HB3071 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3071

Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

405 ILCS 20/1

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 301

Amends the Community Mental Health Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Community Mental Health Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:

(405 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 301)

Sec. 1. As used in this Act:

"Direct recipient services" means only those services required to carry out a completed individualized treatment plan that that is is signed by a service recipient or legal guardian. Crisis assessment and stabilization services are excluded, although these services may be anticipated in a treatment plan.

"Governmental unit" means any county, city, village, incorporated town, or township.

"Person with a developmental disability" means any person or persons so diagnosed and as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Community mental health boards operating under this Act may in their jurisdiction, by a majority vote, add to the definition of "person with a developmental disability".

"Mental illness" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Community mental health boards operating under this Act may in their jurisdiction, by a majority vote, add to the definition of "mental illness".

"Substance use disorder" encompasses substance abuse, dependence, and addiction, not inconsistent with federal or State definitions.

(Source: P.A. 95-336, eff. 8-21-07.)