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MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CODE …

(8 days ago) WEBto file a compilation of the nearly 2,000 general Acts of Illinois. The compilation, known as the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS), became effective January 1, 1993. This edition of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code contains citations to both the old …

https://www.dhs.state.il.us/OneNetLibrary/27897/documents/Manuals/imhddc02.pdf

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Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 405 (2021) - MENTAL HEALTH …

(5 days ago) WEBJustia Free Databases of US Laws, Codes & Statutes. 405 ILCS 5/ - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. 405 ILCS 10/ - Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind.

https://law.justia.com/codes/illinois/2021/chapter-405/

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Illinois Compiled Statutes - Illinois General Assembly Home Page

(8 days ago) WEB(b) If a law enforcement agency requests information from a developmental disability or mental health facility, as defined in Section 1-107 or 1-114 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, relating to a recipient who has been admitted to the facility and for whom a missing person report has been filed with a law enforcement

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2043

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Illinois Compiled Statutes - Illinois General Assembly Home Page

(4 days ago) WEBIllinois Compiled Statutes Table of Contents. (405 ILCS 5/1-101.2) Sec. 1-101.2. "Adequate and humane care and services" means services reasonably calculated to result in a significant improvement of the condition of a recipient of services confined in an inpatient mental health facility so that he or she may be released or services …

https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=1496

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Illinois Statutes Chapter 405. Mental Health and Developmental …

(6 days ago) WEBMental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Act 10. Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind. Act 20. Community Mental Health Act. FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature or via …

https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-405-mental-health-and-developmental-disabilities/

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Chapter II - Rights Of Recipients Of Mental Health And …

(6 days ago) WEB2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 405 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Chapter II - Rights Of Recipients Of Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Services. Any person may request information from a developmental disability or mental health facility relating to whether an adult recipient or minor …

https://law.justia.com/codes/illinois/chapter-405/act-405-ilcs-5/chapter-ii/

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405 ILCS 5/ Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

(3 days ago) WEBIllinois Compiled Statutes Table of Contents. (405 ILCS 5/1-101.2) Sec. 1-101.2. "Adequate and humane care and services" means services reasonably calculated to result in a significant improvement of the condition of a recipient of services confined in an inpatient mental health facility so that he or she may be released or services …

https://witnessslips.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=040500050HCh%2E+I&ActID=1496&ChapterID=34&SeqStart=100000&SeqEnd=5000000

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Mental Health Patient Rights in Illinois - O'Flaherty Law

(2 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health and Developmental Disability Act is an Illinois law that establishes the rights of persons who are recipients of services from mental health facilities and developmental disability facilities. These rules apply to all agencies licensed by the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, as well as all public or private

https://www.oflaherty-law.com/learn-about-law/rights-of-mental-health-treatment-recipients-in-illinois

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Disability Rights - Illinois Attorney General

(5 days ago) WEBTo obtain the name of the Court Disability Coordinator in your area, contact the Disability Rights Bureau in Springfield at 1-217-524-2660 or in Chicago at 312-814-5684. Individuals with hearing or speech disabilities can reach us by using the 7-1-1 relay service. Opening the Bench and Bar to People with Disabilities.

https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights-of-the-people/disability-rights/

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20 ILCS 1705/ - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

(1 days ago) WEBJustia Free Databases of US Laws, Codes & Statutes. 2022 Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH 20 ILCS 1705/ - Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act.

https://law.justia.com/codes/illinois/2022/chapter-20/act-20-ilcs-1705/

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Recent Changes to Illinois Mental Health Laws 2024 - O'Flaherty Law

(1 days ago) WEBThe Illinois Probate Act also defines persons with mental illness as persons with a disability. Under the Probate Act, a person with a disability is an individual at least eighteen years old and is a person with mental illness who cannot manage their person or estate fully. Mental Health Laws in Illinois for 2022 . We saw some changes that

https://www.oflaherty-law.com/learn-about-law/recent-changes-to-illinois-mental-health-laws

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Illinois Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations

(1 days ago) WEBThe Illinois state disability protection and advocacy (P&A) agency is Equip for Equality. Equip for Equality is part of the nation's federally-funded P&A system. It provides help to people with disabilities in Illinois to expand and defend their rights, including supporting self-advocacy groups and legal assistance.

https://www.olmsteadrights.org/self-helptools/advocacy-resources/item.6563-Illinois_Disability_Resources_and_Advocacy_Organizations

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Mental Health Parity - Illinois

(7 days ago) WEBParity laws are federal and state laws that remove limits imposed by health insurers on mental health benefits that are more restrictive than those imposed on medical and surgical benefits. Illinois requires insurers to cover mental health and substance use disorder treatments the same as medical and surgical treatments. In Illinois, that means

https://getcovered.illinois.gov/resources/mental-health-parity.html

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Mental Health - Leading Change - State of Illinois Office of the

(Just Now) WEBSince its inception in 2019, the Illinois Mental Health Task Force (IMHTF) embraced a comprehensive approach to engagement in various activities. As a result, the Special Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Justice and Mental Health Planning (JMHP) the IMHTF, and the Illinois Supreme Court are excited to announce the evolution of …

https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/courts/supreme-court/comm%20ittees-and-commissions/mental-health-leading-change

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Illinois Mental Health Confidentiality Act – Whitted Takiff Law

(4 days ago) WEBThe Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (â IMHDDCAâ or â Actâ ), 740 ILCS 110/1, et seq., outlines extensive methods for handling mental health information and records. The IMHDDCA defines confidential communications, provides directions for access to and disclosure of mental health …

http://www.whittedtakifflaw.com/for-professionals/memorandum/illinois-mental-health-confidentiality-act/

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Pritzker pledges to expand access to mental health care in Illinois

(3 days ago) WEBSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the middle of Mental Health Awareness Month, Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton hosted a panel in Springfield this week at which he pledged to expand the state

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/pritzker-pledges-expand-access-mental-health-care-illinois-capitol-news/526-ae20d6c6-88c7-4af0-9313-f9630c7a622f

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405 ILCS 20/ - Community Mental Health Act. - Justia Law

(6 days ago) WEB2023 Illinois Compiled par. 300.1) Sec. 0.1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Community Mental Health Act". (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3457.) (405 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 301) "Mental illness" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Community mental health

https://law.justia.com/codes/illinois/chapter-405/act-405-ilcs-20/

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Department of Health bars disability discrimination NPR Illinois

(Just Now) WEBIn a win for disability rights advocates, the Department of Health and Human Services barred disability discrimination in health care. But many people ask why this ruling was necessary when discrimination against those with a disability was already protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Michelle Diament, co-founder …

https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-05-16/department-of-health-bars-disability-discrimination

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Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 100-0196

(Just Now) WEBAN ACT concerning health. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental : Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-501 as : follows: (405 ILCS 5/3-501) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-501) Sec. 3-501. Minors 12 years of age or older request to

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=100-0196

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Illinois leaders, mental health advocates discuss future of mental

(1 days ago) WEBAs part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Transformation Initiative collaborated on a Spotify playlist with songs from Illinois mental health advocates. Listeners learning to manage their

https://www.wifr.com/2024/05/15/illinois-leaders-mental-health-advocates-discuss-future-mental-health-services/

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Justice Department Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living facilities and day program facilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. The department found that …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-nebraska-violates-federal-civil-rights-laws-unnecessarily

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health

(3 days ago) WEBBOSTON (AP) — Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care psychiatric hospital, federal prosecutors said Monday.

https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-mental-health-bradley-hospital-87f3a1a1863ecf1cd9426581eff73e6a

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Rock Island Public Library launches mental health project - KWQC

(Just Now) WEBPublished: May. 17, 2024 at 4:19 PM PDT Updated: moments ago. ROCK ISLAND, Ill (KWQC) - “You Are Not Alone” is a three-year project by the Rock Island Public Library that spotlights mental

https://www.kwqc.com/2024/05/17/rock-island-public-library-launches-mental-health-project/

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The Mental Health Advisory Council - Disability Rights Washington

(6 days ago) WEBDisability Rights Washington (DRW) is Washington State’s federally mandated Protection and Advocacy System for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI). The federal mandate requires the establishment of an advisory council called the Mental Health Advisory Council (MHAC). MHAC advises DRW on priorities and issues important to …

https://disabilityrightswa.org/the-mental-health-advisory-council/

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Iowa mental health, substance use system consolidation signed …

(Just Now) WEBNew law consolidates mental health, substance use disorder services. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the clock is ticking for top officials at Iowa's human services agency to build up

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-system-consolidation-signed-into-law-kim-reynolds/73672968007/

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Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of Public Act 102-0372

(Just Now) WEBAN ACT concerning mental health. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental : Disabilities Confidentiality Act is amended by adding Section : 5.5 as follows: (740 ILCS 110/5.5 new) Sec. 5.5. Limited access to basic inpatient mental health : information.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=102-0372

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health …

(1 days ago) WEBRhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute-care

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/14/rhode-island-bradley-psychiatric-hospital-civil-rights-violation

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Better access, outcomes seen under new behavioral care law

(5 days ago) WEBNew system aims for equitable statewide access. The new law combines Iowa’s total of 32 mental health and substance use regions into seven unified behavioral health districts, while placing

https://qctimes.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/iowa-mental-health-substance-use-realignment-kim-reynolds-behavioral-health/article_7863e42c-1305-11ef-8bfb-33490c25d944.html

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Mental Health Reform Law - KWQC

(5 days ago) WEBIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law Wednesday to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system to include substance abuse and consolidate the mental health regions from 32 to 7 districts.

https://www.kwqc.com/2024/05/15/iowa-gov-kim-reynolds-signs-mental-health-reform-law/

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Illinois Compiled Statutes - Illinois General Assembly

(Just Now) WEBUnder the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the facility director, his or her designee, or the service provider shall not allow the minor's parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis, upon request, to inspect or copy the minor's record or any part of the record if the service provider finds that there are

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?ActID=1496&SeqStart=12100000&SeqEnd=12400000

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