(225 ILCS 10/2.35)

Sec. 2.35. Qualified residential treatment program. "Qualified residential treatment program" means a program that:

(1) has a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as appropriate, of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders or disturbances and, with respect to a child, is able to implement the treatment identified for the child by the assessment of the child required under 42 U.S.C. 675a(c);

(2) whether by acquisition of direct employment or otherwise, has registered or licensed nursing staff and other licensed clinical staff who:

(A) provide care within the scope of their practice as defined by law;

(B) are located on-site; and

(C) are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;

(3) to the extent appropriate, and in accordance with the child's best interests, facilitates participation of family members in the child's treatment program;

(4) facilitates outreach to the family members of the child, including siblings, documents how the outreach is made, including contact information, and maintains contact information for any known biological family and fictive kin of the child;

(5) documents how family members are integrated into the treatment process for the child, including post-discharge, and how sibling connections are maintained;

(6) provides discharge planning and family-based aftercare support for at least 6 months post-discharge; and

(7) is licensed in accordance with this Act and is accredited by any of the following independent, not-for-profit organizations:

(A) the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities;

(B) the Joint Commission;

(C) the Council on Accreditation; or

(D) any other independent, not-for-profit accrediting organization approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as described in 42 U.S.C. 672 (k)(4).

(Source: P.A. 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)