(745 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 70, par. 653)
Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
(a) (Blank).
(b) (Blank).
(c) "Intervention" means the technique of helping an alcoholic or drug
addict realize and admit the reality of his or her condition by confronting
or preparing to confront him or her with specific instances of misconduct
or abnormal behavior caused by alcohol or drug use, as recited to the
subject by fact reporters such as: family members, friends, co-workers,
employers or other concerned individuals who have first-hand knowledge of
such incidents, whether or not they are acting under the
guidance of a trained intervenor. "Intervention" also includes steps taken
to get treatment for the subject of an intervention or his or her family
members.
(d) A "trained intervenor" is someone who coordinates an intervention
and is: (1) a school counselor, school social worker, or other professional
certificated by a
professional association whose members are licensed by the Department of
Registration and Education; (2) a hospital providing substance abuse
treatment that is accredited by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals or by an alcohol or drug treatment program
licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health or by a substance use disorder treatment program licensed by the Department of
Human Services; (3) a professional
employee working in
an Employee Assistance Program or Student Assistance Program operated by a
private employer or governmental body; or (4) a member of a professional
association that has established an assistance program designed to
intervene in the alcohol and drug-related problems of its members and is
designated to act on behalf of the association's program.
(e) "Fact reporter" or "reporter" means any identified person or
organization who participates in an intervention and communicates first-hand
knowledge of incidents or behavior that give rise to a reasonable belief
that the reported individual suffers from alcohol or drug addiction.
(f) "Controlled substance" means a drug, substance, or its immediate
precursor listed in the Schedules of Article II of the Illinois Controlled
Substances Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
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