93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4845

 

Introduced 02/04/04, by Lou Lang

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1705/10   from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that, based on an examination of a person admitted to a facility of the Department of Human Services, the Department shall (instead of may) provide necessary medical, education, and rehabilitation services and shall (instead of may) arrange for a further assessment and referral to appropriate alcoholism or substance abuse services. Provides that the assessment and referral shall be made to a provider who is able to accept the person for referral and perform a further assessment within a clinically appropriate time.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5 Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section
6 10 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 1705/10)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10)
8     Sec. 10. To examine persons admitted to facilities of the
9 Department for treatment of mental illness or developmental
10 disability to determine alcoholism, drug addiction or other
11 substance abuse. Based on such examination, the Department
12 shall may provide necessary medical, education and
13 rehabilitation services, and shall may arrange for further
14 assessment and referral of such persons to appropriate
15 alcoholism or substance abuse services. Further assessment and
16 referral of such persons by the Department to appropriate
17 alcoholism or substance abuse services shall be made to
18 providers who are able to accept the persons for referral and
19 perform a further assessment within a clinically appropriate
20 time.
21     The Department shall not deny treatment and care to any
22 person subject to admission to a facility under its control for
23 treatment for a mental illness or developmental disability
24 solely on the basis of their alcoholism, drug addiction or
25 abuse of other substances.
26 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)