Illinois § 6.7

§ 6.7.

Home nursing agencies; standards; fees. (a) Before January 1, 2008, the Department shall adopt standards for the licensure and operation of home nursing agencies operated in this State. After consideration and recommendations by the Home Health and Home Services Advisory Committee, the Department shall adopt such rules as are necessary for the proper regulation of home nursing agencies. Requirements for licensure as a home nursing agency shall include the following: (1) Compliance with the requirements of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. (2) Notification, in a form and manner established by the Department by rule, to home nursing agency workers and consumers as to the party or parties responsible under State and federal laws for payment of employment taxes, social security taxes, and workers' compensation, liability, the day-to-day supervision of workers, and the hiring, firing, and discipline of workers with the placement arrangement for home nursing services. (3) Compliance with rules, as adopted by the Department, in regard to (i) reporting by the licensee of any known or suspected incidences of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an eligible adult, as defined in the Adult Protective Services Act, by a home nursing care worker employed by or placed by the licensee or (ii) reports to a law enforcement agency in connection with any other individual protected under the laws of the State of Illinois. (4) Compliance with rules, as adopted by the Department, addressing the health, safety, and well-being of clients receiving home nursing services. (b) The Department may establish fees for home nursing agency licensure in rules in a manner that will make the program self-supporting. The amount of the licensure fees shall be based on the funding required for the operation of the licensure program. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Department may not charge any fee to a certified local health department in connection with the licensure of a home nursing agency. (Source: P.A. 98-49, eff. 7-1-13.)