98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1331

 

Introduced 2/5/2013, by Sen. Kwame Raoul

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
730 ILCS 5/3-10-2  from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-2

    Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Director of Juvenile Justice may execute consent for medical or other health treatment on behalf of persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
5changing Section 3-10-2 as follows:
 
6    (730 ILCS 5/3-10-2)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-10-2)
7    Sec. 3-10-2. Examination of Persons Committed to the
8Department of Juvenile Justice.
9    (a) A person committed to the Department of Juvenile
10Justice shall be examined in regard to his medical,
11psychological, social, educational and vocational condition
12and history, including the use of alcohol and other drugs, the
13circumstances of his offense and any other information as the
14Department of Juvenile Justice may determine.
15    (a-5) Upon admission of a person committed to the
16Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile
17Justice must provide the person with appropriate information
18concerning HIV and AIDS in writing, verbally, or by video or
19other electronic means. The Department of Juvenile Justice
20shall develop the informational materials in consultation with
21the Department of Public Health. At the same time, the
22Department of Juvenile Justice also must offer the person the
23option of being tested, at no charge to the person, for

 

 

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1infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Pre-test
2information shall be provided to the committed person and
3informed consent obtained as required in subsection (d) of
4Section 3 and Section 5 of the AIDS Confidentiality Act. The
5Department of Juvenile Justice may conduct opt-out HIV testing
6as defined in Section 4 of the AIDS Confidentiality Act. If the
7Department conducts opt-out HIV testing, the Department shall
8place signs in English, Spanish and other languages as needed
9in multiple, highly visible locations in the area where HIV
10testing is conducted informing inmates that they will be tested
11for HIV unless they refuse, and refusal or acceptance of
12testing shall be documented in the inmate's medical record. The
13Department shall follow procedures established by the
14Department of Public Health to conduct HIV testing and testing
15to confirm positive HIV test results. All testing must be
16conducted by medical personnel, but pre-test and other
17information may be provided by committed persons who have
18received appropriate training. The Department, in conjunction
19with the Department of Public Health, shall develop a plan that
20complies with the AIDS Confidentiality Act to deliver
21confidentially all positive or negative HIV test results to
22inmates or former inmates. Nothing in this Section shall
23require the Department to offer HIV testing to an inmate who is
24known to be infected with HIV, or who has been tested for HIV
25within the previous 180 days and whose documented HIV test
26result is available to the Department electronically. The

 

 

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1testing provided under this subsection (a-5) shall consist of a
2test approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health to
3determine the presence of HIV infection, based upon
4recommendations of the United States Centers for Disease
5Control and Prevention. If the test result is positive, a
6reliable supplemental test based upon recommendations of the
7United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall
8be administered.
9    Also upon admission of a person committed to the Department
10of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Juvenile Justice must
11inform the person of the Department's obligation to provide the
12person with medical care. The Director of Juvenile Justice may
13execute consent for medical or other health treatment on behalf
14of persons committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.
15    (b) Based on its examination, the Department of Juvenile
16Justice may exercise the following powers in developing a
17treatment program of any person committed to the Department of
18Juvenile Justice:
19        (1) Require participation by him in vocational,
20    physical, educational and corrective training and
21    activities to return him to the community.
22        (2) Place him in any institution or facility of the
23    Department of Juvenile Justice.
24        (3) Order replacement or referral to the Parole and
25    Pardon Board as often as it deems desirable. The Department
26    of Juvenile Justice shall refer the person to the Parole

 

 

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1    and Pardon Board as required under Section 3-3-4.
2        (4) Enter into agreements with the Secretary of Human
3    Services and the Director of Children and Family Services,
4    with courts having probation officers, and with private
5    agencies or institutions for separate care or special
6    treatment of persons subject to the control of the
7    Department of Juvenile Justice.
8    (c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall make periodic
9reexamination of all persons under the control of the
10Department of Juvenile Justice to determine whether existing
11orders in individual cases should be modified or continued.
12This examination shall be made with respect to every person at
13least once annually.
14    (d) A record of the treatment decision including any
15modification thereof and the reason therefor, shall be part of
16the committed person's master record file.
17    (e) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall by certified
18mail, return receipt requested, notify the parent, guardian or
19nearest relative of any person committed to the Department of
20Juvenile Justice of his physical location and any change
21thereof.
22(Source: P.A. 97-244, eff. 8-4-11; 97-323, eff. 8-12-11;
2397-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.