20 ILCS 2407/10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2407/ - Disabilities Services Act of 2003.|Article 2 - Disabilities Services Act of 2003

Sec. 10. Application of Act; definitions.(a) This Act  applies to persons with disabilities. The disabilities included are  defined for purposes of this Act as follows:"Disability" means a disability as defined by the Americans  with Disabilities Act of 1990 that is attributable to a  developmental disability, a mental illness, or a physical  disability, or combination of those."Developmental disability" means a disability that is  attributable to an intellectual disability or a related condition. A  related condition must meet all of the following conditions:(1) It must be attributable to cerebral palsy,     epilepsy, or any other condition (other than mental illness) found to be closely related to an intellectual disability because that condition results in impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of individuals with an intellectual disability, and requires treatment or services similar to those required for those individuals.  For purposes of this Section, autism is considered a related condition.(2) It must be manifested before the individual     reaches age 22.(3) It must be likely to continue indefinitely.(4) It must result in substantial functional     limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, language, learning, mobility, self-direction, and capacity for independent living."Mental Illness" means a mental or emotional disorder  verified by a diagnosis contained in the  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition, published  by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV), or its successor, or  International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification  (ICD-9-CM), or its successor, that  substantially impairs a person's cognitive, emotional, or  behavioral functioning, or any combination of those, excluding  (i) conditions that may be the focus of clinical attention but are not of  sufficient duration or severity to be categorized as a mental illness, such as  parent-child relational problems, partner-relational problems, sexual abuse of  a child, bereavement, academic problems, phase-of-life problems, and  occupational problems (collectively, "V codes"), (ii) organic disorders such as  substance intoxication dementia, substance withdrawal dementia, Alzheimer's  disease, vascular dementia, dementia due to HIV infection, and dementia due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob   disease  and disorders associated with  known or unknown physical conditions such as hallucinosis, amnestic  disorders and delirium, and psychoactive substance-induced organic  disorders, and (iii) an intellectual disability or psychoactive substance use  disorders."Intellectual disability" means significantly sub-average general  intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in  adaptive behavior and manifested before the age of 22 years."Physical disability" means a disability as defined by the  Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 that meets the following  criteria:(1) It is attributable to a physical impairment.(2) It results in a substantial functional limitation     in any of the following areas of major life activity: (i) self-care, (ii) receptive and expressive language, (iii) learning, (iv) mobility, (v) self-direction, (vi) capacity for independent living, and (vii) economic sufficiency.(3) It reflects the person's need for a combination     and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or general care, treatment, or other services that are of lifelong or of extended duration and must be individually planned and coordinated.(b) In this Act:"Chronological age-appropriate services" means services, activities,  and strategies for persons with disabilities that are  representative of the lifestyle activities of nondisabled peers of similar  age in the community."Comprehensive evaluation" means procedures used by qualified professionals  selectively with an individual to  determine whether a person has a disability and the nature  and extent of the services that the person with a disability  needs."Department" means the Department on Aging, the Department of Human Services,  the Department of Public Health, the Department of  Public Aid (now Department Healthcare and Family Services), the University of Illinois Division of Specialized Care for  Children, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Illinois  State  Board of Education, where appropriate, as designated in the implementation plan  developed under Section 20."Family" means a natural, adoptive, or foster parent or parents or  other person or persons responsible for the care of an individual with a  disability in a family setting."Family or individual support" means those resources and services  that are necessary to maintain an individual with a  disability within the family home or his or her own home.  These services may  include, but are not  limited to, cash subsidy, respite care, and counseling services."Independent service coordination" means a social service that enables  persons  with developmental disabilities and their families to locate, use, and  coordinate resources  and  opportunities in their communities on the basis of individual need. Independent  service  coordination is independent of providers of services and funding sources and is  designed  to ensure accessibility, continuity of care, and accountability and to maximize  the  potential of persons with developmental disabilities for independence,  productivity, and  integration into  the community. Independent service coordination includes, at a minimum: (i)  outreach to  identify eligible individuals; (ii) assessment and periodic reassessment to  determine each  individual's strengths, functional limitations, and need for specific services;  (iii)  participation in the development of a comprehensive individual service or  treatment plan;  (iv) referral to and linkage with needed services and supports; (v) monitoring  to ensure  the delivery of appropriate services and to determine individual progress in  meeting goals  and objectives; and (vi) advocacy to assist the person in obtaining all  services for which  he or she is eligible or entitled."Individual service or treatment plan" means a recorded assessment of the  needs  of a person with a disability, a description of the services  recommended, the goals of each type of element of service, an anticipated  timetable for the accomplishment of the goals, and a designation of the  qualified professionals responsible for the implementation of the plan."Least restrictive environment" means an environment that  represents the least departure from the normal patterns of living and that  effectively meets the needs of the person receiving the service.    (Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)