Full Text of HB7027 093rd General Assembly
HB7027 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004 HB7027
Introduced 02/09/04, by Sandra M. Pihos - Sidney H. Mathias - Patricia R. Bellock - Patricia Reid Lindner, Jim Sacia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services must implement a statewide program for suicide prevention. Sets forth the duties of the program. Requires the Department, no later than January 1, 2005, to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the status of the program. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning suicide prevention.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Human Services Act is amended | 5 |
| by adding Section 10-50 as follows: | 6 |
| (20 ILCS 1305/10-50 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 10-50. Suicide prevention program. | 8 |
| (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department must | 9 |
| establish and implement a statewide program for suicide | 10 |
| prevention, the purpose of which is to: | 11 |
| (1) create public awareness for issues relating to | 12 |
| suicide prevention; | 13 |
| (2) build community networks concerning suicide | 14 |
| prevention; and | 15 |
| (3) carry out training programs for suicide prevention | 16 |
| for law enforcement personnel, providers of health care, | 17 |
| school employees, and other persons who have contact with | 18 |
| individuals at risk of suicide. | 19 |
| (b) The Secretary must employ a coordinator of the program, | 20 |
| who must possess a background in the area of suicide | 21 |
| prevention. The Department shall establish further | 22 |
| qualifications for this position by rule.
The coordinator must, | 23 |
| without limitation, oversee the program's performance of all of | 24 |
| the following duties: | 25 |
| (1) Providing educational activities to the general | 26 |
| public relating to suicide prevention. | 27 |
| (2) Providing training to persons who, as part of their | 28 |
| usual routine, have fact-to-face contact with persons who | 29 |
| may be at risk of suicide, including training to recognize | 30 |
| persons at risk of suicide and providing information on how | 31 |
| to refer those persons for treatment or service supports. | 32 |
| (3) Developing and carrying out, in each county, public |
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| awareness and media campaigns targeting groups of persons | 2 |
| who are at risk of suicide. | 3 |
| (4) Enhancing crisis services relating to suicide | 4 |
| prevention. | 5 |
| (5) Linking persons trained in the assessment of and | 6 |
| intervention in suicide with schools, public community | 7 |
| centers, nursing homes, and other facilities serving | 8 |
| persons most at risk of suicide. | 9 |
| (6) Coordinating the establishment of local advisory | 10 |
| groups in each county to support the efforts of the | 11 |
| statewide program. | 12 |
| (7) Working with groups advocating suicide prevention, | 13 |
| such as community coalitions, managers of existing crisis | 14 |
| hotlines that are nationally accredited or certified, and | 15 |
| mental health providers to address the barriers | 16 |
| interfering with providing services to groups of persons | 17 |
| who are at risk of suicide. | 18 |
| (8) Developing and maintaining an Internet or network | 19 |
| site with links to appropriate resource documents, suicide | 20 |
| hotlines that are nationally accredited or certified, | 21 |
| licensed professional personnel, state and local mental | 22 |
| health agencies, and appropriate national organizations. | 23 |
| (9) Reviewing current research on data collection for | 24 |
| factors related to suicide and developing recommendations | 25 |
| for improved systems of surveillance and uniform | 26 |
| collection of data. | 27 |
| (10) Developing and submitting proposals for funding | 28 |
| from federal agencies and nongovernmental organizations. | 29 |
| (c) No later than January 1, 2005, the Department must | 30 |
| submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly | 31 |
| concerning the status of the program.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 33 |
| becoming law.
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