Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1705 — Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

Purpose

Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to consolidate in one statute certain powers and duties of the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and developmental disabilities. (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

Definitions; administrative subdivisions

Definitions; administrative subdivisions. (a) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the Department of Human Services, successor to the former Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. "Developmental disability" means "developmental disability" as defin…

In addition to the powers, duties and responsibilities which may be otherwise provided by law, the Department shall have the powers enumerated in this Act

In addition to the powers, duties and responsibilities which may be otherwise provided by law, the Department shall have the powers enumerated in this Act. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2892.)

Supervision of facilities and services; quarterly reports

Supervision of facilities and services; quarterly reports. (a) To exercise executive and administrative supervision over all facilities, divisions, programs and services now existing or hereafter acquired or created under the jurisdiction of the Department, including, but not limited to, the following: The Alton Mental…

Mission statements

Mission statements. (a) The mission of State-operated facilities for persons with mental illness is to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and residential care to recipients admitted voluntarily or involuntarily because of their need for intensive services in a protective, secure setting. The Department shall offer serv…

Facility staff

Facility staff. (a) The Department shall describe and delineate guidelines for each of the facilities it operates regarding the number and qualifications of the staff required to carry out prescribed duties. The guidelines shall be based on consideration of recipient needs as well as professional and programmatic requi…

(Text of Section before amendment by P

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-465) Sec. 4.3. Site visits and inspections. (a) (Blank). (b) The Department shall establish a system of regular and ongoing on-site inspections that shall occur at least annually of each facility under its jurisdiction. The inspections shall be conducted by the Department's…

Direct support professional credential pilot program

Direct support professional credential pilot program. (a) In this Section, "direct support person credential" means a document issued to an individual by a recognized accrediting body attesting that the individual has met the professional requirements of the credentialing program by the Division of Developmental Disabi…

The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department under this Act, except that in case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Act the provisions of this Act shall control, a…

The Department shall develop, by rule, the procedures and standards by which it shall approve medications for clinical use in its facilities

The Department shall develop, by rule, the procedures and standards by which it shall approve medications for clinical use in its facilities. A list of those drugs approved pursuant to these procedures shall be distributed to all Department facilities. Drugs not listed by the Department may not be administered in facil…

To appoint and remove facility directors of the State mental health and developmental disabilities centers, and to obtain all other employees of those facilities and all other employees of the Department. All executive level employees of the Department who have any other employment shall report such other employment to…

To receive and provide the highest possible quality of humane and rehabilitative care and treatment to all persons admitted or committed or transferred in accordance with law to the facilities, divisions, programs, and services under the jurisdiction of the Department. No resident of another state shall be received or…

Individual Care Grants

Individual Care Grants. (a) For the purposes of this Section 7.1, "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (b) To assist families in seeking intensive community-based services or residential placement for children with mental illness, for whom no appropriate care is available in State-operat…

No otherwise qualified child with a disability receiving special education and related services under Article 14 of The School Code shall solely by reason of his or her disability be excluded from the participation in or be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity provided…

Health Care Worker Registry

Health Care Worker Registry. The Department shall require that no facility, service agency, or support agency providing mental health or developmental disability services that is licensed, certified, operated, or funded by the Department shall employ a person, in any capacity, who is identified by the Health Care Worke…

To control the admission and transfer of recipients or other persons in the facilities and programs of the Department

To control the admission and transfer of recipients or other persons in the facilities and programs of the Department. The Department may divide the State into districts for the purpose of regulating the admission of recipients to mental health facilities for persons with mental illness. The Department may change the b…

Admission to State-operated facilities for persons with developmental disabilities

Admission to State-operated facilities for persons with developmental disabilities. (a) For any individual or guardian, or both, if applicable, seeking admission for the individual to a State-operated facility for persons with developmental disabilities the individual must meet the following criteria in order to be app…

Reasonable charges, as determined by the Department, shall be imposed for outpatient services at State facilities

Reasonable charges, as determined by the Department, shall be imposed for outpatient services at State facilities. Any payments made pursuant to this Section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in the Mental Health Fund. Charges may be waived for persons who are unable to make any payment. (Source: P.A. 86-922.…

To examine persons admitted to facilities of the Department for treatment of mental illness or developmental disability to determine if the person has a substance use disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act. Based on such examination, the Department shall provide necessary medical, education and rehabilit…

Every woman of child-bearing age who is admitted to a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department shall, with her consent or the consent of her guardian, be tested for pregnancy upon admission and thereafter as indicated. For a recipient who is admitted to and remains in a facility for more than 60 days a record…

Prevention and control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

Prevention and control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. The Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall adopt rules that may require one or more of the facilities described in Section 4 of this Act to implement comprehensive interventions to prevent and control multidrug-resistant organisms…

To provide for all recipients living in State mental health facilities between the ages of 3 and 21 years special education services, as defined by the Department, to the extent that such services are practical for each child's needs. Upon discharge of the child, a report of the discharge, accompanied by a report on th…

To maintain and operate the Bureau for Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents and the Bureau for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

To maintain and operate the Bureau for Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents and the Bureau for Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities. Each Bureau shall: (a) develop the Department policies necessary to assure a coherent services system for, and develop and coordinate planning on a Statewide basis fo…

Transition services; children with disabilities

Transition services; children with disabilities. A child with a disability who receives residential and educational services directly from or paid by the Department shall be eligible to receive transition services in accordance with Article 14 of the School Code from the age of 14.5 through age 21, inclusive, notwithst…