Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 215.300

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, January 10, 2025

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.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 215.300

Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 16204, effective 12/9/2016