Section 1250.1430  Availability of Service

a)         Criteria #1:  Does required equipment and staff exist within the area?

b)         Standard #1:  There is the appropriate mix of treatment modalities available to all patients requiring treatment.

c)         Data Factors:

1)         Existing referral patterns for patient treatment by source of referral.

2)         Teaching vs non-teaching programs.

3)         Number and type of available equipment.

4)         Age of equipment.

5)         Downtime of equipment.

d)         Standard #2:  There exists appropriate staff available in such number to operate the programs.  (The staffing standards detailed in this Section shall be utilized for review unless licensure standards are adopted and promulgated by the Agency in accordance with the "Illinois Administrative Procedure Act" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, pars. 1001-1 et seq.) for this service in which case those standards shall be utilized.)

In addition, the facility must have available the following personnel as needed:  nurse, dosimetrist, radiobiologist, machinist and mold technician.

In addition, the facility must have available the following personnel as needed:  dosimetrist, machinist and mold technician or equivalent.

Data Factors:     1.   Number and type of staff.

2.   Qualifications of staff.