) Each project
				shall have a full-time project director. However, the state agency may give
				prior approval for the appointment of a project director who is employed less
				than full time where the state agency finds that such an appointment is
				consistent with the purposes of the program. Situations in which this could be
				the case include, but are not limited to, areas in which there were not
				adequately trained persons available on a full-time basis or if a project's
				scope or focus was of such a limited nature that utilization of a full-time
				director would not be practical.
3)
				Staffing for projects shall be reflective of the services to be provided; i.e.,
				medical, dental, nursing, nutrition, social work, psychology, speech and
				hearing, physical therapy, and administration. The extent of staffing in the
				projects shall depend upon the project size and availability of
				personnel.
4) Project plans shall
				give assurance that the services will be provided by or supervised by qualified
				personnel. Qualifications shall be determined by reference to a merit system,
				established minimum qualifications, occupational standards, state and local
				licensing laws and specialty board requirements. Such standards, laws and
				requirements, shall be incorporated by reference in the application for a
				grant.
5) Standards for each
				project shall meet state and local licensing laws and regulations and be in
				accord with national and state standards such as:
A) Hospital Accreditation References Joint
				Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
B) Hospital Care of Children and Youth
American Academy of Pediatrics
C) Guidelines for Perinatal Care
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists
March of Dimes
D) Towards Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy
The National Foundation - March of Dimes Committee on
				  Perinatal Health
E)
				Standards for Obstetric - Gynecologic Services
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
6th edition 1985
F) Standards of Child Health Care Council on
				Pediatric Practice American Academy of Pediatrics
G) School Health: A Guide for Health
				Professionals
American Academy of Pediatrics
H) Standard of Maternal and Child Health
				Nursing Practice
America Nursing Association
I) A Statement on the Scope of Maternal and
				Child Health
Nursing Practice, ANA
J) Standard of Practice for the Perinatal
				Nurse Specialist, ANA
K) Standards
				of Community Health Nursing Practice, ANA
L) Definition and Role of Public Health
				Nursing in the Delivery of Health Care, APHA.
6) If a project is planned for an area in
				which it is not possible to meet these standards, the best available resources
				shall be used. In such case, the application shall include a description of
				proposed remedial actions.
7)
				Projects are encouraged to use outpatient and inpatient facilities appropriate
				to the needs of the area to be served. Arrangements for provision of services
				must be made in advance of implementing the project. Special consideration
				shall be given to the provision of space for: counseling to assure privacy and
				dignity for the patient; intake interviewing and physical examinations; the
				projected patient load giving consideration to waiting room, babysitting
				services, dental facilities, records, bathroom, laboratory and for other
				necessary services. Space should assure privacy and efficient patient
				flow.
8) Projects shall utilize
				authorized Perinatal Centers for hospitalization of high risk maternity and
				newborn patients, and specialty services recognized by the Division of Services
				for Crippled Children, when applicable.