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TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES
CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUBCHAPTER b: PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PART 325 ADMINISTRATION OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS TO CHILDREN FOR WHOM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE SECTION 325.70 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 325.70 Miscellaneous Provisions
a) The Psychotropic Medication Approval form specified in Section 325.50(a) shall be attached as an exhibit to the Client Service Plan form for each psychotropic medication which is being administered.
b) When a child has a neurological or psychiatric condition for which the administration of psychotropic medications is likely, the Department shall request from the Juvenile Court the power to consent to major medical care including specifically the administration of psychotropic medication.
c) Minors who have been declared emancipated for the purposes of consent to medical treatment by any court shall have the qualified right to refuse psychotropic medication as provided for adults in Sections 2-107 and 2-107.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5/2-107 and 2-107.1] but subject to Section 325.30(c).
d) Children for whom the Department is legally responsible who have reached the age of 18 shall have the qualified right to refuse psychotropic medication as provided for adults in Sections 2-107 and 2-107.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code [405 ILCS 5/2-107 and 2-107.1] but subject to Section 325.30(c). |