# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.625: Section 300.625 Identified Offenders

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.625
- **Heading:** Section 300.625 Identified Offenders
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 300 SKILLED NURSING AND INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES CODE / Section 300.625 Identified Offenders

## Text

Section 300
Section 300.625
Identified Offenders
a)
The
facility shall review the results of the criminal history background checks
immediately upon receipt of these checks.
b)         The facility shall be responsible for
taking all steps necessary to ensure the safety of residents while the results
of a name-based background check or a fingerprint-based check are pending;
while the results of a request for a waiver of a fingerprint-based check are
pending; and/or while the Identified Offender Report and Recommendation is
pending.
c)
If the results of a resident's criminal
history background check reveal that the
resident is an identified
offender as defined in
Section 1-114.01
of the Act,
the facility
shall do the following:
1)
Immediately notify the Department of
State Police, in the form and manner required by the Department of State
Police, that the resident is an identified offender.
2)
Within 72 hours, arrange for a
fingerprint-based criminal history record inquiry to be requested on the
identified offender resident.  The inquiry shall be based on the subject's
name, sex, race, date of birth, fingerprint images, and other identifiers
required by the Department of State Police.  The inquiry shall be processed
through the files of the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to locate any criminal history record information that may exist
regarding the subject.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish to
the Department of State Police, pursuant to an inquiry under this
subsection
tifiers
required by the Department of State Police.  The inquiry shall be processed
through the files of the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to locate any criminal history record information that may exist
regarding the subject.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall furnish to
the Department of State Police, pursuant to an inquiry under this
subsection
(c)(2)
, any criminal history record information contained in its files.
d)
The facility shall comply with all
applicable provisions contained in the Uniform Conviction Information Act.
e)
All name-based and fingerprint-based
criminal history record inquiries shall be submitted to the Department of State
Police electronically in the form and manner prescribed by the Department of
State Police.  The Department of State Police may charge the facility a fee for
processing name-based and fingerprint-based criminal history record inquiries.
The fee shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund.  The fee shall
not exceed the actual cost of processing the inquiry.
(Section 2-201.5(c)
of the Act)
f)         If identified offenders are residents of a
facility, the facility shall comply with all of the following requirements:
1)         The facility shall inform the appropriate
county and local law enforcement offices of the identity of identified
offenders who are registered sex offenders or are serving a term of parole,
mandatory supervised release or probation for a felony offense who are
residents of the facility.
If a resident of a licensed facility is an
identified offender, any federal, State, or local law enforcement officer or
county probation officer shall be permitted reasonable access to the individual
resident to verify compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender
Registration Act, to verify compliance with the requirements of Public Act
94-163
and
Public Act 94-752,
or to verify compliance with
applicable terms of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release
e, or local law enforcement officer or
county probation officer shall be permitted reasonable access to the individual
resident to verify compliance with the requirements of the Sex Offender
Registration Act, to verify compliance with the requirements of Public Act
94-163
and
Public Act 94-752,
or to verify compliance with
applicable terms of probation, parole, or mandatory supervised release.
(Section
2-110(a-5) of the Act)  Reasonable access under this provision shall not
interfere with the identified offender's medical or psychiatric care.
2)         The facility staff shall meet
with local law enforcement officials to discuss the need for and to develop, if
needed, policies and procedures to address the presence of facility residents
who are registered sex offenders or are serving a term of parole, mandatory
supervised release or probation for a felony offense, including compliance with
Section 300.695 of this Part.
3)
Every licensed facility shall provide to
every prospective and current resident and resident's guardian, and to every
facility employee, a written notice, prescribed by the Department
,
advising the resident, guardian, or employee of his or her right to ask whether
any residents of the facility are identified offenders.
The facility shall
confirm whether identified offenders are residing in the facility.
A)
The notice shall also be prominently
posted within every licensed facility.
B)
The notice shall include a statement that
information regarding registered sex offenders may be obtained from the Illinois
State Police website,
www.isp.state.il.us,
and that information
regarding persons serving terms of parole or mandatory supervised release may
be obtained from the Illinois Department of Corrections website,
www.idoc.state.il.us
ly
posted within every licensed facility.
B)
The notice shall include a statement that
information regarding registered sex offenders may be obtained from the Illinois
State Police website,
www.isp.state.il.us,
and that information
regarding persons serving terms of parole or mandatory supervised release may
be obtained from the Illinois Department of Corrections website,
www.idoc.state.il.us.
(Section 2-216 of the Act)
4)         If the identified offender is on probation,
parole, or mandatory supervised release, the facility shall contact the
resident's probation or parole officer, acknowledge the terms of release,
update contact information with the probation or parole office, and maintain
updated contact information in the resident's record.  The record must also
include the resident's criminal history record
.
g)         Facilities shall maintain written
documentation of compliance with Section 300.615 of this Part.
h)         Facilities shall annually complete all of
the steps required in subsection (f) of this Section for identified offenders.
This requirement does not apply to residents who have not been discharged from
the facility during the previous 12 months.
i)          For current residents who are identified
offenders, the facility shall review the security measures listed in the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation provided by the Department of the State
Police.
j)          Upon admission of
an
identified offender to a facility
or a decision to
retain an identified offender in a facility
, the
facility, in consultation with the medical director and law enforcement, shall
specifically address the resident's needs in an individualized plan
of care.
k)
The facility shall incorporate the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation into the
identified offender's care
plan
mission of
an
identified offender to a facility
or a decision to
retain an identified offender in a facility
, the
facility, in consultation with the medical director and law enforcement, shall
specifically address the resident's needs in an individualized plan
of care.
k)
The facility shall incorporate the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation into the
identified offender's care
plan
.  (Section 2-201.6(f) of the Act)
l)
If the identified offender is a
convicted
(see 730 ILCS 150/2)
or registered
(see 730 ILCS 150/3)
sex
offender
or if the Identified Offender Report and
Recommendation
prepared pursuant to Section 2-201.6(a) of the Act
reveals
that the identified offender poses a
significant risk of harm to others
within the facility, the offender shall be required
to have his or her
own room within the facility
subject to the rights of married residents
under Section 2-108(e) of the Act.  (Section 2-201.6(d) of the Act)
m)        The facility's reliance on the Identified
Offender Report and Recommendation prepared pursuant to Section 2-201.6(a) of
the Act shall not relieve or indemnify in any manner the facility's liability
or responsibility with regard to the identified offender or other facility
residents.
n)         The facility shall evaluate care plans at
least quarterly for identified offenders for appropriateness and effectiveness
of the portions specific to the identified offense and shall document such
review.  The facility shall modify the care plan if necessary in response to
this evaluation.  The facility remains responsible for continuously evaluating
the identified offender and for making any changes in the care plan that are
necessary to ensure the safety of residents.
o)         Incident reports shall be submitted to the
Division of Long-Term Care Field Operations in the Department's Office of
Health Care Regulation in compliance with Section 300.690 of this Part
s evaluation.  The facility remains responsible for continuously evaluating
the identified offender and for making any changes in the care plan that are
necessary to ensure the safety of residents.
o)         Incident reports shall be submitted to the
Division of Long-Term Care Field Operations in the Department's Office of
Health Care Regulation in compliance with Section 300.690 of this Part.  The
facility shall review its placement determination of identified offenders based
on incident reports involving the identified offender.  In incident reports
involving identified offenders, the facility shall identify whether the
incident involves substance abuse, aggressive behavior, or inappropriate sexual
behavior, as well as any other behavior or activity that would be reasonably
likely to cause harm to the identified offender or others.  If the facility
cannot protect the other residents from misconduct by the identified offender,
then the facility shall transfer or discharge the identified offender in
accordance with Section 300.3300 of this Part.
p)         The facility shall notify the appropriate
local law enforcement agency, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, or the
Department of Corrections of the incident and whether it involved substance
abuse, aggressive behavior, or inappropriate sexual behavior that would
necessitate relocation of that resident.
q)         The facility shall develop procedures for
implementing changes in resident care and facility policies when the resident
no longer meets the definition of identified offender.

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