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(20 ILCS 1705/2) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-2)
Sec. 2. Definitions; administrative subdivisions.
(a) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Department" means the Department of Human Services, successor to the former
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
"Developmental disability" means "developmental disability" as defined in Section 1-106 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Intellectual disability" means the "intellectual disability" as defined in Section 1-116 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services.
(b) Unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) References in this Act to the programs or |
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(2) References in this Act to the Department's
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| service providers or service recipients shall be construed to refer only to providers or recipients of services that pertain to the Department's mental health and developmental disabilities functions.
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(3) References in this Act to employees of the
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| Department shall be construed to refer only to employees whose duties pertain to the Department's mental health and developmental disabilities functions.
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(c) The Secretary shall establish such subdivisions
of the Department as shall
be desirable and shall assign to the various subdivisions the responsibilities
and duties placed upon the Department by the Laws of the State of Illinois.
(d) There is established a coordinator of services to
deaf and hearing impaired persons with mental disabilities. In hiring this
coordinator, every consideration shall be given to qualified deaf or hearing
impaired individuals.
(e) Whenever the administrative director of the subdivision for mental
health
services is not a board-certified psychiatrist, the
Secretary shall appoint a Chief for Clinical Services who shall be a
board-certified psychiatrist with both clinical and administrative
experience. The Chief for Clinical Services shall be responsible for all
clinical and medical decisions for mental health services.
(Source: P.A. 102-972, eff. 1-1-23.)
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