SB3034 Summary

• Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act by making a technical change to Section 33.3 regarding Department of Human Services staff training plans.

• Changes language in subsection (d) from "for for direct service staff" to "for direct service staff," removing the duplicated word "for."

• Applies to direct service staff at State-operated facilities who provide direct patient care and lack sufficient professional training or experience in required minimum training areas.

• Requires the Department to develop centralized pre-service training curriculum covering 20 specified areas including crisis intervention, communication, group dynamics, physical intervention techniques, suicide prevention, and abuse detection.

• Mandates pre-service training completion within 6 months of employment as a condition of continued employment and prerequisite for contact with service recipients.