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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 3-104. Care, treatment, and records. Facilities shall provide, at a minimum, the following services: physician, nursing, pharmaceutical, rehabilitative, and dietary services. To provide these services, the facility shall adhere to the following:
(1) Each consumer shall be encouraged and assisted to achieve and maintain the highest level of self-care and independence. Every effort shall be made to keep consumers active and out of bed for reasonable periods of time, except when contraindicated by physician orders.
(2) Every consumer shall be engaged in a person-centered planning process regarding his or her total care and treatment.
(3) All medical treatment and procedures shall be administered as ordered by a physician. All new physician orders shall be reviewed by the facility's director of nursing or charge nurse designee within 24 hours after such orders have been issued to ensure facility compliance with such orders. According to rules adopted by the Department, every woman consumer of child bearing age shall receive routine obstetrical and gynecological evaluations as well as necessary prenatal care.
(4) Each consumer shall be provided with good nutrition and with necessary fluids for hydration.
(5) Each consumer shall be provided visual privacy during treatment and personal care.
(6) Every consumer or consumer's guardian shall be permitted to inspect and copy all his or her clinical and other records concerning his or her care kept by the facility or by his or her physician. The facility may charge a reasonable fee for duplication of a record.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 210. Health Facilities and Regulation § 49/3-104. Care, treatment, and records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-210-health-facilities-and-regulation/il-st-sect-210-49-3-104/
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