This
page was created to aid those interested in genealogical research
or finding information about family members who may have been
pateints at Manteno State Hospital. The authors of this web
site are not genealogists and can only provide this little
bit of information about resources.
NOTE: Prior
to 1952, no law was in effect requiring patient records
to be kept or archived. Records for Manteno State Hospital
have so far, been impossible to find for any date. The
resources on this page are provided as leads only. There
is no gaurantee that any information can be obtained from
them.
Illinois
State Archives
Patient
records held by the Illinois State Archives are only obtainable
by court order.
There
isn't an individual group of records for Manteno State
Hospital at the Illinois State Archives. Groups
218.000 and 206.000 likely contain the most information about
Manteno State Hospital.
Record
Group 218.000 Department of Public Welfare
May contain Manteno State Hospital information for
the years 1928 to 1960.
OR
Record
group 206.000 Department of Mental Health
May contain Manteno State Hospital information for
the years 1961 to 1985.
Subgroup 206.008 is Admissions and Discharge
Reports from 1920-1951.
The
state governmental department that the hospital was under,
changed names and structure during the operational years of
Manteno State Hospital from 1928 to 1985. When Manteno State
Hospital was built in 1928 it was under the Department of
Public Welfare. In 1961 the department reorganized and became
Department of Mental Health. Manteno State Hospital (Manteno
Mental Health Center) closed in 1985 under the Department
of Mental Health.
*Contact
the Illinois State Archives for more information:
Illinois
State Archives
Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
Telephone: (217) 782-4682
Fax: (217) 524-3930
*If
you are not a resident of the State of Illinois, you may want
to check out the new "Non-Residential
Research Fee Policy"
Illinois
Vital Records
Illinois
Deptartment of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
Phone: (217) 782-6553
Fax: (217) 523-2648
Kankakee County Vital Records
Kankakee County Clerk and Register
189 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-937-2990
Illinois Department of Human Services
(includes mental health)
DHS 24-Hour Telephone Hotline
1 800 843-6154 English or Español
1 800 447-6404 TTY for callers who are deaf or hard of hearing
TTY: (312) 793-2354
DHS Email
dhswbbts@dhs.state.il.us
Local Offices
To find contact information for offices in your area, use the DHS Office Locator
Other DHS useful phone numbers
DHS Main Offices
Springfield
100 South Grand Avenue East, 62762
Phone: (217) 557-1601
TTY: (217) 557-2134
Chicago
401 South Clinton Street, 60607
Phone: 1-800-843-6154
TTY: (312) 793-2354
110/3
Records and communications - Personal notes of therapist Psychological
test material
§ 3. (a) All records and
communications shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed
except as provided in this Act. (b) A therapist is not required
to but may, to the extent he determines it necessary and
appropriate, keep personal notes regarding a recipient. Such
personal notes are the work product and personal property
of the therapist and shall not be subject to discovery in
any judicial, administrative or legislative proceeding or
any proceeding preliminary thereto. (c) Psychological test
material whose disclosure would compromise the objectivity
or fairness of the testing process may not be disclosed to
anyone including the subject of the test and is not subject
to disclosure in any administrative, judicial or legislative
proceeding. However, any recipient who has been the subject
of the psychological test shall have the right
to have all records relating to that test disclosed to any
psychologist designated by the recipient. Requests for such
disclosure shall be in writing and shall comply with the
requirements of subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act.
(Amended by P.A. 86-1417, effective September 11, 1990.)
110/4
Persons entitled to inspect and copy recipient's record
§ 4.
(a) The following persons shall be entitled, upon request,
to inspect and copy a recipient's record or any part thereof:
(1) the parent or guardian of a recipient who is under 12
years of age; (2) the recipient if he is 12 years of age
or older; (3) the parent or guardian of a recipient who is
at least 12 but under 18 years, if the recipient is informed
and does not object or if the therapist does not find that
there are compelling reasons for denying the access. The
parent or guardian who is denied access by either the recipient
or the therapist may petition a court for access to the record.
Nothing in this paragraph is intended to prohibit the parent
or guardian of a recipient who is at least 12 but under 18
years from requesting and receiving the following information:
current physical and mental condition, diagnosis, treatment
needs, services provided, and services needed, including
medication, if any; (4) the guardian of a recipient who is
18 years or older; or (5) an attorney or guardian ad litem
who represents a minor 12 years of age or older in any judicial
or administrative proceeding, provided that the court or
administrative hearing officer has entered an order granting
the attorney this right. (6) an agent appointed under a recipient's
power of attorney for health care or for property, when the
power of attorney authorizes the access. (b) Assistance in
interpreting the record may be provided without charge and
shall be provided if the person inspecting the record is
under 18 years of age. However, access may in no way be denied
or limited if the person inspecting the record refuses the
assistance. A reasonable fee may be charged for duplication
of a record. However, when requested to do so in writing
by any indigent recipient, the custodian of the records shall
provide at no charge to the recipient, or to the Guardianship
and Advocacy Commission, the agency designated by the Governor
under Section 1 of the protection and advocacy for Developmentally
Disabled Persons Act or to any other notfor-profit agency
whose primary purpose is to provide free legal services or
advocacy for the indigent and who has received written authorization
from the recipient under Section 5 of this Act to receive
his records, one copy of any records in its possession whose
disclosure is authorized under this Act. (c) Any person entitled
to access to a record under this Section may submit a written
statement concerning any disputed or new information, which
statement shall be entered into the record. Whenever any
disputed part of a record is disclosed, any submitted statement
relating thereto shall accompany the disclosed part. Additionally,
any person entitled to access
may request modification of any part of the record which
he believes is incorrect or misleading. If the request is
refused, the person may seek a court order to compel modification.
(d) Whenever access or modification is requested, the request
and any action taken thereon shall be noted in the recipient's
record. (Amended by P.A. 84902, effective January 1, 1986;
P.A. 86-1417, effective September 11, 1990; P.A. 87447, effective
September 11, 1991; P.A. 88-484, effective September 10,
1993, and P.A. 89-439, effective June 1, 1996.)
4 110/5 Disclosure/consent
§
5.
(a) Except as provided in Sections 6 through 12.2 of
this Act, records and communications
may be disclosed to someone other than those persons listed
in Section 4 of this Act only with the written consent
of those persons who are entitled to inspect and copy a
recipient's
record pursuant to Section 4 of this Act. (b) Every consent
form shall be in writing and shall specify the following:
(1) the person or agency to whom disclosure is to be made;
(2) the purpose for which disclosure is to be made; (3)
the nature of the information to be disclosed; (4) the
right
to inspect and copy the information to be disclosed; (5)
the consequences of a refusal to consent, if any; and (6)
the calendar date on which the consent expires, provided
that if no calendar date is stated, information may be
released only on the day the consent form is received by
the therapist;
and (7) the right to revoke the consent at any time. The
consent form shall be signed by the person entitled to
give consent and the signature shall be witnessed by a
person
who can attest to the identity of the person so entitled.
A copy of the consent and a notation as to any action taken
thereon shall be entered in the recipient's record. Any
revocation of consent shall be in writing, signed by the
person who
gave the consent and the signature shall be witnessed by
a person who can attest to the identity of the person so
entitled. No written revocation of consent shall be effective
to prevent disclosure of records and communications until
it is received by the person otherwise authorized to disclose
records and communications. (c) Only information relevant
to the purpose for which disclosure is sought may be disclosed.
Blanket consent to the disclosure of unspecified information
shall not be valid. Advance consent may be valid only if the
nature of the information to be disclosed is specified in detail
and the duration of the consent is indicated. Consent may be
revoked in writing at any time; any such revocation shall have
no effect on disclosures made prior thereto. (d) No person
or agency to whom any information is disclosed under this Section
may redisclose such information unless the person who consented
to the disclosure specifically consents to such redisclosure.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, records and communications
shall remain confidential after the death of a recipient and
shall not be disclosed unless the recipient's representative,
as defined in the Probate Act of 1975 and the therapist consent
to such disclosure or unless disclosure is authorized by court
order after in camera examination and upon good cause shown.
(f) Paragraphs (a) through (e) of this Section shall not apply
to and shall not be construed to limit insurance companies
writing Life, Accident or Health insurance as defined in Section
4 of the Illinois Insurance Code in obtaining general consents
for the release to them or their designated representatives
of any and all confidential communications and records kept
by agencies, hospitals, therapists or record custodians, and
utilizing such information in connection with the underwriting
of applications for coverage for such policies or contracts,
or in connection with evaluating claims or liability under
such policies or contracts, or coordinating benefits pursuant
to policy or contract provisions. (Amended by P.A. 82-19, effective
June 30, 1981; P.A. 83-111, effective January 1, 1984; P.A.
83-706, effective September 23, 1983; P.A. 831362, effective
September 11, 1984; P.A. 85-666, effective January 1, 1988;
P.A. 85971, effective July 1, 1988; P.A. 86-1417, effective
September 11, 1990 and P.A. 90655, effective July 1, 1998.)
From: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CONFIDENTIALITY
ACT [740 ILCS 110] ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Includes
amendments effective through July 25, 2002
Please
visit the DHS website or contact DHS for more information.
Manteno
State Hospital / Veterans' Cemetery
If
you wish to inquire about a deceased person whose body may
have been interred at the Manteno State Hospital cemetery,
the Illinois Veterans Home at Manteno is in charge of the
cemetery and has a list of names of those buried there. It
is a huge list, so be sure to have the full name before you
call or write them. Their information is listed below.
Illinois
Veterans Home at Manteno
1 Veterans Drive
Manteno, Illinois 60950
Phone (815) 468 - 6581
If
you wish to visit a grave at the cemetery, you need to call
in advance to make arrangements.
Other
Resources
Another
good general resource for genealogical research in Illinois
is RootsWeb. They have an entire page of links specifically
for Illinois.
United
States Resources: Illinois
Manteno
State Hospital was considered to be in Manteno, Illinois.
Manteno is in the county of Kankakee, thus another good source
may be
Kankakee County ILGenWeb Home Page
If
you are searching for someone who may have been a patient
at Jacksonville State Hospital please consider the following
link
MAGA
- Morgan Area Genealogical Association
If you scroll to nearly the bottom right
of the page linked above, you will find links to information
about Jacksonville State Hospital.
