Section 300.340 Incorporated and Referenced Materials

Section 300

TITLE 77: PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

SUBCHAPTER d: LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

PART 300 SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES CODE

SECTION 300.340 INCORPORATED AND REFERENCED MATERIALS

Section 300.340  Incorporated

and Referenced Materials

a)         The following regulations and standards are incorporated in

this Part:

1)         Private and professional association standards:

A)        ANSI/ASME Standard No. A17.1-2007, Safety Code for Elevators

and Escalators, which may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) International, 22 Law Drive, Box 2900, Fairfield, NJ

07007-2900.

B)        American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air

Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Handbook of Fundamentals (2001), Handbook of

Applications (2007), and ASHRAE Guideline 12-2020, "Managing the Risk of

Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems" (March 30, 2021),

which may be obtained from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and

Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1791 Tullie Circle, N.E., Atlanta, GA  30329.

C)        American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Standard No. E90-09 (2009):  Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of

Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements, and

Standard No. E84-08a, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics

of Building Materials (2010), which may be obtained from ASTM International,

100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA  19428-2959.

D)        International Building Code (IBC) (2012), which may be obtained

from the International Code Council (ICC), 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club

Hills, IL  60478-5795

No. E84-08a, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics

of Building Materials (2010), which may be obtained from ASTM International,

100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA  19428-2959.

D)        International Building Code (IBC) (2012), which may be obtained

from the International Code Council (ICC), 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club

Hills, IL  60478-5795.

E)        For existing facilities, National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA) 101:  Life Safety Code, (2012) Chapter 19 and all appropriate references

under Chapter 2, and the following additional standards, which may be obtained

from the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA

02169:

i)          NFPA 20 (2010):  Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire

Protection

ii)         NFPA 22 (2008): Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection

iii)        NFPA 101A (2013): Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life

Safety

F)         For new facilities, the standards of the NFPA 101, Life Safety

Code (2012), Chapter 18 and all appropriate references under Chapter 2, and the

following additional standards, which may be obtained from the National Fire

Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA  02169:

i)          NFPA

20 (2010): Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire

Protection

ii)         NFPA

22 (2008), Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection

G)        For

new and existing facilities, NFPA 99:  Health Care Facilities Code – 2012

Edition

standards, which may be obtained from the National Fire

Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA  02169:

i)          NFPA

20 (2010): Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire

Protection

ii)         NFPA

22 (2008), Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection

G)        For

new and existing facilities, NFPA 99:  Health Care Facilities Code – 2012

Edition.

H)        The following standards, which may be obtained from

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Inc., 333 Pfingsten Rd., Northbrook, IL  60062:

i)          Fire Resistance Directory (2015 Edition)

ii)         Building Material Directory (2015 Edition)

I)         American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical

Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition DSM-5 (2022), available at:  https://appi.org/Products/dsm

or from the American Psychiatric Association,

800 Maine

Avenue, SW, Suite 900, Washington, DC  20024

.

J)         American

College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Guidelines for Women's Health Care,

Fourth Edition (2014), which may be obtained from the American College of

Obstetricians and Gynecologists Distribution Center, P.O. Box 933104, Atlanta, GA

31193-3104 (800-762-2264). (See Section 300.3220.)

K)        The

Prescribers' Digital Reference (PDR) database, which may be accessed at www.pdr.net.

L)        The

Lexicomp-online database, which may be accessed at www.wolterskluwercdi.com/lexicomp-online.

M)       The

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) database, which may be

accessed at www.ashp.org

Box 933104, Atlanta, GA

31193-3104 (800-762-2264). (See Section 300.3220.)

K)        The

Prescribers' Digital Reference (PDR) database, which may be accessed at www.pdr.net.

L)        The

Lexicomp-online database, which may be accessed at www.wolterskluwercdi.com/lexicomp-online.

M)       The

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) database, which may be

accessed at www.ashp.org.

2)         Federal guidelines:

The following

guidelines and toolkits of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

United States Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency

for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Occupational Safety and Health

Administration:

A)        Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract

Infections, available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/guideline-cauti-h.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=

(June 6, 2019)

B)        Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings, available

at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Hand-Hygiene-P.pdf

(October 25, 2002)

C)        Guidelines for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related

Infections, 2011, available at:   https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/guideline-bsi-h.pdf?CDC_AAref_Val=

(October 2017)

D)        Guideline for Prevention of Surgical

Site Infection, 2017, available at:  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2623725

(August 2017)

E)        Guideline for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia, 2003,

available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5303a1.htm (March

26, 2004)

F)         2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions:  Preventing

Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Isolation-H.pdf

(September 2024)

G)        Infection

Control in Healthcare Personnel, available in two parts: Infrastructure and

Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services,

available at:  https://www.cd

n Precautions:  Preventing

Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Isolation-H.pdf

(September 2024)

G)        Infection

Control in Healthcare Personnel, available in two parts: Infrastructure and

Routine Practices for Occupational Infection Prevention and Control Services,

available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Infection-Control-HCP-H.pdf

(October 25, 2019) and Epidemiology and Control of Selected Infections

Transmitted Among Healthcare Personnel and Patients, available at: https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-IC-HCP-H.pdf

(October 22, 2024)

H)        The

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, available at:

https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/media/pdfs/core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship-508.pdf

(September 10, 2025)

I)         The

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, Appendix A: Policy

and Practice Actions to Improve Antibiotic Use, available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements/pdfs/core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship-appendix-a-508.pdf

(September 10, 2025)

J)         Nursing

Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide, available at:

https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/index.html (February 2026)

K)        Toolkit

3.  Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit, available at:

https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit3-minimum-criteria.html

(September 2017)

L)        TB Prevention

in Health Care Settings (December 15, 2023) available at

:

https://www.cdc.gov/tb-healthcare-settings/hcp/infection-control/index.html

M)       Infection

Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 (June 24, 2024) available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html

N)        Implementation

of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread

of Novel or Targeted Multid

ttings/hcp/infection-control/index.html

M)       Infection

Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 (June 24, 2024) available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/infection-control/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html

N)        Implementation

of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread

of Novel or Targeted Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) (April 2, 2024)

available at:   https://www.cdc.gov/long-term-care-facilities/hcp/prevent-mdro/ppe.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hai/containment/PPE-Nursing-Homes.html

O)        Hospital

Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program

Administrators (April 2022) available at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2015-117/default.html

P)         Respiratory

Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes,

Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19

Pandemic available at:

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/respiratory-protection-covid19-long-term-care.pdf

Q)        Guidelines

for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (July 2019)

available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/media/pdfs/Guideline-Environmental-H.pdf

R)          Toolkit

for Controlling Legionella in Common Sources of Exposure (February 17, 2026),

available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/control-legionella/media/pdfs/Control-Toolkit-All-Modules.pdf

3)         Federal regulations:

A)        21

CFR 1306, Prescriptions (April 1, 2024)

B)        42 CFR 483, Requirements for States and Long-Term Care

Facilities (October 1, 2024)

C)        38 CFR 17.73, Medical Foster Homes – General (July 1, 2024)

D)        42

CFR 483.80, Infection Control (October 1, 2024)

b)         All incorporations by reference of federal regulations and the

standards of nationally recognized organizations refer to the regulations and

standards on the date specified and do not include any amendments or editions

subsequent to the date speci

2024)

C)        38 CFR 17.73, Medical Foster Homes – General (July 1, 2024)

D)        42

CFR 483.80, Infection Control (October 1, 2024)

b)         All incorporations by reference of federal regulations and the

standards of nationally recognized organizations refer to the regulations and

standards on the date specified and do not include any amendments or editions

subsequent to the date specified.

c)         The following statutes and State regulations are referenced in

this Part:

1)         Federal statutes:

A)        Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.)

B)        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq., 1935 et seq. and

1936 et seq.)

C)        Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)

2)         State of Illinois statutes:

A)        Substance Use Disorder Act [20 ILCS 301]

B)        Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10]

C)        Court of Claims Act [705 ILCS 505]

D)        Illinois Dental Practice Act [225 ILCS 25]

E)        Election Code [10 ILCS 5]

F)         Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140]

G)        General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105]

H)        Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85]

I)         Illinois Controlled Substances Act [720 ILCS 570]

J)         Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act [20 ILCS 3960]

K)        Illinois Municipal Code [65 ILCS 5]

L)        Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]

M)       Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75]

N)        Illinois Physical Therapy Act [225 ILCS 90]

O)        Life Care Facilities Act [210 ILCS 40]

P)         Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity

Act [745 ILCS 10]

Q)        Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60]

R)        Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5]

S)         Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act

[225 ILCS 70]

T)         Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45]

U)        Pharmacy Practice Act [225 ILCS 85]

V)        Probate Act of 1975 [775 ILCS 5]

W)       Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5]

X)        Illinois

dical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60]

R)        Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5]

S)         Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act

[225 ILCS 70]

T)         Nursing Home Care Act [210 ILCS 45]

U)        Pharmacy Practice Act [225 ILCS 85]

V)        Probate Act of 1975 [775 ILCS 5]

W)       Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5]

X)        Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100]

Y)        Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act [225 ILCS 15]

Z)        Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act [225 ILCS 30]

AA)     Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225 ILCS 46]

BB)     Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act [225 ILCS 20]

CC)     Illinois Living Will Act [755 ILCS 35]

DD)     Illinois Power of Attorney Act [755 ILCS 45/Art. IV]

EE)      Health Care Surrogate Act [755 ILCS 45]

FF)      Health Care Right of Conscience Act [745 ILCS 70]

GG)     Abused and Neglected Long-Term Care Facility Residents Reporting

Act [210 ILCS 30]

HH)     Supportive Residences Licensing Act [210 ILCS 65]

II)        Community Living Facilities Licensing Act [210 ILCS 35]

JJ)        Community-Integrated Living Arrangements Licensure and

Certification Act [210 ILCS 135]

KK)     Counties Code [55 ILCS 5]

LL)      Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor

Licensing Act [225 ILCS 107]

MM)    Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 100]

NN)     Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 80]

OO)     Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95]

PP)      Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Special Care

Disclosure Act [210 ILCS 4]

QQ)     Illinois Act on the Aging [20 ILCS 105]

RR)     Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3]

SS)      Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act [210 ILCS 9]

TT)      Language Assistance Services Act [210 ILCS 87]

UU)     Alzheimer's

Disease and Related Dementias Services Act [410 ILCS 406]

VV)     Illinois

Uniform Conviction Information Act [20 ILCS 2635]

WW)   Specialized Mental Health Reha

Illinois Act on the Aging [20 ILCS 105]

RR)     Alternative Health Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3]

SS)      Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act [210 ILCS 9]

TT)      Language Assistance Services Act [210 ILCS 87]

UU)     Alzheimer's

Disease and Related Dementias Services Act [410 ILCS 406]

VV)     Illinois

Uniform Conviction Information Act [20 ILCS 2635]

WW)   Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013 [210 ILCS 49]

XX)     ID/DD

Community Care Act [210 ILCS 47]

YY)     MC/DD

Act [210 ILCS 46]

ZZ)      Home

Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act [210 ILCS 55]

AAA)  Methamphetamine

Control and Community Protection Act [720 ILCS 646]

BBB)   Sex Offender Management Board Act [20 ILCS 4026]

CCC)   Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act [20 ILCS 3305]

DDD)  Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities Act

[210 ILCS 32]

EEE)   Latex Glove Ban Act [410 ILCS 180]

FFF)    Code of Civil Procedure [735 ILCS 5]

GGG)  Essential Support Person Act [210 ILCS 175]

3)         State of Illinois rules:

A)        Office of the State Fire Marshal, Boiler and Pressure Vessel

Safety (41 Ill. Adm. Code 2120)

B)        Capital Development Board, Illinois Accessibility Code (71 Ill.

Adm. Code 400)

C)        Department of Public Health:

i)          Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Code (77 Ill.

Adm. Code 690)

ii)         Control of Sexually Transmissible Infections Code (77 Ill.

Adm. Code 693)

iii)        Food Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750)

iv)        Illinois Plumbing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 890)

v)         Private Sewage Disposal Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 905)

vi)        Drinking Water Systems Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 900)

vii)       Water Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 920)

viii)      Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code

925)

ix)        Access to Public Records of the Department of Public Health (2

Ill. Adm. Code 1127)

x)         Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled Facilities

Code (77 Ill. Adm

e 905)

vi)        Drinking Water Systems Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 900)

vii)       Water Well Construction Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 920)

viii)      Illinois Water Well Pump Installation Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code

925)

ix)        Access to Public Records of the Department of Public Health (2

Ill. Adm. Code 1127)

x)         Intermediate Care for the Developmentally Disabled Facilities

Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 350)

xi)        Medically Complex for the Developmentally Disabled Facilities

Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 390)

xii)       Long-Term Care Assistants and Aides Training Programs Code (77

Ill. Adm. Code 395)

xiii)      Control of Tuberculosis Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 696)

xiv)      Health Care Worker Background Check Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code

955)

xv)       Language Assistance Services Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 940)

xvi)      Alzheimer's

Disease And Related Dementias Services Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 973)

xvii)     Specialized

Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 380)

xviii)    Supportive

Residences Licensing Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 385)

xix)      Authorized Electronic Monitoring in Long-Term Care Facilities

Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 389)

xx)       Essential Support Person Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 50)

D)        Department of Financial and Professional Regulation:

i)          Illinois Controlled Substances Act (77 Ill. Adm. Code 3100)

ii)         Pharmacy Practice Act (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1330)

E)        Department of Human Services, Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Treatment and Intervention Licenses (77 Ill. Adm. Code 2060)

F)         Department of Natural Resources, Regulation of Construction

within Flood Plains (17 Ill. Adm. Code 3706)

G)        Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Medical Payment

(89 Ill. Adm. Code 140)

H)        Department on Aging, Community Care Program (89 Ill. Adm. Code

240)