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1		AN ACT concerning health.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Jordan's Law.
5		Section 5. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by
6		adding Section 55-45 as follows:
7		(20 ILCS 301/55-45 new)
8		Sec. 55-45. Notice of death of patient. Any licensed
9		facility operating in this State shall provide notice of the
10		death of a patient occurring in the facility to the personal
11		representative of the patient. The facility shall provide
12		verbal notice to the personal representative of the patient
13		within 24 hours after the death of the patient and shall
14		provide written notice to the personal representative, if
15		known, of the patient within 5 days after the death of the
16		patient. The facility shall provide notice under this
17		subsection in accordance with 42 CFR 2.15(b) and 45 CFR
18		164.502(g), as amended. For the purposes of this subsection,
19		"personal representative" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR
20		164.502(g).
21		Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental

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1		Disabilities Code is amended by adding Section 5-100.1 as
2		follows:
3		(405 ILCS 5/5-100.1 new)
4		Sec. 5-100.1. Notice of death of patient. Any mental
5		health or developmental disabilities facility operating in
6		this State shall provide notice of the death of a recipient of
7		services occurring in the facility to the personal
8		representative of the recipient of services. The facility
9		shall provide verbal notice to the personal representative, if
10		known, of the recipient of services within 24 hours after the
11		death of the recipient of services and shall provide written
12		notice to the personal representative of the recipient of
13		services within 5 days after the death of the recipient of
14		services. The facility shall provide notice under this
15		subsection in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of the Mental
16		Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act and
17		45 CFR 164.502(g), as amended. For the purposes of this
18		subsection, "personal representative" has the meaning set
19		forth in 45 CFR 164.502(g).