405 ILCS 75/ Mental Health Hispanic Interpreter Act.

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405 ILCS 75/0.01

(405 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1750)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Mental Health Hispanic Interpreter Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

405 ILCS 75/1

(405 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1751)

Sec. 1.

Every State-operated mental health and developmental disability
facility where at least 1% of total annual admissions for inpatient or
outpatient care consists of recipients of Hispanic descent shall provide a
qualified interpreter when such recipient lacks proficiency in the English
language to such an extent that communication with facility staff for purposes
of receiving care or treatment is prevented. An interpreter shall be provided
at any time such a recipient is admitted to a State-operated facility or seeks
or receives care or treatment at such a facility.  The administrator of each
State-operated facility may utilize existing facility staff in complying with
the requirements of this Act.  For purposes of this Act, "State-operated
facility" means a facility operated by a Department of State government created
under Section 5-15 of the Departments of State Government Law (20
ILCS 5/5-15) or by a public
university of this State.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)