# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 350.1220: Section 350.1220 Physician Services

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 350.1220
- **Heading:** Section 350.1220 Physician Services
- **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 350 INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE / Section 350.1220 Physician Services

## Text

Section 350
Section 350.1220  Physician
Services
a)         The facility shall have a written program of medical services
that reflects the philosophy of care provided, the policies relating to this,
and the procedures for implementation of the services.  The program shall
include the health services provided by the facility and the arrangements to
effect a transfer to other facilities as promptly as needed.  The written
program of medical services shall be followed in the operation of the facility.
b)         The facility shall have a formal arrangement for qualified medical
care, including care for medical emergencies on a 24 hour, seven days-a-week
basis.  An advisory physician shall provide advice on general health conditions
and practices of the facility.
c)         The services of a physician shall be available to every resident
in the facility.
d)         The resident or his guardian shall be permitted his choice of
physicians.
e)         All residents shall be seen by their physician as often as
necessary to assure adequate health care.
f)         Physicians shall participate in the continuing
interdisciplinary evaluation of individual residents, for the purposes of
initiation, monitoring, and follow-up of individualized habilitation programs
for treatment.
g)         The statement of treatment goals and management plans shall be
reviewed and updated at least semiannually to insure that the goals are
appropriate and that management methods are consistent with the goals; and to
determine whether progress toward the goals is being achieved or the goals
should be reevaluated.
h)         The facility shall maintain effective arrangements through
which medical and remedial services required by the resident but not regularly
provided within the facility can be obtained promptly when needed.
i)          Each resident admitted shall have a complete physical
examination, within five days prior to admission, or within 72 hours after
admission to the facility
reevaluated.
h)         The facility shall maintain effective arrangements through
which medical and remedial services required by the resident but not regularly
provided within the facility can be obtained promptly when needed.
i)          Each resident admitted shall have a complete physical
examination, within five days prior to admission, or within 72 hours after
admission to the facility. This examination report shall include an evaluation
of the resident's condition, including height and weight, diagnosis, plan of
treatment and recommendations, treatment orders, personal care needs, and
permission for participation in facility programs as determined appropriate by
the attending physician.  The report shall document the presence or absence of
tuberculosis infection by tuberculin skin test in accordance with Section
350.1225.  The report shall also document the presence or absence of incipient
or manifest decubitus ulcers (commonly known as bed sores) with grade, size and
location specified, and orders for treatment if present.   The report shall
also include orders from the physician regarding weighing of the resident and
the frequency of such weighing, if ordered.
j)          The facility shall notify the resident's physician of any
accident, injury, or change in a resident's condition that threatens the health,
safety or welfare of a resident, including, but not limited to, the presence of
incipient or manifest decubitus ulcers or a weight loss or gain of five percent
or more within a period of 30 days.
k)         At the time of an accident, immediate first aid treatment
shall be provided by personnel trained in medically approved first aid
procedures
resident's condition that threatens the health,
safety or welfare of a resident, including, but not limited to, the presence of
incipient or manifest decubitus ulcers or a weight loss or gain of five percent
or more within a period of 30 days.
k)         At the time of an accident, immediate first aid treatment
shall be provided by personnel trained in medically approved first aid
procedures.
l)          The admission information for a resident shall include
diagnoses, summary of present medical findings, psychological findings, medical
history, mental and physical functioning capacity, prognosis and an explicit
recommendation by the physician with respect to admission to or continued care
in the facility; it shall also include orders for medications, treatments,
restorative services, diet, specific procedures recorded for the health and
safety of the resident activities and plans for continuing care and discharge.
If this information is not received with the resident at the time of admission,
it must be received within 48 hours.
m)        A resident who becomes unmanageable shall promptly be examined
by a physician or a psychiatrist. A psychologist and members of other
appropriate professional disciplines should be consulted, as necessary.
n)         No resident shall be discharged without the concurrence of the
attending physician.  All involuntary discharges and transfers shall be in
accordance with Sections 3-401 to 3-423 of the Act.

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