Illinois § 3-15-3

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3-15-3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-15-3.

Persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities. (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. (Source: P.A. 98-685, eff. 1-1-15.)

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Section 3-15-3 is part of the Illinois Compiled Statutes, the codified statutory law of Illinois. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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