Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 800 - TRANSITIONAL HOUSING LICENSURE FOR SEX OFFENDERS ON PAROLE, PROBATION, OR SUPERVISION › Subpart B - OPERATING STANDARDS › Section 800.300 - Administration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All licensed
				Transitional Housing facilities shall employ at least one full-time authorized
				representative who is responsible for the daily operations at the Transitional
				Housing facility.
b) The Authorized
				Representative's name and contact information shall be provided to the
				Department, the probation office of the county in which the Transitional
				Housing facility is located, and the local police department. The Transitional
				Housing authorized representative may also function as a Transitional Housing
				manager.
c) All licensed
				Transitional Housing facilities shall have on-site at all times at least one
				Transitional Housing manager who oversees all activities under the direction of
				the authorized representative. The Transitional Housing manager shall maintain
				at the facility a historical record of each sex offender placed at the facility
				and a file on each sex offender that includes the transition plan for residency
				in the area and anticipated length of stay at the facility, tracks the efforts
				made to implement this plan, contains the resident's treatment plan, and
				documents the sex offender's attendance at any treatment or group services
				within the facility. Such file shall be given to the supervising agent for the
				sex offender when the sex offender concludes his or her residency at the
				facility.
d) All licensed
				Transitional Housing facilities shall maintain written qualifications and a
				description of the authority and responsibilities of the authorized
				representative.
e) Either the
				authorized representative or an individual designated to act in the place of
				the authorized representative shall be scheduled at the facility and function
				as the on-call administrator at all times.
f) All licensed Transitional Housing
				facilities shall have a minimum of one case manager for every 20 sex offender
				residents. The case manager shall:
1) Develop
				and monitor individual treatment and case plans for each sex
				offender.
2) Assist sex offenders
				in developing a long-term self-sufficiency plan to enable them to transition
				successfully into the community by providing linkage to resources such as
				housing, employment, and transportation.
3) Maintain appropriate referral sources and
				contact persons for the sex offenders' referral for community-based services
				such as sex offender treatment, mental health services, substance abuse
				services, and healthcare.
4) Assist
				in making appointments that facilitate the approved treatment plans for sex
				offenders, and where necessary, transport sex offenders to and from those
				appointments.
5) Maintain thorough,
				accurate, and timely sex offender records, files, and correspondence.
6) Prepare reports and presentations of
				information as required.
7)
				Reinforce with sex offenders all program policies, rules, and expectations for
				participation in the program.
8)
				Attend and participate in case reviews and present progress reports on each sex
				offender.