Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 415.50 - Mental Health Examinations and Treatment for Guilty but Mentally Ill
a) Within 48 hours
after admission to a reception and classification center, each offender
adjudicated guilty but mentally ill shall be screened by a mental health
professional.
b) An examination by
a licensed or registered mental health professional shall be performed on an
offender adjudicated guilty but mentally ill within four days after the
offender's admission to a reception and classification center. The purpose of
the examination is to determine the mental health status of the individual at
the time of admission to the Department and to make any appropriate
recommendations necessary for the care of such individuals. Offenders so
examined:
1) Who demonstrate acute symptoms
of mental illness or who are determined to be dangerous to self or others shall
be treated in accordance with the procedures applicable to other offenders.
Treatment may include routine or emergency placement in a specialized mental
health setting. Offenders placed in a specialized mental health setting shall
remain as long as determined to be clinically necessary.
2) Who are determined not to be in need of
placement in a specialized mental health setting may receive necessary
treatment services in a general institutional setting when such services are
clinically recommended by a mental health professional.
3) Who are found to be symptom free or in
remission at the time of admission to the Department and are not in need of
mental health treatment shall be placed in a general institutional
setting.
c) Once placed
in a general institutional setting, these offenders shall be examined or
evaluated by a mental health professional at a minimum of every three months
for the first six months and then every six months thereafter.
1) These offenders may be referred by
appropriate staff or may request an examination or evaluation more
frequently.
2) More frequent
evaluations may also be performed at the discretion of the examining mental
health professional as determined to be clinically necessary.
d) Three months prior to the
scheduled release date of an offender adjudicated guilty but mentally ill, an
evaluation by a mental health professional shall be conducted to assess the
person's post-release treatment needs, that may include residential care,
out-patient counseling, psychotropic medication, periodic psychiatric or
psychological evaluation, high level parole supervision, commitment to
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, or other supportive
services (e.g., sheltered workshops, group homes, or vocational training and
assistance in obtaining needed treatment or services).
1) If the offender has received psychotropic
medication within the previous 12 months, this report must include a
psychiatric evaluation of the need for medication or psychiatric
monitoring.
2) A copy of the report
shall be provided to the appropriate field service office.
e) Within 30 days before the scheduled
release date of an offender adjudicated guilty but mentally ill, a final
evaluation by a mental health professional shall be conducted to determine
whether any changes in the offender's mental or emotional status may affect the
previous evaluation of the offender's post-release treatment needs. A report
shall be prepared and forwarded to the appropriate field service office no
later than seven days prior to the offender's scheduled release date.
Notes
Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 3883, effective March 1, 2005
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