Section 240.1400  Community Care Program Case Management

a)         A designated Case Coordination Unit (CCU), as outlined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.600 et seq., shall be contracted with as a CCU by the Department for a specific geographic area by executing a contract for the provision of Community Care Program (CCP) case management services.

b)         All providers of CCP case management services shall meet all standards promulgated by the Department relating to the services provided, upon completion of the procurement as specified in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.610 et seq. All Department funded CCUs must adhere to the equal opportunity requirements of the Illinois Department of Human Rights and the contract executed between the CCU and the Department.

c)         Case management services shall be purchased only from providers determined capable and competent by the Department to provide such services, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.600 et seq. once a procurement has occurred under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 220.610 et seq.

d)         CCU contracts with the Department to provide CCP case management services shall not be assigned.

e)         CCUs shall not subcontract for the direct provision of CCP case management services unless prior written approval has been obtained from the Department.

f)         A CCP provider may not serve as a CCU in the same contract service area except temporarily to provide for the orderly transition of duties while the Department and Area Agency seek a replacement CCU or the Department seeks a replacement provider, as indicated in the particular case.  In no instance shall such arrangement exist for longer than a three month period.

(Source:  Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 3415, effective February 1, 1998)