"First responders" means police and corrections officers, deputy sheriffs, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, as that term is defined in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, dispatched pursuant to a 9-1-1 call, emergency medical dispatchers, as that term is defined in Section 3.70 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, public safety telecommunicators, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Emergency Telephone System Act, and mental health professionals employed and dispatched by any unit of local government in response to emergency crisis calls received on public emergency service lines instead of or in conjunction with law enforcement.
"Mental health counseling" means counseling therapy sessions provided by a clinical social worker, professional counselor, or licensed psychologist.
65 ILCS 5/10-4-2.4