Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77 § 975.230

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

Section 975.230 - Program Requirements

a) Projects shall be for the purpose of:

1) Establishingnewcommunity health center (CHC) sites to provide primary health care services to medically underserved populations or areas or to provide primary health care services to the uninsured population of Illinois; or

2) Expanding the services of an existing CHC site to provide primary health care services to medically underserved populations or areas or to provide primary health care services to the uninsured population of Illinois. (Section 10(a) of the Act)

b) Projects that create a new community health center site are required to expand their federal scope of project according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Policy Information Notice 2008-010 "Defining Scope of Project and Policy for Requesting Changes" or submit an application for section 330 funding before the end of the second grant year.

c) Projects that are managed by FQHC Look-Alikes shall comply with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Policy Information Notice 2003-21 "Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike Guidelines and Application".

d) Projects shall be in operation within 120 days after the warrant for payment of the grant award is issued by the Office of the Comptroller.

e) Grantees shall develop an evaluation component to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the project.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 975.230