730 ILCS 175/45-60
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 730 - CORRECTIONS|730 ILCS 175/ - Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act.|Article 45

Sec. 45-60.     Minimum standards.(a) The Department must prescribe and  publish minimum standards  for licensing that apply to secure residential youth care facilities.  The  Department may consult with the Department of Children and Family Services and  any other resources as deemed necessary by the Department and seek  the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of  secure residential youth care facilities in establishing standards.  Standards  prescribed and published under this Act take effect as provided in the  Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to  regulations pertaining to the following:(1) The operation and conduct of the facility and     responsibility it assumes for secure care.(2) The character, suitability, and qualifications of     the applicant and other persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of the youth served.(3) The general financial ability and competence of     the applicant to provide necessary care for youth and to maintain prescribed standards.(4) The number of individuals or staff required to     ensure adequate supervision and care of the youth received.(5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and     general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the physical comfort, care and well-being of youth received in a secure environment.(6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational     opportunities, and other programs and services as assessed by the Department of Corrections.(7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of youth     served.(8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the     admission, progress, health, and discharge of youth.  The Department shall require proof that youth enrolled in a secure residential youth care facility have been immunized as required by the rules of the Department.(9) Filing of reports with the Department.(10) Discipline of youth.(11) Protection of the particular religious faith of     the youth served.(12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on the premises     except in the possession of peace officers.(13) Use of force in the maintenance of security and     control.(14) Issuance of warrants for apprehension and     detention.(b) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and published under  this Section, shall upon request offer consultation through employed staff or  other  qualified persons to assist applicants and licensees meet and  maintain minimum license requirements and to help them  achieve programs of excellence related to the care of youth served.(c) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing  standards to all licensees and applicants for a license.  Each licensee or  holder of a permit shall distribute to secure residential youth care facilities  under its  supervision copies of the appropriate licensing  standards and any other information required by the Department.  Each licensee  or holder of a permit  shall maintain appropriate documentation of the distribution of the  standards.  The documentation shall be part of the records of the facility  and subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.(d) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and  holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards applicable  to that person's facility.  Each licensee or holder of a permit shall make  available, at all times in a common or otherwise accessible area,  a complete and current set of licensing standards so that all  employees of the facility may have unrestricted access to the standards.  All employees of the facility shall review the standards and any  subsequent changes.  Each licensee or holder of a permit shall maintain  appropriate documentation of the current review of licensing standards by  all employees.  The records shall be part of the records of the facility  and subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.    (Source: P.A. 88-680, eff. 1-1-95.)