# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.640: Section 300.640 Residents' Advisory Council

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 300.640
- **Heading:** Section 300.640 Residents' Advisory Council
- **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 300.640 Residents' Advisory Council

## Text

Section 300
Section 300.640  Residents'
Advisory Council
a)
Each facility shall establish a residents' advisory council
consisting of at least five resident members.  If there are not five residents
capable of functioning on the residents' advisory council, as determined by the
Interdisciplinary Team, residents' representatives shall take the place of the
required number of residents.
The administrator shall designate another
member of the facility staff
other than the administrator
to coordinate
the establishment of, and render assistance to, the council.
(Section
2-203 of the Act)
b)         Each facility shall develop and implement a plan for assuring
a liaison with concerned individuals and groups in the local community.  Ways
in which this requirement can be met include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1)         the inclusion of community members such as volunteers, family
members, residents' friends, residents' advocates, or community
representatives, etc. on the council;
2)         the establishment of a separate community advisory group with
persons of the residents' choosing; or
3)         finding a church or civic group to "adopt" the
facility.
c)         The resident members shall be elected to the council by vote
of their fellow residents and the nonresident members shall be elected to the
council by vote of the resident members of the council.
d)         In facilities of 50 or fewer beds, the council may consist of
all of the residents of the facility, if the residents choose to operate this
way.
e)         All residents' advisory councils shall elect at least a
Chairperson or President and a Vice Chairperson or Vice President from among
the members of the council.  These persons shall preside at the meetings of the
council, assisted by the facility staff person designated by the administrator
to provide such assistance.
f)         Some facilities may wish to establish mini-residents' advisory
councils for various smaller units within the facility
a
Chairperson or President and a Vice Chairperson or Vice President from among
the members of the council.  These persons shall preside at the meetings of the
council, assisted by the facility staff person designated by the administrator
to provide such assistance.
f)         Some facilities may wish to establish mini-residents' advisory
councils for various smaller units within the facility.  If this is done, each
such unit shall be represented on an overall facility residents' advisory
council with the composition described in subsection (a) of this Section.
g)         All residents' advisory council meetings shall be open to
participation by all residents and by their representatives.
h)
No employee or affiliate of any facility shall be a member
of any council.
Such persons may attend to discuss interests or functions
of the non-members when invited by a majority of the officers of the council.
(Section 2-203(a) of the Act)
i)
The council shall meet at least once each month with the
staff coordinator who shall provide assistance to the council in preparing and
disseminating a report of each meeting to all residents, the administrator, and
the staff.
(Section 2-203(b) of the Act)
j)
Records of the council meetings shall be maintained in the
office of the administrator.
(Section 2-203(c) of the Act)
k)
The residents' advisory council may communicate to the
administrator the opinions and concerns of the residents.  The council shall
review procedures for implementing resident rights and facility
responsibilities and make recommendations for changes or additions which will
strengthen the facility's policies and procedures as they affect residents'
rights and facility responsibilities.
(Section 2-203(d) of the Act)
l)
The council shall be a forum for:
1)
Obtaining and disseminating information;
2)
Soliciting and adopting recommendations for facility programming
and improvements;
3)
Early identification of problems;
4)
Recommending orderly resolution of problems
l
strengthen the facility's policies and procedures as they affect residents'
rights and facility responsibilities.
(Section 2-203(d) of the Act)
l)
The council shall be a forum for:
1)
Obtaining and disseminating information;
2)
Soliciting and adopting recommendations for facility programming
and improvements;
3)
Early identification of problems;
4)
Recommending orderly resolution of problems
.  (Section
2-203(e) of the Act)
m)
The council may present complaints on behalf of a resident
to the Department, or to any other person it considers appropriate.
(Section 2-203(f) of the Act)
n)         Families
and friends of residents who live in the community retain the right to form
family councils.
1)         If
there is a family council in the facility, or if one is formed at the request
of family members or the ombudsman, a facility shall make information  about
the family council available to all current and prospective residents, their
families and their representatives.  The information shall be provided by the
family council, prospective members or the ombudsman.
2)         If a
family council is formed, facilities shall provide a place for the family
council to meet.

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