Illinois Administrative Code › Title 59 - MENTAL HEALTH › Part 109 - INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO SERVICES › Section 109.30 - Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) General
			 Provisions
1) The facility director shall be
			 responsible for implementing this Part. He or she may restrict the possession
			 or use of computers, peripherals, modems, CDs, disks, software, or other
			 equipment used with the computer for all individuals in a facility, when
			 necessary to protect an individual or others from harm, provided that notice of
			 such restriction shall be given to all individuals upon admission. If it
			 becomes necessary to restrict individuals who did not receive notice of the
			 restriction upon admission, the professional responsible for overseeing
			 implementation of an individual's services plan may, with the approval of the
			 facility director, restrict the right to property when necessary to protect the
			 individual or others from harm.
2)
			 Due to safety concerns raised by metal in the CPU or glass in the CRT monitors,
			 the facility director may choose to limit the approved computers to laptop
			 computers with LCD displays. If the facility director limits the type of
			 equipment to be used, he or she will ensure that information concerning these
			 limitations is included in notices to employees and individuals.
3) Except as provided in this Section, e-mail
			 and internet use on State-owned computers by individuals is prohibited.
			 Facilities are not required to provide individuals with e-mail or internet
			 access on State-owned computers. Individuals may request to have e-mail and
			 internet access for educational purposes only. No other e-mail and internet
			 related uses of State-owned computers by individuals are permitted. The
			 treatment or interdisciplinary team may deny the request if it determines that
			 e-mail or internet access would be clinically inappropriate or that a
			 restriction on e-mail or internet use is necessary to protect the individual or
			 others from harm. Behaviors such as issuing written and verbal threats,
			 obtaining personal information about other persons in order to intimidate or
			 harass them, obtaining information about making bombs and other weapons,
			 cyberstalking, and planning escapes from facilities will result in denial of
			 e-mail and internet access.
4) If a
			 facility prohibits possession of CDs by individuals while in the facility and
			 an individual has an approved program on CD, the individual, under employee
			 supervision, may load the program onto the computer after which the CD will be
			 placed in personal storage until the individual is discharged. The facility
			 shall not provide any equipment to convert any program from one format (CD) to
			 another (disk) (see subsection (a)(1)).
5) The treatment or interdisciplinary team,
			 with the approval of the facility director, may restrict an individual's
			 possession of computers, modems, or computer peripherals when necessary to
			 protect the individual or others from harm. Individuals wishing to purchase or
			 obtain computers, modems, or computer peripherals for personal use must have
			 prior approval from their case managers and the treatment team at a mental
			 health facility or the interdisciplinary team and the EDP liaison at a
			 developmental disabilities facility. Individuals will be asked to sign the
			 "Agreement for Use of Computers" form (IL 462-0190) documenting their
			 understanding of the terms of use and their agreement to those terms. Those
			 terms may include restricting the use of the computer and any peripheral to
			 non-treatment or habilitation time periods. Any computer or computer peripheral
			 received by an individual that has not been approved shall either be returned
			 to the sender or placed in the individual's personal property storage, at the
			 individual's choice. The individual may elect to seek approval for the computer
			 or peripheral.
6) The treatment or
			 interdisciplinary team, with the approval of the facility director, may
			 restrict an individual's possession or use of computer software when necessary
			 to protect the individual or others from harm. Individuals wishing to purchase
			 or obtain computer software for personal use must have prior approval from
			 their case managers and the treatment team at a mental health facility or the
			 interdisciplinary team and the EDP liaison at a developmental disabilities
			 facility. Individuals will be asked to sign the "Agreement for Use of
			 Computers" form (IL 462-0190) documenting their understanding of the terms of
			 use and their agreement to those terms. Any computer software received by an
			 individual that has not been approved shall either be returned to the sender or
			 placed in the individual's personal property storage, at the individual's
			 choice. The individual may elect to seek approval for the computer
			 software.