(405 ILCS 22/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Clinical psychologist" means a psychologist who is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and who: (i) has a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university, college, or professional school, and has 2 years of supervised experience in health services of which at least one year is postdoctoral and one year is in an organized health service program; or (ii) has a graduate degree in psychology from a regionally accredited university or college, and has not less than 6 years of experience as a psychologist with at least 2 years of supervised experience in health services.
"Clinical social worker" means a person who is licensed as a clinical social worker by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and who: (i) has a master's or doctoral degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work; and (ii) has at least 2 years of supervised post-master's clinical social work practice which shall include the provision of mental health services for the evaluation, treatment and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
"Community organization" means a not for profit organization which has been registered with this State for at least 5 years as a not for profit organization, which qualifies for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, which continuously maintains an office or business location within the territory of an Expanded Mental Health Services Program together with a current listed telephone number, or a majority of whose members reside within the territory of an Expanded Mental Health Services Program.
"Eligible person" means any person living within a described territory who suffers from, or is at risk of suffering from, a mental illness and such a person's immediate family (including a spouse, child, and parent). Each eligible person may receive described services within a territory, and those services shall be free of charge after the person has exhausted all available payment subsidies, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.
"Governing Commission" means the governing body of an Expanded Mental Health Services Program created under this Act.
"Mental illness" means a mental or emotional disorder that substantially impairs a person's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, judgment, behavior, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life, but does not include a developmental disability, dementia, or Alzheimer's disease absent psychosis, or an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.
"Mental health professionals" include clinical social workers, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists as defined by this Act.
"Program" means the Expanded Mental Health Services Program governed by a specific Governing Commission.
"Program guidelines" means those policies, rules, regulations, and bylaws established from time to time by the Governing Commission to explain, clarify, or modify the Program in order to fulfill its goals and objectives.
"Psychiatrist" means a physician who has successfully completed a residency program in psychiatry accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association.
"Severe mental illness" means the manifestation of all of the following characteristics: (i) a primary diagnosis of one of the major mental disorders in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders listed as follows: schizophrenia disorder; delusional disorder; schizo-affective disorder; bipolar affective disorder; atypical psychosis; major depression, recurrent; (ii) substantial impairment of functioning in at least 2 of the following areas: self-maintenance, social functioning, activities of community living, and work skills; and (iii) presence or expected presence of the disability for at least one year.
A determination of severe mental illness shall be based upon a comprehensive, documented assessment with an evaluation by a licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, and shall not be based solely on behaviors relating to environmental, cultural or economic differences.
"Territory" means a geographically contiguous area with a population of 75,000 to 250,000 based on the most recent decennial census.
"Treatment" means an effort to accomplish an improvement in the mental condition or related behavior of a recipient. "Treatment" includes, but is not limited to, examination, diagnosis, evaluation, care, training, psychotherapy, pharmaceuticals, outpatient services, and other services provided for recipients by mental health facilities.
(Source: P.A. 96-1548, eff. 1-1-12.)
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