Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 390.1130 - Communicable Disease Policies
a)
The facility shall comply with the Control of Communicable Diseases Code (77
Ill. Adm. Code 690).
b) A resident
who is suspected of or diagnosed as having any communicable, contagious, or
infectious disease shall be placed in isolation, if required, in accordance
with the Control of Communicable Diseases Code. If the facility believes that
it cannot provide the necessary infection control measures, it must initiate an
involuntary transfer and discharge pursuant to Article III, Part 4 of the Act.
In determining whether a transfer or discharge is necessary, the burden of
proof rests on the facility.
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 facility shall furnish all pertinent information relating to
such occurrences. In addition, the facility shall also inform the Department of
all incidents of scabies and other skin infestations.
Notes
Added at 29 Ill. Reg. 12988, effective August 2, 2005
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