The purpose of this Act is to establish a program in the Department of Human Services to upgrade mental health care services for all citizens of this State by providing scholarships to graduate students in mental health fields who agree to practice in areas of this State demonstrating the greatest need for more mental health services. The program shall encourage mental health practitioners to locate in areas where mental health manpower shortages exist in this State.
110 ILCS 952/5
Purpose
Known as the Mental Health Graduate Education Scholarship Act
The act spans §§ 110-952-1 to 110-952-99 (11 sections).
P.A. 96-672, eff. 8-25-09.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.