a) These written policies shall include at a minimum the following provisions:
- 1) No person shall be admitted to a community living facility until and unless he/she has been determined, by an appropriate evaluation, to have a reasonable potential for returning to his/her own home or leading an independent life.
- 2) No person requiring prenatal or maternity care may be admitted to, nor shall reside in, a facility unless adequate prenatal and other medical services from community sources are available to her.
- 3) No person shall be denied admission solely on the basis of mobility limitations.
4) No person shall be admitted to, nor reside in a facility:
- A) Who requires mental treatment as defined in Section 370.240 of this Part. (See definition of "Person in Need of Mental Treatment" in Section 370.240.)
- B) Who is destructive of property or himself/herself.
- C) Who has serious mental or emotional problems based on a diagnosis by a physician or clinical psychologist.
- D) Who is less than eighteen (18) years of age.
- E) Who is in need of nursing care or more personal care than oversight and supervision.
- 5) A facility shall not admit more residents than the number authorized by the license issued to it.
- 6) A facility shall not refuse to discharge or transfer a resident when requested to do so by the resident or by the resident's guardian.
- 7) No person shall be admitted with a communicable disease, including active tuberculosis.
- b) Nothing in this Part shall excuse compliance with accessibility or reasonable accommodation requirements of State or federal law.
(Source: Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 19509, effective November 1, 1993)