Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 1705/47) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-47) Sec. 47. The facility director of each facility under the jurisdiction of the Department shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to insure that employees and visitors are properly identified at all times they ar…

(20 ILCS 1705/48) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-48) Sec. 48. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 92-218, eff. 1-1-02.)

(20 ILCS 1705/48.1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-48.1) Sec. 48.1. The Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities shall plan using the definition of developmental disabilities found in the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (Public La…

(20 ILCS 1705/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-5) Sec. 5. 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…

(20 ILCS 1705/5.1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-5.1) Sec. 5.1. 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 distribu…

(20 ILCS 1705/50) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-50) Sec. 50. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-922. Repealed by P.A. 92-218, eff. 1-1-02.)

(20 ILCS 1705/50a) Sec. 50a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 94-868, eff. 6-16-06.)

(20 ILCS 1705/52) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-52) Sec. 52. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 92-218, eff. 1-1-02.)

(20 ILCS 1705/53) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-53) Sec. 53. The Department shall create a consistent case coordination system for persons with a developmental disability who receive services provided or funded by the Department. The objectives of this system shall be to ensure that…

(20 ILCS 1705/54) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-54) Sec. 54. Establishment of rates for purchase of services. (a) It is the purpose of this Section to establish procedures for the development, calculation, and communication of rates promulgated by the Department for the purchase of …

(20 ILCS 1705/54.5) Sec. 54.5. Community care for persons with developmental disabilities quality workforce initiative. (a) Legislative intent. Individuals with developmental disabilities who live in community-based settings rely on direct support staff for a variety of supports …

(20 ILCS 1705/55) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-55) Sec. 55. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(20 ILCS 1705/56) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-56) Sec. 56. The Secretary, upon making a determination based upon information in the possession of the Department, that continuation in practice of a licensed health care professional would constitute an immediate danger to the public…

(20 ILCS 1705/57) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-57) Sec. 57. The Department of Human Services shall periodically convene a special task force of representatives of the various State agencies with related programs and services together with other interested parties and stakeholders t…

(20 ILCS 1705/57.5) Sec. 57.5. Autism diagnosis education program. (a) Subject to appropriations, the Department shall contract to establish an autism diagnosis education program for young children. The Department shall establish the program at 3 different sites in the State. The…

(20 ILCS 1705/57.6) Sec. 57.6. Adult autism; funding for services. Subject to appropriations, the Department, or independent contractual consultants engaged by the Department, shall research possible funding streams for the development and implementation of services for adults wi…

(20 ILCS 1705/58) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-58) Sec. 58. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1209. Repealed by P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)

(20 ILCS 1705/59) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-59) Sec. 59. The Department may create a Family Assistance and Support Program to assist families in providing care at home for persons of any age with a severe or profound developmental disability, to prevent or delay the institutiona…

(20 ILCS 1705/6) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-6) Sec. 6. 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 …

(20 ILCS 1705/60) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-60) Sec. 60. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-380. Repealed by P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)

(20 ILCS 1705/61) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-61) Sec. 61. The Department may establish and maintain a trust fund to be known as the "Interstate Services Trust Fund". This trust fund shall be used for advancing money for travel expenses in connection with the return of patients to…

(20 ILCS 1705/62) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-62) Sec. 62. The Department shall establish and implement, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, a pilot program for the provision of transitional, educational services to persons with a developmental disability 18 years of…

(20 ILCS 1705/63) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-63) Sec. 63. Mental health pilot program. (a) The Secretary is hereby authorized, from appropriations made available for purposes of this Section, to establish elderly mental health pilot programs with an emphasis on deterring homeless…

(20 ILCS 1705/63.5) Sec. 63.5. Data collection standardized format. (a) No later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall collaborate to develop a standardized format for: (1) collecting de-identified aggreg…

(20 ILCS 1705/64) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-64) Sec. 64. Advisory Committee on Geriatric Services. (a) The Department shall establish an Advisory Committee on Geriatric Services to advise the Department on matters pertaining to the mental health needs of the elderly population w…

(20 ILCS 1705/65) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-65) Sec. 65. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)

(20 ILCS 1705/66) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-66) Sec. 66. Domestic abuse of adults with disabilities. Pursuant to the Abuse of Adults with Disabilities Intervention Act, the Department shall have the authority to provide developmental disability or mental health services in state…

(20 ILCS 1705/67) Sec. 67. Transfers to community-based residential settings. (a) The Department may assist with the transfer of people residing in State operated facilities to community-based residential settings. (b) Recipients in State facilities or their parents or guardians …

(20 ILCS 1705/68) Sec. 68. CHOICE demonstration program. (a) The Department may establish a 2-year supported employment demonstration program entitled Consumers Have Options for Integrated Competitive Employment (CHOICE). The purpose of CHOICE is to increase opportunities for emp…

(20 ILCS 1705/69) Sec. 69. Joint planning by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Family Services. The purpose of this Section is to mandate that joint planning occur between the Department of Children and Family Services and the Department of Human…

(20 ILCS 1705/7) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7) Sec. 7. 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 servic…

(20 ILCS 1705/7.1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7.1) Sec. 7.1. 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 …

(20 ILCS 1705/7.2) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7.2) Sec. 7.2. 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 o…

(20 ILCS 1705/7.3) Sec. 7.3. 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 …

(20 ILCS 1705/70) Sec. 70. Monitoring by closed circuit television. The Department of Human Services as successor to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities may install closed circuit televisions in quiet rooms in institutions supervised or operated by the …

(20 ILCS 1705/71) Sec. 71. Disease management pilot program. The Department shall establish a 3-year pilot program to institute disease management guidelines for the provision of behavioral health care services to persons who receive health care services supported in whole or in …

(20 ILCS 1705/71a) Sec. 71a. Community Behavioral Health Care. (a) The Department shall strive to guarantee that persons, including children, suffering from mental illness, substance abuse, and other behavioral disorders have access to locally accessible behavioral health care pr…

(20 ILCS 1705/72) Sec. 72. Violent acts against employees of facilities under the Department's jurisdiction. Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Department shall adopt rules prescribing the procedures for reporting, in…

(20 ILCS 1705/73) Sec. 73. Report; Williams v. Quinn consent decree. (a) Annual Report. (1) No later than December 31, 2011, and on December 31st of each of the following 4 years, the Department of Human Services shall prepare and submit an annual report to the General Assembly c…

(20 ILCS 1705/74) Sec. 74. Rates and reimbursements. (a) Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-23), the Department shall increase rates and reimbursements to fund a minimum of a $0.75 per hour wage increase for frontline personnel, including, but…

(20 ILCS 1705/75) Sec. 75. Rate increase. Within 30 days after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 100-23), the Division of Mental Health shall by rule develop the increased rate methodology and annualize the increased rate beginning with State fiscal year 2018 contrac…

(20 ILCS 1705/76) Sec. 76. Mental health database and resource page. The Department shall create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. The database and resource page shall contain mental health resources specifically geared toward school social workers…

(20 ILCS 1705/76.1) Sec. 76.1. First responder mental health database and resource page. Subject to appropriation, the Department shall create and maintain an online database and resource page on its website. The database and resource page shall contain mental health resources sp…

(20 ILCS 1705/76.2) Sec. 76.2. Technical assistance for mental health resources in schools. The Department shall partner with the State Board of Education to provide technical assistance for the provision of mental health care during school days with the goal of increasing the av…

(20 ILCS 1705/8) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-8) Sec. 8. 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 recipien…

(20 ILCS 1705/8.1) Sec. 8.1. 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 disabiliti…

(20 ILCS 1705/9) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-9) Sec. 9. 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 Fu…

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-1) Sec. 1710-1. Article short title. This Article 1710 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Human Services (Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) Law. (Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-10) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-10. Powers, generally. The Department has the powers described in Sections 1710-15, 1710-20, 1710-25, and 1710-100. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-100) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53d) Sec. 1710-100. Grants to Special Olympics Illinois. The Department shall make grants to Special Olympics Illinois for area and statewide athletic competitions from appropriations to the Department from the Special Olympics Illinois F…