Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 295.4040 - Communicable Disease Policies

a) The establishment shall meet the Control of Communicable Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 690).

b) The establishment shall not knowingly admit a person with a communicable, contagious, or infectious disease, as defined in the Control of Communicable Diseases Code. A resident who is suspected of or diagnosed as having any such disease shall be placed in isolation, if required, in accordance with the Control of Communicable Diseases Code. If the establishment believes that it cannot provide the necessary infection control measures, it shall initiate residency termination pursuant to Section 80 of the Act.

c) All illnesses required to be reported under the Control of Communicable Diseases Code and Control of Sexually Transmissible Diseases Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 693) shall be reported immediately to the local health department and to the Department. The establishment shall furnish all pertinent information relating to such occurrences. In addition, the establishment shall also inform the Department of all incidents of scabies and other skin infestations.

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Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 295.4040