Bill Text: IL HB5482 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code concerning persons subject to involuntary admission to a mental health facility on an inpatient basis. Provides that upon completion of the second certificate by a psychiatrist stating that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis, the facility director shall provide a copy to the respondent. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5482 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5482-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-611 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 5/3-611) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-611)
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8 | Sec. 3-611.
Within 24 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | and holidays,
after the respondent's admission under this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Article, the facility director
of the facility shall file 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | copies of the petition, the first certificate,
and proof of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | service of the petition and statement of rights upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | respondent
with the court in the county in which the facility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | is located. Upon completion
of the second certificate, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | facility director shall promptly file it with
the court and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | provide a copy to the respondent . The facility director shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | make copies of the certificates
available to the attorneys for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the parties upon request. Upon the filing
of the petition and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | first certificate, the court shall set a hearing to
be held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after
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21 | receipt of the petition. The court shall direct that notice of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | the time
and place of the hearing be served upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | respondent, his responsible
relatives, and the persons
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1 | entitled to receive a copy of the petition pursuant to Section | ||||||
2 | 3-609.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 80-1414.)
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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