Bill Title: Creates the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act. Requires prior approval from an authorized agent before the administration of psychotropic medications to children for whom the Department of Children and Family Services has legal responsibility. Requires authorized agents to receive training on the list of psychotropic medications approved by the Pharmacological Review Committee, a committee created under the Act for the purpose of developing and publishing a manual that lists all Committee approved psychotropic medications, including the purpose of these medications, the acceptable range of dosages, contraindications, and time limits, if any. Contains provisions on medication approval standards; rules governing the administration of psychotropic medications to children housed in residential facilities or facilities run by the Illinois Department of Corrections; on-site inspections of residential facilities; required forms; training requirements; penalties for violators of the Act; and other matters. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-30 - Fiscal Note Filed [HB5279 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Mary Flowers [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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