Section 299.310  Treatment

a)         A resident shall be provided with adequate and humane care and treatment services pursuant to an ITP, which shall be formulated and periodically reviewed by the treatment team with the participation of the resident to the extent feasible and, when appropriate, the resident's guardian.  A licensed sex-offender treatment provider shall be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the plan.

b)         Although all treatment offerings require informed consent, residents are encouraged to attend scheduled individual and group therapy sessions, objective sexual assessment appointments, and other programming as set forth in the ITP.

c)         If the ITP includes the administration of medication, a medical professional may advise the resident, in writing, of the side effects of the medication to the extent the advice is consistent with the nature and frequency of the side effects and the resident's ability to understand the information communicated.

d)         Care and treatment shall include the regular use of sign language for any hearing-impaired resident for whom sign language is a primary mode of communication and an interpreter for residents who do not understand English.

e)         If the resident refuses to consent to treatment, withdraws from treatment, or demonstrates disinterest in treatment or a lack of progress in treatment, the treatment team may revise the ITP as necessary to encourage and improve the resident's participation in treatment.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 8246, effective April 28, 2020)