Bill Text: IL HB1524 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that no respondent may be found subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner (rather than at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or clinical psychologist) who has examined the respondent (rather than who has examined him) testifies in person at the hearing. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0121 [HB1524 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1524-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 097-0121
HB1524 Enrolled LRB097 08796 KTG 48926 b
AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-807 as
follows:
(405 ILCS 5/3-807) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-807)
Sec. 3-807. No respondent may be found subject to
involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis
unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or
clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner who has examined
the respondent him testifies in person at the hearing. The
respondent may waive the requirement of the testimony subject
to the approval of the court.
(Source: P.A. 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10; 96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.