Physicians, Clinical Psychologists, Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses, and Qualified Examiners at facilities without Inpatient Mental Health Treatment Programs are required to report the following:
Types of Events:
- Persons that are determined to be a "Clear and Present Danger."
- Persons that are determined to have a "Developmental Disability."
- Persons that are determined to have an "Intellectual Disability."
"Clear and Present Danger" as defined in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/1.1) means a person who:
- Communicates a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or poses a clear and imminent risk of serious physical injury to himself, herself, or another person as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or qualified examiner; or
- Demonstrates threatening physical or verbal behavior, such as violent, suicidal, or assaultive threats, actions, or other behavior, as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, school administrator, or law enforcement official.
"Developmental Disability" as defined in as defined in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/1.1) means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:
- Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments.
- Is manifested before the individual attains age 22.
- Is likely to continue indefinitely.
- Results in substantial functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity:
- Self-care.
- Receptive and expressive language.
- Learning.
- Mobility.
- Self-direction.
- Capacity for independent living.
- Economic self-sufficiency; and
- Reflects the individual's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
"Intellectual Disability" as defined in as defined in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/1.1) means significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, which is defined as before the age of 22, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
Clear and Present Danger events are required to be reported to the FOID Mental Health Reporting website within 24 hours. Developmentally Disability events are required to be reported within 7 days of the determination. Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act (740 ILCS 110/12(b))
If you have any questions, concerns or would like to report a person, please follow this link to the Illinois FOID Mental Health Reporting System website https://foid2.dhs.illinois.gov/foidpublic/foid/
Direct questions may be forwarded to DHS.FOID@Illinois.gov
Please note: Nursing Homes with Inpatient Mental Health Treatment Programs, Supervised Transitional Residential Programs and Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Facilities should also report admissions. Please refer to the document "What to Report - Facilities with Inpatient Mental Health Treatment Programs."
