Bill Amendment: IL SB3137 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: MENTAL HEALTH-DEATH NOTICE

Status: 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0942 [SB3137 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3137-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. Laura Fine

Filed: 2/28/2024

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3137
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3137 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Jordan's Law.
Section 5. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by
adding Section 55-45 as follows:
(20 ILCS 301/55-45 new)
Sec. 55-45. Notice of death of patient. Any program
operating in this State shall provide notice of the death of a
patient occurring in the program to the personal
representative of the patient. The program shall provide
verbal notice to the personal representative of the patient
within 24 hours after the death of the patient and shall
provide written notice to the personal representative of the
patient within 5 days after the death of the patient. The

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program shall provide notice under this subsection in
accordance with 42 CFR 2.15(b) and 45 CFR 164.502(g), as
amended. For the purposes of this subsection, "personal
representative" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR
164.502(g).
Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by adding Section 5-100.1 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/5-100.1 new)
Sec. 5-100.1. Notice of death of patient. Any mental
health or developmental disabilities facility operating in
this State shall provide notice of the death of a recipient of
services occurring in the facility to the personal
representative of the recipient of services. The facility
shall provide verbal notice to the personal representative of
the recipient of services within 24 hours after the death of
the recipient of services and shall provide written notice to
the personal representative of the recipient of services
within 5 days after the death of the recipient of services. The
facility shall provide notice under this subsection in
accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and 45 CFR
164.502(g), as amended. For the purposes of this subsection,
"personal representative" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR

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164.502(g).