Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 135/5 – Legislative intent. (a) The General Assembly …
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Legislative intent.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes the difficult nature of the job of first responder, including trauma endured by first responders in the performance of their duties.
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and public safety telecommunicators across this State have full access to supportive and responsive behavioral health services and treatment.
(c) The General Assembly recognizes that these services should be responsive to the individual‘s needs and must be kept confidential.
(d) The General Assembly recognizes that the administration and provision of these services both recognize and reduce the historical barrier of stigma and a lack of confidentiality that first responders face when attempting to access behavioral health services and treatment.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes the difficult nature of the job of first responder, including trauma endured by first responders in the performance of their duties.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 135/5
- 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
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that first responders, including police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and public safety telecommunicators across this State have full access to supportive and responsive behavioral health services and treatment.
(c) The General Assembly recognizes that these services should be responsive to the individual‘s needs and must be kept confidential.
(d) The General Assembly recognizes that the administration and provision of these services both recognize and reduce the historical barrier of stigma and a lack of confidentiality that first responders face when attempting to access behavioral health services and treatment.