Illinois Administrative Code › Title 59 - MENTAL HEALTH › Part 119 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING PROGRAMS › Subpart B - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED DAY PROGRAMS › Section 119.261 - Application for waiver of the prohibition against employment

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Hiring of direct
				care employees
A provider shall not knowingly hire or retain any person
				  after January 1, 1998 in a full-time, part-time or contractual direct care
				  position if that person has been convicted of committing or attempting to
				  commit one or more of the following offenses unless the applicant or employee
				  obtains a waiver pursuant to subsections (i) through (l) of this Section
				  (Section 25 of the Health Care Worker Background Check Act [225
				  ILCS 46/25 ]):
1) Murder, homicide, manslaughter or
				concealment of a homicidal death (Sections 9-1 through 9-3.3 of the Criminal
				Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/9-1 through 9 -3.3]);
2) Solicitation of murder and solicitation of
				murder for hire (Sections 8-1.1 and 8-1.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961
				[720 ILCS
				5/8-1.1 and 8-1.2]);
3) Kidnaping or child abduction (Sections
				10-1, 10-2, 10-5 and 10-7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/10-1, 10 -2,
				10-5 and 10-7]);
4) Unlawful
				restraint or forcible detention (Sections 10-3, 10-3.1 and 10-4 of the Criminal
				Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/10-3, 10 -3.1 and 10-4]);
5) Assault, battery or infliction of great
				bodily harm (Sections 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-4, 12-4.2, 12-4.3,
				12-4.4, 12-6 and 12-7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/12-1, 12 -2,
				12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-4, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-4.4, 12-6 and 12-7]);
6) Sexual assault or abuse (Sections 12-13,
				12-14, 12-15 and 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/12-13, 12 -14,
				12-15 and 12-16]);
7) Indecent
				solicitation of a child (Section 11-6 of the Criminal Code of 1961
				[720 ILCS
				5/11-6 ]);
8) Predatory criminal sexual assault of a
				child (Section 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720
				ILCS 5/12-14.1]);
9) Sexual exploitation of a child (Section
				11-9.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/11-9.1]);
10) Exploitation of a child (Section 11-19.2
				of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/11-19.2]);
11) Child pornography (Section 11-20.1 of the
				Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/11-20.1]);
12) Endangering the life or health of a child
				(Section 12-21.6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/12-21.6]);
13) Cruelty to children (Section 53 of the
				Criminal Jurisprudence Act [720 ILCS 115/53 ], repealed by P.A. 89-234,
				effective January 1, 1996);
14)
				Abuse or gross neglect of a long-term care facility resident (Section 12-19 of
				the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/12-19 ]);
15) Criminal neglect of an elderly or
				disabled person (Section 12-21 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/12-21]);
16) Theft, financial
				exploitation of an elderly or disabled person, robbery or burglary (Sections
				16-1, 16-1.3, 16A-3, 18-1, 18-2, 19-1 and 19-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
				[720 ILCS 5/16-1, 16 -1.3, 16A-3, 18-1, 18-2, 19-1 and 19-3]);
17) Aggravated robbery (Section 18-5 of the
				Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/18-5 ]);
18) Criminal trespass (Section 19-4 of the
				Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/19-4 ]);
19) Home invasion (Section 12-11 of Criminal
				Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/12-11 ]);
20) Arson (Sections 20-1 and 20-1.1 of the
				Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/20-1 and 20 -1.1]);
21) Unlawful use of weapons or aggravated
				discharge of a firearm (Sections 24-1 and 24-1.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961
				[720 ILCS 5/24-1 and 24 -1.2]);
22)
				Armed violence (Article 33A of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5 /Art.
				33A]);
23) Heinous battery (Section
				12-4.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720
				ILCS 5/12-4.1]);
24) Tampering with food, drugs or cosmetics
				(Section 12-4.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720
				ILCS 5/12-4.5]);
25) Aggravated stalking (Section 12-7.4 of
				the Criminal Code of 1961 [720
				ILCS 5/12-7.4]);
26) Ritual mutilation and ritualized abuse of
				a child (Sections 12-32 and 12-33 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/12-32 and 12 -33]);
27) Forgery
				(Section 17-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS
				5/17-3 ]);
28) Vehicular hijacking and aggravated
				vehicular hijacking (Sections 18-3 and 18-4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720
				ILCS 5/18-3 and 18 -4]);
29)
				Manufacture, delivery or trafficking of cannabis (Sections 5, 5.1 and 9 of the
				Cannabis Control Act [720 ILCS 550/5, 5.1 and 9]); and
30) Delivery of cannabis on school grounds
				(Section 5.2 of the Cannabis Control Act [720 ILCS
				550/5.2 ]);
31) Delivery of cannabis by a person at least
				18 years of age to a person under 18 who is at least three years his or her
				junior (Section 7 of the Cannabis Control Act [720 ILCS
				550/7 ]); and
32) Manufacture, delivery or trafficking of
				controlled substances (Sections 401,
				401.1, 404,
				405,
				405.1, 407 and
				407.1 of the
				Illinois Controlled Substances Act [720 ILCS 570/401, 401.1, 404, 405, 405.1,
				407 and 407.1]).