Illinois Statutes Chapter 405. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities § 45/2. Definitions

(1) “Mentally ill person” means an individual who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairment as determined by a mental health professional qualified under the laws and regulations of this State and who is receiving care or treatment.

(2) “Abuse” means any act or failure to act by an employee of a facility rendering care or treatment, which act or failure was performed knowingly, recklessly or with intentional disregard for the rights of a mentally ill person, and which caused, or may have caused, injury to a mentally ill person, and includes but is not limited to acts such as: (1) the rape or sexual assault of a mentally ill person; (2) the striking of a mentally ill person; (3) the use of excessive force when placing a mentally ill person in bodily restraints; and (4) the use of bodily or chemical restraints on a mentally ill person which is not in compliance with federal and State laws and regulations.

(3) “Neglect” means a negligent act or omission by any individual responsible for providing services in a facility rendering care or treatment, which caused or may have caused injury to a mentally ill person or which placed a mentally ill person at risk of injury and includes an act or omission such as failure to establish or carry out an appropriate individual program plan or treatment plan for a mentally ill person; the failure to provide adequate nutrition, clothing or health care to a mentally ill person; or the failure to provide a safe environment for a mentally ill person.

(4) “Authorized agency” or “agency” means the agency designated by the Governor pursuant to Section 1 of this Act.