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Illinois Code › Chapter 20 › Act 1705 › Section 2

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(20 ILCS 1705/2) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-2) Sec. 2. Definitions; administrative subdivisions. (a) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the Department of Human Services, successor to the former Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. "Developmental disability" means "developmental disability" as defined in Section 1-106 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Intellectual disability" means the "intellectual disability" as defined in Section 1-116 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Human Services. (b) Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) References in this Act to the programs or facilities of the Department shall be

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