Section 215.300  Application for Designation as a Regional Poison Control Center

a)         The applicant may be a hospital licensed by the Department, or a non-hospital-based entity that has an agreement with a hospital licensed by the Department to provide clinical expertise.

b)         All applicants shall submit a written program plan to the Department that includes a description of the geographic area to be served by the proposed Regional Poison Control Center and the following information about the licensed hospital:

1)         Hospital name and address;

2)         Number of adult intensive care beds;

3)         Number of pediatric intensive care beds;

4)         Number of medical/surgical beds;

5)         Laboratory capabilities;

6)         Psychiatric service capabilities;

7)         Renal dialysis capabilities;

8)         Affiliation with a medical school, school of nursing, school of pharmacy or other health care professional teaching program (see Section 215.200(c)(2) of this Part); and

9)         Location of the applicant in relation to the proposed geographic service area.

c)         All applicants shall submit a written application to the Department documenting detailed information on the methods and time frames for complying with Section 215.500 of this Part if designation is granted, including the following information:

1)         Name and qualifications of the proposed Poison Center's Medical Director;

2)         Availability of a comprehensive poison information resource file, in accordance with Section 215.400(b);

3)         Adequately trained and supervised poison information specialists, in accordance with Section 215.500(b); and

4)         Toll-free telephone number that does not impose a direct fee to members of the public and health care providers calling for poison information.

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 16204, effective December 9, 2016)