Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 710.110 - Designation Criteria for Regional ADA Centers
To be designated by the Department as a Regional ADA Center, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
a) Be a post-secondary higher educational
institution having a medical school in affiliation with a medical center and
have a National Institutes on Health and National Institutes on Aging sponsored
Alzheimer's Disease Core Center or any Regional ADA Center that was designated
as having a National Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, but no longer carries
this designation.
b) Identify a
Regional Coordinator with responsibilities for monitoring all aspects of the
Center's duties.
c) Have a plan
describing how the region will be served (complying with Section
710.100), which shall include at
a minimum:
1) Specific geographic areas to be
covered with specific services.
2)
Target populations to be served, including age groups by sex, race and
population size.
d) Have
on-site comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and services available that shall
include at a minimum:
2) Professional medical staff
specially-trained for detection, diagnosis and treatment available topersons
with ADRDand families in the following areas:
A) Geriatricmedicine (including Internal
Medicine and Family Practice).
B)
Neurology.
C) Psychiatry.
D) Pharmacology.
3) Support staff trained as caregivers to
persons with ADRD and families.
4)
Equipment necessary for diagnosis and treatment available to persons with ADRD
and families.
5) Written plans for
transportation services for outreachthatassure access to services for persons
with ADRD and families.
6) Any
additional services, equipment or medical and support staff available to
persons with ADRD and families.
7)
Medical and financial eligibility for services available to persons with ADRD
and families. (Section 4 of the Act)
e) Have consultation and referral services
available to persons with ADRD and their families, and for each service:
1) Have written procedures to assure informed
consent for referral and disclosure of information.
2) Have copies of consent forms available to
persons with ADRD and family members.
3) Have written procedures used to assist
persons with ADRD and their families in obtaining support services through
primary and other providers.
f) Have research facilities and programs
conducted by faculty and students to discover the cause of, diagnosis, cure or
treatment for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders that shall include at a
minimum:
1) Research under the Research Act
that complies with the criteria set forth in Sections
710.210 and
710.220.
2) Research group members and
affiliations.
3) Copies of progress
reports for ongoing research, including research objectives.
4) Current source and amount of funding for
research programs.
5) Procedures
and forms used to obtain patient consent to participate in research.
6) Any preliminary or final reports on
results and conclusions.
g) Have a list of scientific and medical
research programs concerning Alzheimer's disease and related disorders other
than those identified in subsection (f) that are designed to qualify for
Federal funds that shall include for each program:
1) Principal investigator, research group
members and affiliations.
2) Copies
of progress reports for ongoing research, including research
objectives.
3) Current source and
amount of funding for research programs.
4) Potential sources of Federal financial
participation.
5) Any preliminary
or final reports on results and conclusions.
h) Have a centralized data collection,
processing and storage system that will serve as a clearinghouse of information
within the service area and that system shall include at a minimum:
1) Automated equipment available for
recording, updating and tracking information to assist person's with
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, families, professionals and other
providers.
2) Forms and procedures
used to report and process information in the patients' medical records in
relation to consultations, referrals and treatments by service providers within
the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Network.
3) Telecommunications services available to
persons with ADRD, families, professionals and other providers.
4) Information summaries describing the
purpose, nature and scope of clearinghouse services available to persons with
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, families, professionals and other
providers.
5) Current fact sheets
and information packets developed in areas of interest to family members,
professionals and other providers.
i) Maintain a description of training and
continuing education programs provided or planned for personnel and caregivers
(including family members) within the service area. For each program, the
description shall include:
1) Goals,
objectives, activities and outcomes.
2) Number of programs, participants and
instructors.
3) Curriculum
materials, non-print media and audiovisual and electronic equipment.
4) Evaluation forms and results.
j) Have a plan for the
identification of Primary Providers that will provide services throughout the
region within the ADA Network.
k)
Have a plan for the identification of other providers of service within the ADA
Network, and for each other provider of service that is identified:
1) Copies of written plans for complying with
minimum standards for referral, treatment and support services (as set forth in
Sections 710.150 to
710.170) adopted in conjunction
with the Regional ADA Center.
2)
Financial eligibility criteria for receiving services.
3) Utilization reports on facilities and
services available from other providers of service to persons with ADRD and
families within the area.
4) Copies
of reports on research and treatment.
l) Have written affiliation agreements with
all identified and designated primary providers.
m) Have written procedures for recording and
reporting research and treatment results from primary providers and other
providers to the service providers within the Network and to the
Department.
Notes
Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 11159, effective September 1, 2001
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