Full Text of HB1538 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose.
Through the use of innovative | 7 | | strategies, Mental Health First Aid training shall be | 8 | | implemented throughout the State. Mental Health First Aid | 9 | | training is designed to train individuals to assist someone who | 10 | | is developing a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 11 | | substance abuse disorder, or who is experiencing a mental | 12 | | health or substance abuse crisis and it can be reasonably | 13 | | assumed that a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 14 | | substance abuse disorder is a contributing or precipitating | 15 | | factor.
| 16 | | Section 10. Definitions.
| 17 | | "Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program" means | 18 | | the Mental Health First Aid training program administered by | 19 | | the Department of Human Services. | 20 | | "Certified trainers" means individuals who obtain | 21 | | certification in Mental Health First Aid training by | 22 | | successfully completing (i) the Instructor Training Program |
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| 1 | | offered by the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training | 2 | | program or (ii) the Instructor Training Program offered by the | 3 | | National Authorities of Mental Health First Aid.
| 4 | | Section 15. Illinois Mental Health First Aid training | 5 | | program.
The Department of Human Services shall administer the | 6 | | Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program so that | 7 | | certified trainers can provide Illinois residents, | 8 | | professionals, and members of the public with training on how | 9 | | to identify and assist someone who is believed to be developing | 10 | | or has developed a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 11 | | substance abuse disorder or who is believed to be experiencing | 12 | | a mental health or substance abuse crisis. | 13 | | Section 20. Mental health first aid training grants.
| 14 | | Subject to appropriations made to the Department of Human | 15 | | Services and other State agencies, the Department of Human | 16 | | Services and other State agencies shall support training grants | 17 | | for Illinois Mental Health First Aid training. These training | 18 | | grants may support hardship subsidies for Illinois Mental | 19 | | Health First Aid training fees.
| 20 | | Section 25. Objectives of the training program. The | 21 | | Illinois Mental Health First Aid training program shall be | 22 | | designed to train individuals to accomplish the following | 23 | | objectives as deemed appropriate for the individuals to be |
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| 1 | | trained, taking into consideration the individual's age: | 2 | | (1) Build mental health, alcohol abuse, and substance | 3 | | abuse literacy designed to help the public identify, | 4 | | understand, and respond to the signs of mental illness, | 5 | | alcohol abuse, and substance abuse. | 6 | | (2) Assist someone who is believed to be developing or | 7 | | has developed a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 8 | | substance abuse disorder or who is believed to be | 9 | | experiencing a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 10 | | substance abuse crisis. Such assistance shall include the | 11 | | following: | 12 | | (A) Knowing how to recognize the symptoms of a | 13 | | mental health disorder or an alcohol or substance abuse | 14 | | disorder. | 15 | | (B) Knowing how to provide initial help. | 16 | | (C) Knowing how to guide individuals requiring | 17 | | assistance toward appropriate professional help, | 18 | | including help for individuals who may be in crisis. | 19 | | (D) Knowing how to provide comfort to the person | 20 | | experiencing a mental health disorder or an alcohol or | 21 | | substance abuse disorder. | 22 | | (E) Knowing how to prevent a mental health disorder | 23 | | or an alcohol or substance abuse disorder from | 24 | | deteriorating into a more serious condition which may | 25 | | lead to more costly interventions and treatments. | 26 | | (F) Knowing how to promote healing, recovery, and |
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| 1 | | good mental health. | 2 | | Section 30. Distribution of training grants.
When awarding | 3 | | training grants under this Act, the Department or other | 4 | | appropriate State agency shall distribute training grants | 5 | | equitably among the geographical regions of the State paying | 6 | | particular attention to the training needs of rural areas and | 7 | | areas with underserved populations or professional shortages. | 8 | | Section 35. Evaluation. The Department of Human Services, | 9 | | as the Illinois Mental Health First Aid training authority, | 10 | | shall ensure that evaluative criteria are established which | 11 | | measure the distribution of the training grants and the | 12 | | fidelity of the training processes to the objective of building | 13 | | mental health, alcohol abuse, and substance abuse literacy | 14 | | designed to help the public identify, understand, and respond | 15 | | to the signs of mental illness, alcohol abuse, and substance | 16 | | abuse. | 17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 18 | | becoming law.
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