Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 210 ILCS 135/9.2

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
     Emergency contacts and required records.An agency shall collect and securely store identifying and contact information for each resident. Unless otherwise required by statute or an agency’s rules or policies, this information may include, but not be limited to, a current photograph, personal contact information, guardian or emergency contact information, a log of all off-site overnight visits, current identification card, medical card, social security number, and birth certificate. A resident’s individual service coordination agency shall maintain copies of the documents as well. The log of all off-site overnight visits shall not apply to intermittent community-integrated living arrangements or in situations where the resident leaves to stay with parents and family. This information shall be updated periodically.