# 89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.20: Section 681.20 DHS Prescreening Responsibilities

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## Section

- **Citation:** 89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.20
- **Heading:** Section 681.20 DHS Prescreening Responsibilities
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 89 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES / CHAPTER IV: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES / Part 681 PRESCREENING / Section 681.20 DHS Prescreening Responsibilities

## Text

Section 681
Section 681.20  DHS
Prescreening Responsibilities
a)         Pursuant to Section 2-201.5 of the Nursing Home Care Act [210
ILCS 45], DHS must prescreen any individual, as described in Section 681.10,
who seeks admission to a nursing facility.
b)         DHS Home Services Program does not prescreen individuals who:
1)         are less than 18 years of age, or 60 years of age or older;
2)         are transferred from one nursing facility to another nursing
facility;
3)         resided in a nursing facility for a period of at least 60
calendar days who are returning to a nursing facility after an absence of not
more than 60 calendar days;
4)         are returning to a nursing facility after an absence for
medical care, regardless of the duration of the absence;
5)         have a diagnosis of developmental disability or severe mental
illness, regardless of age;
6)         are admitted to a facility that is part of a Life Care
Contract;
7)         are admitted to a hospice;
8)         are admitted to a nursing facility for respite care from the
community for a period of no more than 15 calendar days;
9)         are admitted to a sheltered care facility;
10)         are admitted to a facility operated under the Hospital
Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85] whose actual length of stay in such a facility is
less than 21 calendar days.  If an individual's stay extends to 21 days or
beyond, he/she must be prescreened;
11)         are admitted to a facility operated by a provider licensed
under the Alternative Care Delivery Act [210 ILCS 3/35] whose actual length of
stay in such a facility is less than 21 calendar days.  If an individual's stay
extends to 21 days or beyond, he/she must be prescreened; or
12)         were residents of a nursing facility on June 30, 1996.

## Nearby sections

- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.10 Section 681.10  Who Must be Prescreened](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_10.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.20 Section 681.20  DHS Prescreening Responsibilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_20.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.30 Section 681.30  Prescreening Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_30.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.35 Section 681.35  Assessment Validity Period and Customer Rights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_35.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.40 Section 681.40  Time Frames](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_40.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.50 Section 681.50  Outcome of Prescreening Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_50.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.60 Section 681.60  Certification of Prescreening Results](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_60.md)
- [89 Ill. Adm. Code 681.70 Section 681.70  Necessity of Prescreening](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_IAC_T89_P681_S681_70.md)

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