Public Act 103-0942

SB3137 Enrolled LRB103 36125 SPS 66216 b

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

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 licensed

facility operating in this State shall provide notice of the

death of a patient occurring in the facility to the personal

representative, if known, of the patient as specified in this

Section. The facility shall attempt to provide verbal notice

to the personal representative, if known, of the patient

within 24 hours after the death of the patient and shall

provide written notice to the personal representative, if

known, of the patient within 5 days after the death of the

patient. The facility 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, if known, of the recipient of services as

specified in this Section. The facility shall attempt to

provide verbal notice to the personal representative, if

known, 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, if known, 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 164.502(g).