Article 2, Part 1 – Medical Policies

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§ 2-102 Mandatory Assessment

  1. Suicide Incident Referrals
    1. When the university is presented with a credible report that a student has threatened or attempted suicide, engaged in efforts to prepare to attempt suicide or has been psychiatrically hospitalized due to suicidal ideation, that student may be required to attend four sessions of professional assessment.
    2. Procedures
      1. The attending or responsible university employee who becomes aware of facts stated in subsection (a)(1) above must submit a Suicide Incident Referral Form including the student’s name and circumstances of the student’s suicide incident.
      2. Members of the Suicide Intervention Team (SIT) will conduct an individualized clinical evaluation of the report to determine if assessment will be mandated. SIT will notify the Student Assistance Center (SAC) of their determination.
      3. The SAC will notify the student via their official University of Illinois email account of the requirement. This notification will include relevant deadlines; enforcement mechanisms for noncompliance, including but not limited to registration holds; and instructions for appealing (See subsection (c) below.).
      4. If the student is not subject to mandatory assessment, the SAC will contact the student via their official University of Illinois email account and provide them with information about relevant campus resources.
  2. Alcohol and Other Drug Transport Referrals
    1. The Office for Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) may mandate that a student complete an alcohol and other drug assessment if:
      1. The student becomes incapacitated as the apparent result of alcohol or other drug use; and
      2. Emergency medical personnel are summoned to transport the student to a hospital for emergency care; and
      3. The student is in fact transported to the hospital for emergency care or refuses to accept such transportation when recommended by the emergency medical personnel.
    2. Procedures
      1. The attending or responsible university employee who becomes aware of facts stated in subsection (b)(1) above must notify the Office for Student Conflict Resolution (OSCR) of the student’s name and the circumstances of the student’s incapacitation. Other individuals, including law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel, may also submit to OSCR reports of student emergency transportation or refusal to accept such transportation.
      2. OSCR will evaluate any report received to determine if the criteria for a mandatory assessment have been met.
      3. If a mandatory assessment is warranted, OSCR will notify the student via their official University of Illinois email account of the requirement. This notification will include relevant deadlines; enforcement mechanisms for noncompliance, including but not limited to registration holds; and instructions for appealing (See subsection (c) below.).
    3. In accordance with the Office for Student Conflict Resolution’s Medical Amnesty & Survivor Protections Policy, students who complete a mandatory alcohol and other drug assessment will not face disciplinary action for their personal substance use, absent the exceptional circumstances described in that policy. See the Office for Student Conflict Resolution’s website for additional details.
  3. Appeals of Mandatory Assessments. A student may appeal an assessment mandated under subsections (a) or (b) above within three business days of the date they were notified of the requirement by submitting a written appeal to the Dean of Students (or designee). In reviewing an appeal, the Dean of Students (or designee) may consult with appropriate campus professionals. The Dean of Students (or designee) will render a decision as soon as is practicable. The decision of the Dean of Students (or designee) is final and not subject to further appeal.
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