Section 220.760  Incorporation by Reference Pursuant to Section 5-75 of the Act

a)         An agency may incorporate by reference rules, regulations, standards or guidelines of an agency of the United States or a nationally or state recognized organization or association without publishing the incorporated material in full, provided the material is made readily available for public inspection by the agency, organization or association originally issuing such material (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-75) [5 ILCS 100/5-75].

b)         The following requirements must be met in order to incorporate material by reference pursuant to this Section:

1)         the incorporated material must be fully identified in the rule by publisher address and date in order to specify how a copy of the material may be obtained;

2)         the rule must state that the incorporation does not include any subsequent amendments or editions;

3)         the agency must maintain a copy of the incorporated material and make such material available in at least one of its principal offices for public inspection or copying upon request at no more than cost (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-75) [5 ILCS 100/5-75].

c)         The Joint Committee will review material incorporated by reference pursuant to Section 5-75 of the Act for compliance with Section 5-75 of the Act, Section 220.600(a)(6) of this Part and this Section.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 4758, effective March 14, 1994)