Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 535/5

20 ILCS 535/7 new

225 ILCS 60/22

from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Administration of Psychotropic Medications to Children Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall adopt rules requiring the Department to distribute treatment guidelines on an annual basis to all persons licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all of its branches who prescribe psychotropic medications to youth for whom the Department is legally responsible. Provides that the Department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the General Assembly with specified information concerning the administration of psychotropic medication to youth for whom it is legally responsible. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may revoke, suspend, place on probation, reprimand, refuse to issue or renew, or take any other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action as the Department may deem proper with regard to the license or permit of any person issued under the Act upon repeated acts of clearly excessive prescribing, furnishing, or administering psychotropic medications to a minor without a good faith prior examination of the patient and medical reason. Makes other changes.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/13/2019	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
2/13/2019	House	First Reading
2/13/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2019	House	Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
3/20/2019	House	To Special Issues (ACSI)
3/29/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2/18/2020	House	Assigned to Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
6/23/2020	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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