AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 3-10-1, 3-10-2, 3-10-3, 3-10-4 and 3-10-5 and authorized by Section 3-7-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections [730 ILCS 5/3-7-1, 3-10-1, 3-10-2, 3-10-3, 3-10-4 and 3-10-5].

SOURCE: Adopted and codified at 8 Ill. Reg. 14401, effective August 1, 1984; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 11502, effective July 1, 1987; the policies embodied in this Part transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to Section 3-2.5-50 of the Unified Code of Corrections on June 1, 2006 and codified at 38 Ill. Reg. 16442.

SUBPART A: CLASSIFICATION

 

Section 2503.15  Responsibilities

 

a)         Unless otherwise specified, the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director may delegate responsibilities stated in this Subpart to another person or persons or designate another person or persons to perform the duties specified.

 

b)         No other individual may routinely perform duties whenever a Section in this Part specifically states the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director shall personally perform the duties.  However, the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director may designate another person or persons to perform the duties during periods of his temporary absence or in an emergency.

 

Section 2503.20  Classification of Committed Youth

 

a)         Each newly committed youth shall be evaluated at a reception and classification center or unit for initial assignment to a youth center or program.

 

b)         The evaluation shall include a review of available criminal, educational and employment history, health care condition and any other information deemed relevant to placement.

 

c)         A recommendation for placement shall be referred to the Director who shall consider, among other matters, the recommendation and determine the initial placement of the committed youth.

 

d)         Each committed youth shall, whenever possible, be assigned to a youth center or program within 30 days after admission to the Department.

 

e)         A review of a committed youth's classification designation or program assignment shall be conducted at regular intervals.

SUBPART B: TRANSFERS

 

Section 2503.105  Responsibilities

 

a)         Unless otherwise specified, the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director may delegate responsibilities stated in this Subpart to another person or persons or designate another person or persons to perform the duties specified.

 

b)         No other individual may routinely perform duties whenever a Section in this Part specifically states the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director shall personally perform the duties.  However, the Director, Chief Administrative Officer or Agency Medical Director may designate another person or persons to perform the duties during periods of his temporary absence or in an emergency.

 

Section 2503.110  Definition

 

"Specialized mental health setting" means a Department of Juvenile Justice facility or unit which specializes in mental health care.

 

Section 2503.120  Administrative Transfers

 

a)         A committed youth may be transferred by the Department to any of its facilities or programs or as otherwise permitted by law.

 

b)         Transfers shall be reviewed and approved by the Director.

 

Section 2503.130  Assignment and Program Transfers

 

a)         A request or recommendation for transfer may be submitted by a Department employee or the committed youth to the Clinical Services Supervisor or, in the Aftercare Services Division, to the Chief Administrative Officer.  In youth centers, a youth's parent or guardian may submit a request for a transfer to the Chief Administrative Officer of the youth center.

                         

b)         A member of the Clinical Services staff shall interview the committed youth and, if the committed youth is eligible for the requested transfer, shall transmit to the Assignment Officer,  a record of the interview, all available information regarding the proposed transfer, a summary of the individual's adjustment and program involvement and any other relevant information.

 

c)         The Assignment Officer or psychiatrist may afford the committed youth the opportunity to meet with the Officer or psychiatrist to discuss the transfer, and shall consult with the Health Care Administrator to determine whether any necessary medical treatment has been scheduled. Scheduled medical treatments shall generally be completed prior to transfer.  Exceptions must be approved by the Agency Medical Director prior to the transfer.

 

d)         The Assignment Officer or psychiatrist shall make a recommendation to the Chief Administrative Officer who shall approve or disapprove the recommendation.  The committed youth shall be informed of the decision in writing.

 

e)         If the recommendation is for the committed youth to continue in a program at a mental health center or unit, the individual may request a review of that decision by the Placement Review Board (20 Ill. Adm. Code 2415.60).

 

f)         If the Chief Administrative Officer approves a request or recommendation for transfer, the recommendation and a record regarding the proposed transfer shall be submitted to the Director for approval or disapproval.  The committed youth shall be informed of the decision in writing.

 

Section 2503.140  Disciplinary Transfers

 

Transfers may be recommended by the Adjustment Committee pursuant to a finding of guilt of an infraction in accordance with 20 Ill. Adm. Code 2504.

 

Section 2503.150  Transfers to Treatment Unit Settings

 

a)         Any youth committed to the Department may be transferred to a treatment unit setting by the Director upon the recommendation of a Department mental health professional.  Committed youth determined by a Department physician, psychiatrist or clinical psychologist to be in need of placement in the Department of Human Services shall be transferred in accordance with applicable statutory provisions.

 

b)         Procedures shall be established at treatment unit facilities which shall:

 

1)         Provide for a review of continued placement by a mental health professional no less than every 90 days.

 

2)         Provide an opportunity to the committed youth or, upon request, to the committed youth's parent or guardian to present material which may be relevant to the committed youth's placement or continued placement in a treatment unit setting.