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TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER II: DEPARTMENT ON AGING

TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER II: DEPARTMENT ON AGING
PART 270 ADULT PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES

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SUBPART A: INTRODUCTION

Section 270.10 Summary and Purpose

Section 270.15 Communications or Service by Verifiable Electronic Methods

SUBPART B: LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

Section 270.100 Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: Purpose and Program Model

Section 270.105 Definitions

Section 270.110 Responsibilities of the Department and the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (Repealed)

Section 270.115 Display of the Ombudsman Poster

Section 270.120 Access to Resident Records (Repealed)

Section 270.130 Conflict of Interest

Section 270.132 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Department on Aging

Section 270.134 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Section 270.136 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Area Agencies on Aging

Section 270.138 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Ombudsman Provider Agencies

Section 270.140 Access to Residents and Participants

Section 270.142 Access to Resident and Participant Information and Records

Section 270.144 Confidentiality and Disclosure

Section 270.146 Ombudsman Services in Long-Term Care Facilities

Section 270.148 Home Care Ombudsman Services

Section 270.150 Joint Responsibilities of the Ombudsman and the Home Care Ombudsman Programs

Section 270.152 Complaint Investigations

Section 270.154 Willful Interference

Section 270.156 Retaliation

Section 270.158 Grievances Against an Ombudsman Related to the Performance of Duties

Section 270.160 Multi-disciplinary Teams for Ombudsman Program

Section 270.162 Immunity

SUBPART C: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM

Section 270.200 Purpose and Program Model

Section 270.205 Adult Protective Services Program

Section 270.210 Definitions

Section 270.215 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Department on Aging

Section 270.220 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Regional Administrative Agencies

Section 270.221 Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams (Repealed)

Section 270.225 Organizational Standards and Responsibilities: Adult Protective Services Provider Agencies

Section 270.226 Public Awareness and Education

Section 270.230 Abuse Reporting

Section 270.235 Immunity

Section 270.240 Intake of Abuse, Neglect, Financial Exploitation, or Self-Neglect Reports

Section 270.241 Reporting a Suspicious Death

Section 270.245 Access to Alleged Victims and Relevant Records

Section 270.250 Minimum Assessment and Classification Standards

Section 270.255 Abuse, Abandonment, Neglect, Financial Exploitation, or Self-Neglect Case Work, Follow-Up, Referrals and Case Closure

Section 270.260 Authority to Consent and Court Petitions

Section 270.265 Early Intervention Services

Section 270.270 Multi-disciplinary Teams

Section 270.275 Confidentiality and Disclosure

SUBPART D: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES VOLUNTEER CORPS

Section 270.280 Definitions

Section 270.285 Selection and Screening

Section 270.290 Training

Section 270.295 Volunteer Agreement and Volunteer Responsibilities

Section 270.300 Activities and Supervision

SUBPART E: ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRY

Section 270.400 Purpose of the Registry

Section 270.402 Definitions

Section 270.404 Access to and Use of the Registry

Section 270.406 Notice to Eligible Adult, Guardian or Agent

Section 270.408 Notice to the Caregiver's Employer

Section 270.410 Notice to Long Term Care Facilities and Ombudsman

Section 270.412 Verified and Substantiated Finding and Notice to Caregiver

Section 270.414 Initiation of an Appeal

Section 270.416 Collateral Action

Section 270.418 Confidentiality

Section 270.420 Removal from Registry

Section 270.422 Initial and Amended Pleadings

Section 270.424 Service

Section 270.426 Answer

Section 270.428 Representation

Section 270.430 Venue and Testimony by Telephonic or Other Electronic Means

Section 270.432 Pre-hearing Conferences

Section 270.434 Consolidation of Matters for Hearing

Section 270.436 Continuances

Section 270.438 Motions

Section 270.440 Subpoenas

Section 270.442 Discovery; Exchange of Information

Section 270.444 Evidence

Section 270.446 Witness Testimony

Section 270.448 Expert Testimony

Section 270.450 Burden of Proof

Section 270.452 Administrative Law Judge Qualifications, Potential Disqualification, and Authority

Section 270.454 Translators and Accommodations

Section 270.456 Costs

Section 270.458 Improper or Ex Parte Communications

Section 270.460 Variances

Section 270.462 Waiver

Section 270.464 Failure to Appear

Section 270.466 Grounds for Dismissal

Section 270.468 Withdrawal of a Matter

Section 270.470 Post-hearing Motions and Briefs

Section 270.472 Administrative Hearing Record

Section 270.474 Final Administrative Decision

Section 270.476 Appeal of Department Decisions

SUBPART F: FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS

Section 270.500 Fatality Review Team Advisory Council

Section 270.505 Regional Interagency Fatality Review Teams

AUTHORITY: Implementing the Adult Protective Services Act [320 ILCS 20] and Section 4.04 of the Illinois Act on the Aging [20 ILCS 105] and authorized by Section 4.01(11) of the Illinois Act on the Aging.

SOURCE: Adopted at 21 Ill. Reg. 8887, effective July 1, 1997; amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5259, effective April 1, 2001; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 3964, effective March 15, 2002; expedited correction at 26 Ill. Reg. 8482, effective March 15, 2002; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 8913, effective April 28, 2006; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 8180, effective May 12, 2011; emergency amendment at 38 Ill. Reg. 2357, effective December 31, 2013, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired May 29, 2014; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 2156, effective January 23, 2015; amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 6659, effective April 2, 2018; amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 9226, effective July 1, 2018; emergency amendment at 43 Ill. Reg. 787, effective January 1, 2019, for a maximum of 150 days; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 980, effective January 1, 2019; amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 5756, effective April 30, 2019; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 6010, effective April 3, 2020; amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 8469, effective May 28, 2024.