20 ILCS 1710

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20 ILCS 1710/1710-1

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-1) Sec. 1710-1. Article short title. This Article 1710 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Human Services (Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities) Law. (Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-5 Definitions

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-5) Sec. 1710-5. Definitions. In this Law: "Department" means the Department of Human Services. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-10

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-10) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-10. Powers, generally. The Department has the powers described in Sections 1710-15, 1710-20, 1710-25, and 1710-100. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-15 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-15) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-15. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. The Department has the power to exercise the powers and duties set forth in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-20 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-20) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-20. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. (a) The Department has the power to administer the provisions of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code that pertain to the responsibilities of the Department. (b) The Department has the power to initiate injunction proceedings wherever it appears to the Secretary that any person, group of persons, or corporation is engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices that constitute or will constitute a violation of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or any rule or regulation prescribed under authority of that Code. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, through the Attorney General, file a complaint and apply for an injunction, and upon a proper showing, any circuit court may issue a permanent or preliminary injunction or a temporary restraining order without bond to enforce that Code, rule, or regulation in addition to the penalties and other remedies provided in that Code, rule, or regulation. Either party may appeal as in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-25 Escaped Inmate Damages Act

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-25) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-25. Escaped Inmate Damages Act. The Department has the power to exercise the powers and fulfill the duties assigned the Department by the Escaped Inmate Damages Act. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-30

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-30) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53a) Sec. 1710-30. Specialized living centers. The Department shall exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties as prescribed in the Specialized Living Centers Act. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-50

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-50) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-50. Security force. The Department has the power to appoint, subject to the Personnel Code, members of a security force who shall be authorized to transport recipients between Department facilities or other locations, search for and attempt to locate and transport missing recipients, enforce Section 47 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, and perform other required duties. The director of a mental health or developmental disability facility shall have authority to direct security forces. This authorization shall remain in effect even if security forces are transporting recipients across county or State boundaries. Security forces performing their duties shall be indemnified as provided under the State Employee Indemnification Act. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-75

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-75) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53 in part) Sec. 1710-75. Criminal history record information. Whenever the Department is authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the Illinois State Police Law, the Illinois State Police is authorized to furnish, pursuant to positive identification, the information contained in State files that is necessary to fulfill the request. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-100 Grants to Special Olympics Illinois

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-100) (was 20 ILCS 1710/53d) Sec. 1710-100. Grants to Special Olympics Illinois. The Department shall make grants to Special Olympics Illinois for area and statewide athletic competitions from appropriations to the Department from the Special Olympics Illinois Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. (Source: P.A. 95-523, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)

20 ILCS 1710/1710-125

(20 ILCS 1710/1710-125) Sec. 1710-125. Re-entry services program. The Department of Human Services shall establish a re-entry services program to assist persons wrongfully imprisoned, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, in obtaining mental health services, including services for post-traumatic stress, at an agreed-upon mental health facility at no charge. The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules, no later than July 1, 2011, establishing the eligibility of wrongfully imprisoned persons for the Department's re-entry services program. (Source: P.A. 96-1550, eff. 7-1-11.)

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