Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/3-15-3 – Persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities
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(a) The Department of Corrections must, by rule, adopt standards and procedures for the provision of mental health and developmental disability services to persons with mental illness and persons with a developmental disability confined in a county jail as set forth under Section 3-7-7 of this Code.
The Department of Juvenile Justice must, by rule, adopt standards and procedures for the provision of mental health and developmental disability services to persons with mental illness and persons with a developmental disability confined in a juvenile detention facility as set forth under Section 3-7-7 of this Code.
Those standards and procedures must address screening and classification, the use of psychotropic medications, suicide prevention, qualifications of staff, staffing levels, staff training, discharge, linkage and aftercare, the confidentiality of mental health records, and such other issues as are necessary to ensure that inmates with mental illness receive adequate and humane care and services.
(b) At least once each year, the Department of Corrections must inspect each county jail for compliance with the standards and procedures established. At least once each year, the Department of Juvenile Justice must inspect each juvenile detention facility for compliance with the standards and procedures established. The results of the inspection must be made available by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, for public inspection. If any county jail or juvenile detention facility does not comply with the standards and procedures established, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, must give notice to the county board and the sheriff of such noncompliance, specifying the particular standards and procedures that have not been met by the county jail or juvenile detention facility. If the county jail or juvenile detention facility is not in compliance with the standards and procedures when 6 months have elapsed from the giving of such notice, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, may petition the appropriate court for an order requiring the jail or juvenile detention facility to comply with the standards and procedures established by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, or for other appropriate relief.
The Department of Juvenile Justice must, by rule, adopt standards and procedures for the provision of mental health and developmental disability services to persons with mental illness and persons with a developmental disability confined in a juvenile detention facility as set forth under Section 3-7-7 of this Code.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 5/3-15-3
- County board: means the board of county commissioners in counties not under township organization, and the board of supervisors in counties under township organization, and the board of commissioners of Cook County. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.07
Those standards and procedures must address screening and classification, the use of psychotropic medications, suicide prevention, qualifications of staff, staffing levels, staff training, discharge, linkage and aftercare, the confidentiality of mental health records, and such other issues as are necessary to ensure that inmates with mental illness receive adequate and humane care and services.
(b) At least once each year, the Department of Corrections must inspect each county jail for compliance with the standards and procedures established. At least once each year, the Department of Juvenile Justice must inspect each juvenile detention facility for compliance with the standards and procedures established. The results of the inspection must be made available by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, for public inspection. If any county jail or juvenile detention facility does not comply with the standards and procedures established, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, must give notice to the county board and the sheriff of such noncompliance, specifying the particular standards and procedures that have not been met by the county jail or juvenile detention facility. If the county jail or juvenile detention facility is not in compliance with the standards and procedures when 6 months have elapsed from the giving of such notice, the Director of Corrections or the Director of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, may petition the appropriate court for an order requiring the jail or juvenile detention facility to comply with the standards and procedures established by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, as the case may be, or for other appropriate relief.