89 Ill. Adm. Code 411.150
Authorization for Continued Placement
Section 411
Section 411.150
Authorization for Continued Placement
a) The Director or designee may issue one or more written
authorizations for continued placement in secure care on behalf of a child or
youth who has resided in secure care for more than 60 days and who continues to
require a secure care placement. Each such authorization shall be issued in
increments not to exceed 30 days.
b) Prior to authorizing continued placement, the Department shall
obtain a clinical evaluation of the child or youth by an independent examiner
to determine whether:
1) The child or youth meets the requirements established by the
Department for admission to a secure child care facility;
2) The child's or youth's response to treatment has not resulted
in clinical stabilization and/or a reduction of symptoms associated with the
child's or youth's presenting problems sufficient to safely move the child or
youth to a non-secure placement;
3) The child or youth continues to present a serious risk of
bodily harm to self and/or others;
4) The child or youth continues to have a mental illness or
emotional disturbance consistent with DSM-IV diagnostic criteria; and
5) All less restrictive placements and treatment alternatives
have been ruled out as inappropriate to meet the child's or youth's clinical
and safety needs.
c) Continued placement in a secure child care facility is limited
to children and youth who are less than 18 years of age, who are subject to
placement under the Children and Family Services Act and who are not subject to
placement in a correctional facility operated pursuant to Section 3-15-2 of the
Unified Code of Corrections [730 ILCS 5/3-15-2].
d) The Department shall not authorize continued placement of a
child or youth in a secure child care facility if a court review of the
placement is not conducted within 60 days after initial placement, as required
by Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405/2-27.1].