Article 5. Creation Of Department  



 
    (20 ILCS 301/Art. 5 heading)
ARTICLE 5. CREATION OF DEPARTMENT

    (20 ILCS 301/5-5)
    Sec. 5-5. Successor department; home rule.
    (a) The Department of Human Services, as successor to the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, shall assume the various rights, powers, duties, and functions provided for in this Act.
    (b) It is declared to be the public policy of this State, pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, that the powers and functions set forth in this Act and expressly delegated to the Department are exclusive State powers and functions. Nothing herein prohibits the exercise of any power or the performance of any function, including the power to regulate, for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and welfare, by any unit of local government, other than the powers and functions set forth in this Act and expressly delegated to the Department to be exclusive State powers and functions.
    (c) The Department shall, through accountable and efficient leadership, example and commitment to excellence, strive to reduce the incidence and consequences of the abuse of alcohol and other drugs by:
        (1) fostering public understanding of alcoholism and

    
addiction as illnesses which affect individuals, co-dependents, families and communities.
        (2) promoting healthy lifestyles.
        (3) promoting understanding and support for sound
    
public policies.
        (4) ensuring quality prevention, intervention and
    
treatment programs and services which are accessible and responsive to the diverse needs of individuals, families and communities.
(Source: P.A. 88-80; 89-202, eff. 7-21-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (20 ILCS 301/5-10)
    Sec. 5-10. Functions of the Department.
    (a) In addition to the powers, duties and functions vested in the Department by this Act, or by other laws of this State, the Department shall carry out the following activities:
        (1) Design, coordinate and fund a comprehensive and

    
coordinated community-based and culturally and gender-appropriate array of services throughout the State for the prevention, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and other drug abuse and dependency that is accessible and addresses the needs of at-risk or addicted individuals and their families.
        (2) Act as the exclusive State agency to accept,
    
receive and expend, pursuant to appropriation, any public or private monies, grants or services, including those received from the federal government or from other State agencies, for the purpose of providing an array of services for the prevention, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholism or other drug abuse or dependency. Monies received by the Department shall be deposited into appropriate funds as may be created by State law or administrative action.
        (3) Coordinate a statewide strategy among State
    
agencies for the prevention, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and other drug abuse and dependency. This strategy shall include the development of an annual comprehensive State plan for the provision of an array of services for education, prevention, intervention, treatment, relapse prevention and other services and activities to alleviate alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency. The plan shall be based on local community-based needs and upon data including, but not limited to, that which defines the prevalence of and costs associated with the abuse of and dependency upon alcohol and other drugs. This comprehensive State plan shall include identification of problems, needs, priorities, services and other pertinent information, including the needs of minorities and other specific populations in the State, and shall describe how the identified problems and needs will be addressed. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "minorities and other specific populations" may include, but shall not be limited to, groups such as women, children, intravenous drug users, persons with AIDS or who are HIV infected, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, the elderly, persons in the criminal justice system, persons who are clients of services provided by other State agencies, persons with disabilities and such other specific populations as the Department may from time to time identify. In developing the plan, the Department shall seek input from providers, parent groups, associations and interested citizens.
        Beginning with State fiscal year 1996, the annual
    
comprehensive State plan developed under this Section shall include an explanation of the rationale to be used in ensuring that funding shall be based upon local community needs, including, but not limited to, the incidence and prevalence of, and costs associated with, the abuse of and dependency upon alcohol and other drugs, as well as upon demonstrated program performance.
        The annual comprehensive State plan developed under
    
this Section shall contain a report detailing the activities of and progress made by the programs for the care and treatment of addicted pregnant women, addicted mothers and their children established under subsection (j) of Section 35-5 of this Act.
        Each State agency which provides or funds alcohol or
    
drug prevention, intervention and treatment services shall annually prepare an agency plan for providing such services, and these shall be used by the Department in preparing the annual comprehensive statewide plan. Each agency's annual plan for alcohol and drug abuse services shall contain a report on the activities and progress of such services in the prior year. The Department may provide technical assistance to other State agencies, as required, in the development of their agency plans.
        (4) Lead, foster and develop cooperation,
    
coordination and agreements among federal and State governmental agencies and local providers that provide assistance, services, funding or other functions, peripheral or direct, in the prevention, intervention, treatment or rehabilitation of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency. This shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
            (A) Cooperate with and assist the Department of
        
Corrections and the Department on Aging in establishing and conducting programs relating to alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency among those populations which they respectively serve.
            (B) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
        
Department of Public Health in the establishment, funding and support of programs and services for the promotion of maternal and child health and the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, including but not limited to HIV infection, especially with respect to those persons who may abuse drugs by intravenous injection, or may have been sexual partners of drug abusers, or may have abused substances so that their immune systems are impaired, causing them to be at high risk.
            (C) Supply to the Department of Public Health and
        
prenatal care providers a list of all alcohol and other drug abuse service providers for addicted pregnant women in this State.
            (D) Assist in the placement of child abuse or
        
neglect perpetrators (identified by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services) who have been determined to be in need of alcohol or other drug abuse services pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
            (E) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
        
Department of Children and Family Services in carrying out its mandates to:
                (i) identify alcohol and other drug abuse
            
issues among its clients and their families; and
                (ii) develop programs and services to deal
            
with such problems.
        These programs and services may include, but shall
        
not be limited to, programs to prevent the abuse of alcohol or other drugs by DCFS clients and their families, rehabilitation services, identifying child care needs within the array of alcohol and other drug abuse services, and assistance with other issues as required.
            (F) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
        
Criminal Justice Information Authority with respect to statistical and other information concerning drug abuse incidence and prevalence.
            (G) Cooperate with and assist the State
        
Superintendent of Education, boards of education, schools, police departments, the Illinois Department of State Police, courts and other public and private agencies and individuals in establishing prevention programs statewide and preparing curriculum materials for use at all levels of education. An agreement shall be entered into with the State Superintendent of Education to assist in the establishment of such programs.
            (H) Cooperate with and assist the Illinois
        
Department of Healthcare and Family Services in the development and provision of services offered to recipients of public assistance for the treatment and prevention of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
            (I) Provide training recommendations to other
        
State agencies funding alcohol or other drug abuse prevention, intervention, treatment or rehabilitation services.
        (5) From monies appropriated to the Department from
    
the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund, make grants to reimburse DUI evaluation and remedial education programs licensed by the Department for the costs of providing indigent persons with free or reduced-cost services relating to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
        (6) Promulgate regulations to provide appropriate
    
standards for publicly and privately funded programs as well as for levels of payment to government funded programs which provide an array of services for prevention, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation for alcoholism and other drug abuse or dependency.
        (7) In consultation with local service providers,
    
specify a uniform statistical methodology for use by agencies, organizations, individuals and the Department for collection and dissemination of statistical information regarding services related to alcoholism and other drug use and abuse. This shall include prevention services delivered, the number of persons treated, frequency of admission and readmission, and duration of treatment.
        (8) Receive data and assistance from federal, State
    
and local governmental agencies, and obtain copies of identification and arrest data from all federal, State and local law enforcement agencies for use in carrying out the purposes and functions of the Department.
        (9) Designate and license providers to conduct
    
screening, assessment, referral and tracking of clients identified by the criminal justice system as having indications of alcoholism or other drug abuse or dependency and being eligible to make an election for treatment under Section 40-5 of this Act, and assist in the placement of individuals who are under court order to participate in treatment.
        (10) Designate medical examination and other programs
    
for determining alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency.
        (11) Encourage service providers who receive
    
financial assistance in any form from the State to assess and collect fees for services rendered.
        (12) Make grants with funds appropriated from the
    
Drug Treatment Fund in accordance with Section 7 of the Controlled Substance and Cannabis Nuisance Act, or in accordance with Section 80 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or in accordance with subsections (h) and (i) of Section 411.2 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
        (13) Encourage all health and disability insurance
    
programs to include alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency as a covered illness.
        (14) Make such agreements, grants-in-aid and
    
purchase-care arrangements with any other department, authority or commission of this State, or any other state or the federal government or with any public or private agency, including the disbursement of funds and furnishing of staff, to effectuate the purposes of this Act.
        (15) Conduct a public information campaign to inform
    
the State's Hispanic residents regarding the prevention and treatment of alcoholism.
    (b) In addition to the powers, duties and functions vested in it by this Act, or by other laws of this State, the Department may undertake, but shall not be limited to, the following activities:
        (1) Require all programs funded by the Department to
    
include an education component to inform participants regarding the causes and means of transmission and methods of reducing the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection, and to include funding for such education component in its support of the program.
        (2) Review all State agency applications for federal
    
funds which include provisions relating to the prevention, early intervention and treatment of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency in order to ensure consistency with the comprehensive statewide plan developed pursuant to this Act.
        (3) Prepare, publish, evaluate, disseminate and serve
    
as a central repository for educational materials dealing with the nature and effects of alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency. Such materials may deal with the educational needs of the citizens of Illinois, and may include at least pamphlets which describe the causes and effects of fetal alcohol syndrome, which the Department may distribute free of charge to each county clerk in sufficient quantities that the county clerk may provide a pamphlet to the recipients of all marriage licenses issued in the county.
        (4) Develop and coordinate, with regional and local
    
agencies, education and training programs for persons engaged in providing the array of services for persons having alcoholism or other drug abuse and dependency problems, which programs may include specific HIV education and training for program personnel.
        (5) Cooperate with and assist in the development of
    
education, prevention and treatment programs for employees of State and local governments and businesses in the State.
        (6) Utilize the support and assistance of interested
    
persons in the community, including recovering addicts and alcoholics, to assist individuals and communities in understanding the dynamics of addiction, and to encourage individuals with alcohol or other drug abuse or dependency problems to voluntarily undergo treatment.
        (7) Promote, conduct, assist or sponsor basic
    
clinical, epidemiological and statistical research into alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency, and research into the prevention of those problems either solely or in conjunction with any public or private agency.
        (8) Cooperate with public and private agencies,
    
organizations and individuals in the development of programs, and to provide technical assistance and consultation services for this purpose.
        (9) Publish or provide for the publishing of a manual
    
to assist medical and social service providers in identifying alcoholism and other drug abuse and dependency and coordinating the multidisciplinary delivery of services to addicted pregnant women, addicted mothers and their children. The manual may be used only to provide information and may not be used by the Department to establish practice standards. The Department may not require recipients to use specific providers nor may they require providers to refer recipients to specific providers. The manual may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
            (A) Information concerning risk assessments of
        
women seeking prenatal, natal, and postnatal medical care.
            (B) Information concerning risk assessments of
        
infants who may be substance-affected.
            (C) Protocols that have been adopted by the
        
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for the reporting and investigation of allegations of child abuse or neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
            (D) Summary of procedures utilized in juvenile
        
court in cases of children alleged or found to be abused or neglected as a result of being born to addicted women.
            (E) Information concerning referral of addicted
        
pregnant women, addicted mothers and their children by medical, social service, and substance abuse treatment providers, by the Departments of Children and Family Services, Public Aid, Public Health, and Human Services.
            (F) Effects of substance abuse on infants and
        
guidelines on the symptoms, care, and comfort of drug-withdrawing infants.
            (G) Responsibilities of the Illinois Department
        
of Public Health to maintain statistics on the number of children in Illinois addicted at birth.
        (10) To the extent permitted by federal law or
    
regulation, establish and maintain a clearinghouse and central repository for the development and maintenance of a centralized data collection and dissemination system and a management information system for all alcoholism and other drug abuse prevention, early intervention and treatment services.
        (11) Fund, promote or assist programs, services,
    
demonstrations or research dealing with addictive or habituating behaviors detrimental to the health of Illinois citizens.
        (12) With monies appropriated from the Group Home
    
Loan Revolving Fund, make loans, directly or through subcontract, to assist in underwriting the costs of housing in which individuals recovering from alcohol or other drug abuse or dependency may reside in groups of not less than 6 persons, pursuant to Section 50-40 of this Act.
        (13) Promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
    
for the administration of grants or to otherwise carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this Act.
        (14) Fund programs to help parents be effective in
    
preventing substance abuse by building an awareness of drugs and alcohol and the family's role in preventing abuse through adjusting expectations, developing new skills, and setting positive family goals. The programs shall include, but not be limited to, the following subjects: healthy family communication; establishing rules and limits; how to reduce family conflict; how to build self-esteem, competency, and responsibility in children; how to improve motivation and achievement; effective discipline; problem solving techniques; and how to talk about drugs and alcohol. The programs shall be open to all parents.
(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

    (20 ILCS 301/5-15)
    Sec. 5-15. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 88-80. Repealed by internal repealer, eff. 7-1-95.)

    (20 ILCS 301/5-20)
    Sec. 5-20. Compulsive gambling program.
    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish a program for public education, research, and training regarding problem and compulsive gambling and the treatment and prevention of problem and compulsive gambling. Subject to specific appropriation for these stated purposes, the program must include all of the following:
        (1) Establishment and maintenance of a toll-free

    
"800" telephone number to provide crisis counseling and referral services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling.
        (2) Promotion of public awareness regarding the
    
recognition and prevention of problem and compulsive gambling.
        (3) Facilitation, through in-service training and
    
other means, of the availability of effective assistance programs for problem and compulsive gamblers.
        (4) Conducting studies to identify adults and
    
juveniles in this State who are, or who are at risk of becoming, problem or compulsive gamblers.
    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall either establish and maintain the program or contract with a private or public entity for the establishment and maintenance of the program. Subject to appropriation, either the Department or the private or public entity shall implement the toll-free telephone number, promote public awareness, and conduct in-service training concerning problem and compulsive gambling.
    (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall produce and supply the signs specified in Section 10.7 of the Illinois Lottery Law, Section 34.1 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975, Section 4.3 of the Bingo License and Tax Act, Section 8.1 of the Charitable Games Act, and Section 13.1 of the Riverboat Gambling Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-374, eff. 1-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)

    (20 ILCS 301/5-23)
    Sec. 5-23. Drug Overdose Prevention Program.
    (a) Reports of drug overdose.
        (1) The Director of the Division of Alcoholism and

    
Substance Abuse may publish annually a report on drug overdose trends statewide that reviews State death rates from available data to ascertain changes in the causes or rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose for the preceding period of not less than 5 years. The report shall also provide information on interventions that would be effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose.
        (2) The report may include:
            (A) Trends in drug overdose death rates.
            (B) Trends in emergency room utilization related
        
to drug overdose and the cost impact of emergency room utilization.
            (C) Trends in utilization of pre-hospital and
        
emergency services and the cost impact of emergency services utilization.
            (D) Suggested improvements in data collection.
            (E) A description of other interventions
        
effective in reducing the rate of fatal or nonfatal drug overdose.
    (b) Programs; drug overdose prevention.
        (1) The Director may establish a program to provide
    
for the production and publication, in electronic and other formats, of drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response literature. The Director may develop and disseminate curricula for use by professionals, organizations, individuals, or committees interested in the prevention of fatal and nonfatal drug overdose, including, but not limited to, drug users, jail and prison personnel, jail and prison inmates, drug treatment professionals, emergency medical personnel, hospital staff, families and associates of drug users, peace officers, firefighters, public safety officers, needle exchange program staff, and other persons. In addition to information regarding drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response, literature produced by the Department shall stress that drug use remains illegal and highly dangerous and that complete abstinence from illegal drug use is the healthiest choice. The literature shall provide information and resources for substance abuse treatment.
        The Director may establish or authorize programs for
    
prescribing, dispensing, or distributing naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug overdose. Such programs may include the prescribing of naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug overdose to and education about administration by individuals who are not personally at risk of opioid overdose.
        (2) The Director may provide advice to State and
    
local officials on the growing drug overdose crisis, including the prevalence of drug overdose incidents, trends in drug overdose incidents, and solutions to the drug overdose crisis.
    (c) Grants.
        (1) The Director may award grants, in accordance with
    
this subsection, to create or support local drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response projects. Local health departments, correctional institutions, hospitals, universities, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations may apply to the Department for a grant under this subsection at the time and in the manner the Director prescribes.
        (2) In awarding grants, the Director shall consider
    
the necessity for overdose prevention projects in various settings and shall encourage all grant applicants to develop interventions that will be effective and viable in their local areas.
        (3) The Director shall give preference for grants to
    
proposals that, in addition to providing life-saving interventions and responses, provide information to drug users on how to access drug treatment or other strategies for abstaining from illegal drugs. The Director shall give preference to proposals that include one or more of the following elements:
            (A) Policies and projects to encourage persons,
        
including drug users, to call 911 when they witness a potentially fatal drug overdose.
            (B) Drug overdose prevention, recognition, and
        
response education projects in drug treatment centers, outreach programs, and other organizations that work with, or have access to, drug users and their families and communities.
            (C) Drug overdose recognition and response
        
training, including rescue breathing, in drug treatment centers and for other organizations that work with, or have access to, drug users and their families and communities.
            (D) The production and distribution of targeted
        
or mass media materials on drug overdose prevention and response.
            (E) Prescription and distribution of naloxone
        
hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug overdose.
            (F) The institution of education and training
        
projects on drug overdose response and treatment for emergency services and law enforcement personnel.
            (G) A system of parent, family, and survivor
        
education and mutual support groups.
        (4) In addition to moneys appropriated by the General
    
Assembly, the Director may seek grants from private foundations, the federal government, and other sources to fund the grants under this Section and to fund an evaluation of the programs supported by the grants.
    (d) Health care professional prescription of drug overdose treatment medication.
        (1) A health care professional who, acting in good
    
faith, directly or by standing order, prescribes or dispenses an opioid antidote to a patient who, in the judgment of the health care professional, is capable of administering the drug in an emergency, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, be subject to disciplinary or other adverse action under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, or any other professional licensing statute.
        (2) A person who is not otherwise licensed to
    
administer an opioid antidote may in an emergency administer without fee an opioid antidote if the person has received the patient information specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection and believes in good faith that another person is experiencing a drug overdose. The person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, be liable for any violation of the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Nurse Practice Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act, or any other professional licensing statute, or subject to any criminal prosecution arising from or related to the unauthorized practice of medicine or the possession of an opioid antidote.
        (3) A health care professional prescribing an opioid
    
antidote to a patient shall ensure that the patient receives the patient information specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection. Patient information may be provided by the health care professional or a community-based organization, substance abuse program, or other organization with which the health care professional establishes a written agreement that includes a description of how the organization will provide patient information, how employees or volunteers providing information will be trained, and standards for documenting the provision of patient information to patients. Provision of patient information shall be documented in the patient's medical record or through similar means as determined by agreement between the health care professional and the organization. The Director of the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, in consultation with statewide organizations representing physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, substance abuse programs, and other interested groups, shall develop and disseminate to health care professionals, community-based organizations, substance abuse programs, and other organizations training materials in video, electronic, or other formats to facilitate the provision of such patient information.
        (4) For the purposes of this subsection:
        "Opioid antidote" means naloxone hydrochloride or any
    
other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of drug overdose.
        "Health care professional" means a physician licensed
    
to practice medicine in all its branches, a physician assistant who has been delegated the prescription or dispensation of an opioid antidote by his or her supervising physician, an advanced practice registered nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the prescription or dispensation of an opioid antidote, or an advanced practice nurse who practices in a hospital or ambulatory surgical treatment center and possesses appropriate clinical privileges in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
        "Patient" includes a person who is not at risk of
    
opioid overdose but who, in the judgment of the physician, may be in a position to assist another individual during an overdose and who has received patient information as required in paragraph (2) of this subsection on the indications for and administration of an opioid antidote.
        "Patient information" includes information provided
    
to the patient on drug overdose prevention and recognition; how to perform rescue breathing and resuscitation; opioid antidote dosage and administration; the importance of calling 911; care for the overdose victim after administration of the overdose antidote; and other issues as necessary.
(Source: P.A. 96-361, eff. 1-1-10.)

    (20 ILCS 301/5-25)
    Sec. 5-25. Eligibility for consideration for participation. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act or rules promulgated under this Act to the contrary, unless expressly prohibited by federal law or regulation, all individuals, corporations, or other entities that provide treatment, whether organized as for-profit or not-for-profit entities, shall be eligible for consideration by the Department to participate in any program funded or administered by the Department. This Section shall not apply to the receipt of federal funds administered and transferred by the Department for services when the federal government has specifically provided that those funds may be received only by those entities organized as not-for-profit entities.
(Source: P.A. 89-392, eff. 8-20-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)