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90_HB1008
210 ILCS 30/6.2 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.2
210 ILCS 30/6.3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.3
210 ILCS 30/6.4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.4
210 ILCS 30/6.5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.5
210 ILCS 30/6.6 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.6
210 ILCS 30/6.7 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.7
210 ILCS 30/6.8 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.8
Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Facility
Resident Reporting Act. Provides that the Office of the
Inspector General is a State agency, apart from the
Department of Human Services, or its predecessor, the
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
Provides for the transfer of personnel, property, and
unexpended appropriations to the Office of the Inspector
General. Sets forth savings provisions. Grants the Office
of the Inspector General access to Department records for the
purpose of investigating reports of abuse or neglect.
Deletes repeal provisions.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Abused and Neglected Long Term
2 Facility Resident Reporting Act by changing Sections 6.2,
3 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Abused and Neglected Long Term Care
7 Facility Residents Reporting Act is amended by changing
8 Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8 as follows:
9 (210 ILCS 30/6.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.2)
10 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2000)
11 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
12 Sec. 6.2. Inspector General.
13 (a) The Governor shall appoint, and the Senate shall
14 confirm, an Inspector General. The Inspector General shall
15 be appointed for a term of 4 years who shall function within
16 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
17 Disabilities and report to the Director. The Inspector
18 General shall investigate reports of suspected abuse or
19 neglect (as those terms are defined in Section 3 of this Act)
20 of patients or residents in any facility operated by the
21 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
22 and shall have authority to investigate and take immediate
23 action on reports of abuse or neglect of recipients, whether
24 patients or residents, in any facility or program that is
25 licensed or certified by the Department of Mental Health and
26 Developmental Disabilities or that is funded by the
27 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
28 and is not licensed or certified by any agency of the State.
29 At the specific, written request of an agency of the State
30 other than the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
31 Disabilities, the Inspector General may cooperate in
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1 investigating reports of abuse and neglect of persons with
2 mental illness or persons with developmental disabilities.
3 The Inspector General shall have no supervision over or
4 involvement in routine, programmatic, licensure, or
5 certification operations of the Department of Mental Health
6 and Developmental Disabilities or any of its funded agencies.
7 The Inspector General shall promulgate rules establishing
8 minimum requirements for initiating, conducting, and
9 completing investigations. The promulgated rules shall
10 clearly set forth that in instances where 2 or more State
11 agencies could investigate an allegation of abuse or neglect,
12 the Inspector General shall not conduct an investigation that
13 is redundant to an investigation conducted by another State
14 agency. The rules shall establish criteria for determining,
15 based upon the nature of the allegation, the appropriate
16 method of investigation, which may include, but need not be
17 limited to, site visits, telephone contacts, or requests for
18 written responses from agencies. The rules shall also
19 clarify how the Office of the Inspector General shall
20 interact with the licensing unit of the Department of Mental
21 Health and Developmental Disabilities in investigations of
22 allegations of abuse or neglect. Any allegations or
23 investigations of reports made pursuant to this Act shall
24 remain confidential until a final report is completed. Final
25 reports regarding unsubstantiated or unfounded allegations
26 shall remain confidential, except that final reports may be
27 disclosed pursuant to Section 6 of this Act.
28 (a-1) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of
29 1997, the Office of the Inspector General shall become a
30 State agency, apart from the Department of Mental Health and
31 Developmental Disabilities.
32 Personnel employed by the Department of Mental Health and
33 Developmental Disabilities to perform functions for the
34 Office of the Inspector General are transferred to the Office
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1 of the Inspector General on the effective date of this
2 amendatory Act of 1997.
3 The rights of State employees, the State, and its
4 agencies, under the Personnel Code, the Illinois Pension
5 Code, or any collective bargaining agreement are not affected
6 by this amendatory Act of 1997.
7 All documents, books, correspondence, and property (real
8 and personal) held by the Department of Mental Health and
9 Developmental Disabilities and all contracts and pending
10 business in the name of the Department of Mental Health and
11 Developmental Disabilities, which pertain to the rights,
12 powers, and duties of the Office of the Inspector General,
13 are transferred to the Office of the Inspector General on the
14 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
15 The expenditure authority of the Department of Mental
16 Health and Developmental Disabilities under appropriations
17 available for use in connection with the functions of the
18 Office of the Inspector General is transferred to the Office
19 of the Inspector General on the effective date of this
20 amendatory Act of 1997.
21 This amendatory Act of 1997 does not affect any act done,
22 ratified, or cancelled, any right occurring or established,
23 or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an
24 administrative, civil, or criminal cause before the effective
25 date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
26 All rules and regulations pertaining to the rights,
27 powers, and duties of the Office of the Inspector General
28 shall continue in force on the effective date of this
29 amendatory Act of 1997.
30 The Inspector General shall be appointed for a term of 4
31 years.
32 (b) The Inspector General shall within 24 hours after
33 receiving a report of suspected abuse or neglect determine
34 whether the evidence indicates that any possible criminal act
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1 has been committed. If he determines that a possible criminal
2 act has been committed, or that special expertise is required
3 in the investigation, he shall immediately notify the
4 Department of State Police. The Department of State Police
5 shall investigate any report indicating a possible murder,
6 rape, or other felony. All investigations conducted by the
7 Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner designed to
8 ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a
9 criminal prosecution.
10 (c) The Inspector General shall, within 10 calendar days
11 after the transmittal date of a completed investigation where
12 abuse or neglect is substantiated or administrative action is
13 recommended, provide a complete report on the case to the
14 Director of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and
15 to the agency in which the abuse or neglect is alleged to
16 have happened. There shall be an appeals process for any
17 person or agency that is subject to any action based on a
18 recommendation or recommendations.
19 (d) The Inspector General may recommend to the
20 Departments of Public Health and Mental Health and
21 Developmental Disabilities sanctions to be imposed against
22 facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Mental
23 Health and Developmental Disabilities for the protection of
24 residents, including appointment of on-site monitors or
25 receivers, transfer or relocation of residents, and closure
26 of units. The Inspector General may seek the assistance of
27 the Attorney General or any of the several State's attorneys
28 in imposing such sanctions.
29 (e) The Inspector General shall establish and conduct
30 periodic training programs for Department of Mental Health
31 and Developmental Disabilities employees concerning the
32 prevention and reporting of neglect and abuse.
33 (f) The Inspector General shall at all times be granted
34 access to any facility operated by the Department of Mental
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1 Health and Developmental Disabilities, shall establish and
2 conduct unannounced site visits to those facilities at least
3 once annually, and shall be granted access, for the purpose
4 of investigating a report of abuse or neglect, to the records
5 of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
6 Disabilities and to any facility or program funded by the
7 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
8 that is subject under the provisions of this Section to
9 investigation by the Inspector General for a report of abuse
10 or neglect.
11 (g) Nothing in this Section shall limit investigations
12 by the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
13 Disabilities that may otherwise be required by law or that
14 may be necessary in that Department's capacity as the central
15 administrative authority responsible for the operation of
16 State mental health and developmental disability facilities.
17 (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
19 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
20 Sec. 6.2. Inspector General.
21 (a) The Governor shall appoint, and the Senate shall
22 confirm, an Inspector General. The Inspector General shall
23 be appointed for a term of 4 years who shall function within
24 the Department of Human Services and report to the Secretary
25 of Human Services. The Inspector General shall investigate
26 reports of suspected abuse or neglect (as those terms are
27 defined in Section 3 of this Act) of patients or residents in
28 any mental health or developmental disabilities facility
29 operated by the Department of Human Services and shall have
30 authority to investigate and take immediate action on reports
31 of abuse or neglect of recipients, whether patients or
32 residents, in any mental health or developmental disabilities
33 facility or program that is licensed or certified by the
34 Department of Human Services (as successor to the Department
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1 of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) or that is
2 funded by the Department of Human Services (as successor to
3 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
4 Disabilities) and is not licensed or certified by any agency
5 of the State. At the specific, written request of an agency
6 of the State other than the Department of Human Services (as
7 successor to the Department of Mental Health and
8 Developmental Disabilities), the Inspector General may
9 cooperate in investigating reports of abuse and neglect of
10 persons with mental illness or persons with developmental
11 disabilities. The Inspector General shall have no
12 supervision over or involvement in routine, programmatic,
13 licensure, or certification operations of the Department of
14 Human Services or any of its funded agencies.
15 The Inspector General shall promulgate rules establishing
16 minimum requirements for initiating, conducting, and
17 completing investigations. The promulgated rules shall
18 clearly set forth that in instances where 2 or more State
19 agencies could investigate an allegation of abuse or neglect,
20 the Inspector General shall not conduct an investigation that
21 is redundant to an investigation conducted by another State
22 agency. The rules shall establish criteria for determining,
23 based upon the nature of the allegation, the appropriate
24 method of investigation, which may include, but need not be
25 limited to, site visits, telephone contacts, or requests for
26 written responses from agencies. The rules shall also
27 clarify how the Office of the Inspector General shall
28 interact with the licensing unit of the Department of Human
29 Services in investigations of allegations of abuse or
30 neglect. Any allegations or investigations of reports made
31 pursuant to this Act shall remain confidential until a final
32 report is completed. Final reports regarding unsubstantiated
33 or unfounded allegations shall remain confidential, except
34 that final reports may be disclosed pursuant to Section 6 of
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1 this Act.
2 (a-1) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3 1997, the Office of the Inspector General shall become a
4 State agency, apart from the Department of Human Services.
5 Personnel employed by the Department of Human Services to
6 perform functions for the Office of the Inspector General are
7 transferred to the Office of the Inspector General on the
8 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
9 The rights of State employees, the State, and its
10 agencies, under the Personnel Code, the Illinois Pension
11 Code, or any collective bargaining agreement are not affected
12 by this amendatory Act of 1997.
13 All documents, books, correspondence, and property (real
14 and personal) held by the Department of Human Services and
15 all contracts and pending business in the name of the
16 Department of Human Services or its predecessor, the
17 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
18 that pertain to the rights, powers, and duties of the Office
19 of the Inspector General are transferred to the Office of the
20 Inspector General on the effective date of this amendatory
21 Act of 1997.
22 The expenditure authority of the Department of Human
23 Services or its precedessor, the Department of Mental Health
24 and Developmental Disabilities, under appropriations
25 available for use in connection with the functions of the
26 Office of the Inspector General is transferred to the Office
27 of the Inspector General on the effective date of this
28 amendatory Act of 1997.
29 This amendatory Act of 1997 does not affect any act done,
30 ratified, or cancelled, any right occurring or established,
31 or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an
32 administrative, civil, or criminal cause before the effective
33 date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
34 All rules and regulations pertaining to the rights,
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1 powers, and duties of the Office of the Inspector General
2 shall continue in force on the effective date of this
3 amendatory Act of 1997.
4 The Inspector General shall be appointed for a term of 4
5 years.
6 (b) The Inspector General shall within 24 hours after
7 receiving a report of suspected abuse or neglect determine
8 whether the evidence indicates that any possible criminal act
9 has been committed. If he determines that a possible criminal
10 act has been committed, or that special expertise is required
11 in the investigation, he shall immediately notify the
12 Department of State Police. The Department of State Police
13 shall investigate any report indicating a possible murder,
14 rape, or other felony. All investigations conducted by the
15 Inspector General shall be conducted in a manner designed to
16 ensure the preservation of evidence for possible use in a
17 criminal prosecution.
18 (c) The Inspector General shall, within 10 calendar days
19 after the transmittal date of a completed investigation where
20 abuse or neglect is substantiated or administrative action is
21 recommended, provide a complete report on the case to the
22 Secretary of Human Services and to the agency in which the
23 abuse or neglect is alleged to have happened. There shall be
24 an appeals process for any person or agency that is subject
25 to any action based on a recommendation or recommendations.
26 (d) The Inspector General may recommend to the
27 Departments of Public Health and Human Services sanctions to
28 be imposed against mental health and developmental
29 disabilities facilities under the jurisdiction of the
30 Department of Human Services for the protection of residents,
31 including appointment of on-site monitors or receivers,
32 transfer or relocation of residents, and closure of units.
33 The Inspector General may seek the assistance of the Attorney
34 General or any of the several State's attorneys in imposing
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1 such sanctions.
2 (e) The Inspector General shall establish and conduct
3 periodic training programs for Department of Human Services
4 employees concerning the prevention and reporting of neglect
5 and abuse.
6 (f) The Inspector General shall at all times be granted
7 access to any mental health or developmental disabilities
8 facility operated by the Department of Human Services as
9 successor to the Department of Mental Health and
10 Developmental Disabilities, shall establish and conduct
11 unannounced site visits to those facilities at least once
12 annually, and shall be granted access, for the purpose of
13 investigating a report of abuse or neglect, to the records of
14 the Department of Human Services or its predecessor, the
15 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
16 relating to a mental health or developmental disabilities
17 facility and to any facility or program funded by the
18 Department of Human Services or its predecessor, the
19 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
20 that is subject under the provisions of this Section to
21 investigation by the Inspector General for a report of abuse
22 or neglect.
23 (g) Nothing in this Section shall limit investigations
24 by the Department of Human Services that may otherwise be
25 required by law or that may be necessary in that Department's
26 capacity as the central administrative authority responsible
27 for the operation of State mental health and developmental
28 disability facilities.
29 (h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
30 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
31 (210 ILCS 30/6.3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.3)
32 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2000)
33 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
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1 Sec. 6.3. Quality Care Board. There is created, within
2 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
3 Disabilities' Office of the Inspector General, a Quality Care
4 Board to be composed of 7 members appointed by the Governor
5 with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the
6 members shall be designated as chairman by the Governor. Of
7 the initial appointments made by the Governor, 4 Board
8 members shall each be appointed for a term of 4 years and 3
9 members shall each be appointed for a term of 2 years. Upon
10 the expiration of each member's term, a successor shall be
11 appointed for a term of 4 years. In the case of a vacancy in
12 the office of any member, the Governor shall appoint a
13 successor for the remainder of the unexpired term.
14 Members appointed by the Governor shall be qualified by
15 professional knowledge or experience in the area of law,
16 investigatory techniques, or in the area of care of the
17 mentally ill or developmentally disabled. Two members
18 appointed by the Governor shall be persons with a disability
19 or a parent of a person with a disability. Members shall
20 serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
21 expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
22 duties as members.
23 The Board shall meet quarterly, and may hold other
24 meetings on the call of the chairman. Four members shall
25 constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt rules and
26 regulations it deems necessary to govern its own procedures.
27 The terms of Board members in office on the effective
28 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 are not affected by this
29 amendatory Act of 1997.
30 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
32 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
33 Sec. 6.3. Quality Care Board. There is created, within
34 the Department of Human Services' Office of the Inspector
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1 General, a Quality Care Board to be composed of 7 members
2 appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the
3 Senate. One of the members shall be designated as chairman
4 by the Governor. Of the initial appointments made by the
5 Governor, 4 Board members shall each be appointed for a term
6 of 4 years and 3 members shall each be appointed for a term
7 of 2 years. Upon the expiration of each member's term, a
8 successor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. In the
9 case of a vacancy in the office of any member, the Governor
10 shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the unexpired
11 term.
12 Members appointed by the Governor shall be qualified by
13 professional knowledge or experience in the area of law,
14 investigatory techniques, or in the area of care of the
15 mentally ill or developmentally disabled. Two members
16 appointed by the Governor shall be persons with a disability
17 or a parent of a person with a disability. Members shall
18 serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
19 expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
20 duties as members.
21 The Board shall meet quarterly, and may hold other
22 meetings on the call of the chairman. Four members shall
23 constitute a quorum. The Board may adopt rules and
24 regulations it deems necessary to govern its own procedures.
25 The terms of Board members in office on the effective
26 date of this amendatory Act of 1997 are not affected by this
27 amendatory Act of 1997.
28 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
30 (210 ILCS 30/6.4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.4)
31 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed January 1,
32 2000.)
33 Sec. 6.4. Scope and function of the Quality Care Board.
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1 The Board shall monitor and oversee the operations, policies,
2 and procedures of the Inspector General to assure the prompt
3 and thorough investigation of allegations of neglect and
4 abuse. In fulfilling these responsibilities, the Board may
5 do the following:
6 (1) Provide independent, expert consultation to the
7 Inspector General on policies and protocols for
8 investigations of alleged neglect and abuse.
9 (2) Review existing regulations relating to the
10 operation of facilities under the control of the
11 Department of Human Services as successor to the
12 Department of Mental Health and Developmental
13 Disabilities.
14 (3) Advise the Inspector General as to the content
15 of training activities authorized under Section 6.2.
16 (4) Recommend policies concerning methods for
17 improving the intergovernmental relationships between the
18 office of the Inspector General and other State or
19 federal agencies.
20 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
22 (210 ILCS 30/6.5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.5)
23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2000)
24 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
25 Sec. 6.5. Investigators. Within 60 days after the
26 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992, The Inspector
27 General shall establish a comprehensive program to ensure
28 that every person employed or newly hired to conduct
29 investigations shall receive training on an on-going basis
30 concerning investigative techniques, communication skills,
31 and the appropriate means of contact with persons admitted or
32 committed to the facilities under the jurisdiction of the
33 Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
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1 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
3 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
4 Sec. 6.5. Investigators. Within 60 days after the
5 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1992, The Inspector
6 General shall establish a comprehensive program to ensure
7 that every person employed or newly hired to conduct
8 investigations shall receive training on an on-going basis
9 concerning investigative techniques, communication skills,
10 and the appropriate means of contact with persons admitted or
11 committed to the mental health or developmental disabilities
12 facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human
13 Services.
14 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
16 (210 ILCS 30/6.6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.6)
17 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed January 1,
18 2000.)
19 Sec. 6.6. Subpoenas; testimony; penalty. The Inspector
20 General shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and compel
21 the production of books and papers pertinent to an
22 investigation authorized by this Act, provided that the power
23 to subpoena or to compel the production of books and papers
24 shall not extend to the person or documents of a labor
25 organization or its representatives insofar as the person or
26 documents of a labor organization relate to the function of
27 representing an employee subject to investigation under this
28 Act. Mental health records of patients shall be confidential
29 as provided under the Mental Health and Developmental
30 Disabilities Confidentiality Act. Any person who fails to
31 appear in response to a subpoena or to answer any question or
32 produce any books or papers pertinent to an investigation
33 under this Act, except as otherwise provided in this Section,
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1 or who knowingly gives false testimony in relation to an
2 investigation under this Act is guilty of a Class A
3 misdemeanor.
4 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
5 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
6 (210 ILCS 30/6.7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.7)
7 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed January 1,
8 2000.)
9 Sec. 6.7. Annual report. The Inspector General shall
10 provide to the General Assembly and the Governor, no later
11 than January 1 of each year, a summary of reports and
12 investigations made under this Act for the prior fiscal year
13 with respect to residents of institutions under the
14 jurisdiction of the Department of Human Services as successor
15 to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
16 Disabilities. The report shall detail the imposition of
17 sanctions and the final disposition of those recommendations.
18 The summaries shall not contain any confidential or
19 identifying information concerning the subjects of the
20 reports and investigations. The report shall also include a
21 trend analysis of the number of reported allegations and
22 their disposition, for each facility and Department-wide, for
23 the most recent 3-year time period and a statement, for each
24 facility, of the staffing-to-patient ratios. The ratios
25 shall include only the number of direct care staff. The
26 report shall also include detailed recommended administrative
27 actions and matters for consideration by the General
28 Assembly.
29 This Section is repealed on July 1, 2000.
30 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
31 (210 ILCS 30/6.8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4166.8)
32 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2000)
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1 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
2 Sec. 6.8. Program audit. The Auditor General shall
3 conduct a biennial program audit of the office of the
4 Inspector General in relation to the Inspector General's
5 compliance with this Act. The audit shall specifically
6 include the Inspector General's effectiveness in
7 investigating reports of alleged neglect or abuse of
8 residents in any facility operated by the Department of
9 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and in making
10 recommendations for sanctions to the Departments of Mental
11 Health and Developmental Disabilities and Public Health. The
12 Auditor General shall conduct the program audit according to
13 the provisions of the Illinois State Auditing Act and shall
14 report its findings to the General Assembly no later than
15 January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
16 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
17 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95.)
18 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
19 Sec. 6.8. Program audit. The Auditor General shall
20 conduct a biennial program audit of the office of the
21 Inspector General in relation to the Inspector General's
22 compliance with this Act. The audit shall specifically
23 include the Inspector General's effectiveness in
24 investigating reports of alleged neglect or abuse of
25 residents in any facility operated by the Department of Human
26 Services as successor to the Department of Mental Health and
27 Developmental Disabilities and in making recommendations for
28 sanctions to the Departments of Human Services and Public
29 Health. The Auditor General shall conduct the program audit
30 according to the provisions of the Illinois State Auditing
31 Act and shall report its findings to the General Assembly no
32 later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
33 This Section is repealed on January 1, 2000.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-427, eff. 12-7-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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1 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
2 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
3 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
4 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
5 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
6 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
7 any other Public Act.