Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 270.140 - Access to Residents and Participants

a) Access, by representatives of the Office, means the right to immediately:

1) Enter any long-term care facility;

2) Communicate privately and without restriction with any resident or participant, regardless of age, who consents to the communication;

3) Seek consent to communicate privately and without restriction with any participant or resident, regardless of age;

4) Observe all areas of the long-term care facility or supportive living facility, assisted living or shared housing establishment, except the living area of any resident who protests the observation; and

5) Subject to permission of the participant or resident requesting services or his or her representative, enter a home or community-based setting. (Section 4.04(b)(1) of the Act)

b) Failure to allow access to residents or participants, in accordance with this Subpart, may result in a finding of willful interference.

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Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 270.140

Added at 43 Ill. Reg. 980, effective 1/1/2019