Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 10/2.11) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.11) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2026) Sec. 2.11. "Day care agency" means any person, group of persons, public or private agency, association or organization which undertakes to provide one or more day care homes with adm…

(225 ILCS 10/2.16) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.16) Sec. 2.16. "Group home" means a child care facility which provides care for no more than 10 children placed by and under the supervision of a licensed child welfare agency with these homes being owned or rented, staffed, maintained a…

(225 ILCS 10/2.17) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.17) Sec. 2.17. "Foster family home" means the home of an individual or family: (1) that is licensed or approved by the state in which it is situated as a foster family home that meets the standards established for the licensing or approv…

(225 ILCS 10/2.18) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.18) Sec. 2.18. "Day care homes" means family homes which receive more than 3 up to a maximum of 12 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons under …

(225 ILCS 10/2.20) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.20) Sec. 2.20. "Group day care home" means a family home which receives more than 3 up to a maximum of 16 children for less than 24 hours per day. The number counted includes the family's natural or adopted children and all other persons…

(225 ILCS 10/2.21) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.21) Sec. 2.21. "Youth Emergency Shelter" means a child care facility licensed by the Department to provide overnight shelter, and referral for other services, to homeless youth under 18 years of age in accordance with the requirements of…

(225 ILCS 10/2.22) Sec. 2.22. "Secure child care facility" means any child care facility licensed by the Department to provide secure living arrangements for children under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and w…

(225 ILCS 10/2.22a) Sec. 2.22a. Quality of care concerns applicant. "Quality of care concerns applicant" means an applicant for a foster care license or renewal of a foster care license where the applicant or any person living in the applicant's household: (1) has had a license i…

(225 ILCS 10/2.23) Sec. 2.23. "Adoption-only home" means a home that receives a child placed by an Illinois licensed child welfare agency providing adoption services for the sole purpose of adoption. The child shall not be under the custody or guardianship of the Department pursu…

(225 ILCS 10/2.24) Sec. 2.24. "Adoption services" includes any one or more of the following services performed for any type of compensation or thing of value, directly or indirectly: (i) arranging for the placement of or placing out a child, (ii) identifying a child for adoption,…

(225 ILCS 10/2.25) Sec. 2.25. "Unlicensed pre-adoptive and adoptive home" means any home that is not licensed by the Department as a foster family home and that receives a child or children for the purpose of adopting the child or children, but does not include an adoption-only h…

(225 ILCS 10/2.26) Sec. 2.26. "Eligible agency" means a licensed child welfare agency that (i) is currently fully accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services (COA) for adoption services and (ii) has had no Department substantiated licensing violati…

(225 ILCS 10/2.27) Sec. 2.27. "Deemed compliant" means that an eligible agency is presumed to be in compliance with requirements, provided that the Department has determined that current COA standards are at least substantially equivalent to those requirements. This presumption o…

(225 ILCS 10/2.28) Sec. 2.28. Non-licensed service provider. "Non-licensed service provider" means an individual or entity that contracts with the Department to provide child welfare services that enable the Department to perform its duties under the Abused and Neglected Child Re…

(225 ILCS 10/2.29) Sec. 2.29. Volunteer. "Volunteer" means a person who performs a service willingly and without pay. (Source: P.A. 98-570, eff. 8-27-13.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.30) Sec. 2.30. Placement disruption. "Placement disruption" means a circumstance where the child is removed from an adoptive placement before the adoption is finalized. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.31) Sec. 2.31. Secondary placement. "Secondary placement" means a placement, including but not limited to the placement of a youth in care, that occurs after a placement disruption or adoption dissolution. "Secondary placement" does not mean secondary placements ar…

(225 ILCS 10/2.32) Sec. 2.32. Adoption dissolution. "Adoption dissolution" means a circumstance where the child is removed from an adoptive placement after the adoption is finalized. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.33) Sec. 2.33. Unregulated placement. "Unregulated placement" means the secondary placement of a child that occurs without the oversight of the courts, the Department, or a licensed child welfare agency. (Source: P.A. 99-49, eff. 7-15-15.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.34) Sec. 2.34. Post-placement and post-adoption support services. "Post-placement and post-adoption support services" means support services for placed or adopted children and families that include, but are not limited to, counseling for emotional, behavioral, or d…

(225 ILCS 10/2.35) Sec. 2.35. Qualified residential treatment program. "Qualified residential treatment program" means a program that: (1) has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as appropriate, of children with seriou…

(225 ILCS 10/2.36) Sec. 2.36. Certified relative caregiver. "Certified relative caregiver" means a person responsible for the care and supervision of a child placed in a certified relative caregiver home by the Department, other than the parent, who is a relative. As used in this…

(225 ILCS 10/2.37) Sec. 2.37. Certified relative caregiver home. "Certified relative caregiver home" means a placement resource meeting the standards for a certified relative caregiver home under Section 3.4 of this Act, which is eligible to receive payments from the Department u…

(225 ILCS 10/2.38) Sec. 2.38. Fictive kin. "Fictive kin" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 4d of the Children and Family Services Act. (Source: P.A. 103-1061, eff. 7-1-25.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.39) Sec. 2.39. Caregiver. "Caregiver" means a certified relative caregiver, relative caregiver, or foster parent with whom a youth in care is placed. (Source: P.A. 103-1061, eff. 7-1-25.)

(225 ILCS 10/2.40) Sec. 2.40. National consortium recommendations. "National consortium recommendations" means the preferred standards of national organizations with expertise in relative home care developed to establish requirements or criteria for relative homes that are no mor…

(225 ILCS 10/20) (from Ch. 23, par. 2230) Sec. 20. Should any Section, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this Act be held unconstitutional or invalid for any reason whatsoever, that holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Act. (Source: P.…

(225 ILCS 10/3) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department or without being approved by …

(225 ILCS 10/3.01) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 3.01. License or permit; Department of Early Childhood. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may operate or conduct any day care center, day care home, or group day c…

(225 ILCS 10/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Licenses for secure child care facility. The Department shall establish standards for licensing secure child care facilities which comply with the requirements of this Act, Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, applicable requirements of th…

(225 ILCS 10/3.2) Sec. 3.2. Requirements for adoption-only homes. In addition to the other requirements contained in this Act, in order to approve an adoption-only home, a licensed child welfare agency shall: (1) conduct a home study, which shall consist of a thorough assessment …

(225 ILCS 10/3.3) Sec. 3.3. Requirements for criminal background checks for adoption-only homes. In approving an adoption-only home pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Act, if an adult resident has an arrest or conviction record, the licensed child welfare agency: (1) shall thoroughl…

(225 ILCS 10/3.4) Sec. 3.4. Standards for certified relative caregiver homes. (a) No later than July 1, 2025, the Department shall adopt rules outlining the standards for certified relative caregiver homes, which are reasonably in accordance with the national consortium recommend…

(225 ILCS 10/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Group homes for adolescents diagnosed with autism. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Division, shall provide for the establishment of 3 children's group homes for adolescents who have been diagno…

(225 ILCS 10/3.6) Sec. 3.6. Licenses for host homes. The Department shall develop an appropriate licensing and monitoring system that recognizes the unique population and programming for youth served by the Comprehensive Community-Based Youth Services program. The Department shal…

(225 ILCS 10/3.7) Sec. 3.7. Exemption from licensure; day care homes and group day care homes serving children of military personnel. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a day care home or group day care home may be exempt from licensure if it meets all of the fo…

(225 ILCS 10/3.8) Sec. 3.8. Licensed day care centers; immigration enforcement. (a) As used in this Section: "Immigration enforcement action" includes any arrests or detentions conducted by agents or officers of the United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Imm…

(225 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 4. License requirement; application; notice. (a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or which receives children or arranges for care or placement of one or more children u…

(225 ILCS 10/4.01) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 4.01. License requirement; application; notice; Department of Early Childhood. (a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or which receives children or arranges for ca…

(225 ILCS 10/4.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-1072) Sec. 4.1. Criminal background investigations. (a) In this Section, "third-party vendor" means a third-party fingerprinting vendor who is licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regu…

(225 ILCS 10/4.2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2) Sec. 4.2. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the Department and no person may be employed by a licensed child care facility who refuses to authorize an investigation as required by Section 4.1. (b) In addition to the other pro…

(225 ILCS 10/4.2a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 4.2a. License eligibility; Department of Early Childhood. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the Department of Early Childhood and no person may be employed by a licen…

(225 ILCS 10/4.3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.3) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 4.3. Child abuse and neglect reports. All child care facility license applicants and all current and prospective employees of a child care facility who have any possible contact w…

(225 ILCS 10/4.3a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 4.3a. Child Abuse and Neglect Reports; Department of Early Childhood. All child care facility license applicants and all current and prospective employees of a day care center,…

(225 ILCS 10/4.4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214.4) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 4.4. For the purposes of background investigations authorized in this Act, "license applicant" means the operator or person with direct responsibility for daily operation of the f…

(225 ILCS 10/4.4a) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 4.4a. Background investigations; Department of Early Childhood. For the purposes of background investigations authorized in this Act, "license applicant" means the operator or …

(225 ILCS 10/4.5) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 4.5. Children with disabilities; training. (a) An owner or operator of a licensed day care home or group day care home or the onsite executive director of a licensed day care center must successfully comple…

(225 ILCS 10/4.6) Sec. 4.6. Vaccination requirements for employees. No person may be employed by a child care facility that cares for children ages 6 and under unless that person shows proof of having received: (i) one dose of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccine…

(225 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2215) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594) Sec. 5. (a) In respect to child care institutions, maternity centers, child welfare agencies, day care centers, day care agencies and group homes, the Department, upon receiving applicatio…

(225 ILCS 10/5.01) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5.01. Licenses; permits; Department of Early Childhood. (a) In respect to day care centers, the Department of Early Childhood, upon receiving application filed in proper order,…