Date	Chamber	Action
8/20/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0281

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 1705/10

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10

Synopsis As Introduced
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.

House Amendment No. 1
Provides that referral (instead of assessment and referral) of persons by the Department shall be made to providers who are able to accept the persons and perform an assessment within an appropriate time. Provides, in a Section concerning examinations to determine alcoholism, drug addiction, or other substance abuse in persons admitted to facilities, that the Department is not required to maintain an individual in a facility who is otherwise eligible for discharge as provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/5/2006	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
1/19/2007	House	First Reading
1/19/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/7/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
2/7/2007	House	Assigned to Disability Services Committee
2/21/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
3/1/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee
3/1/2007	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/1/2007	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 009-000-000
3/2/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
3/2/2007	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
3/2/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/13/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/13/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/14/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
3/14/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
3/14/2007	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
3/15/2007	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/15/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 20, 2007
3/15/2007	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen
3/20/2007	Senate	First Reading
3/20/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/30/2007	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
4/18/2007	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/10/2007	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 011-000-000
5/10/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2007
5/18/2007	Senate	Second Reading
5/18/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2007
5/23/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
5/23/2007	House	Passed Both Houses
6/21/2007	House	Sent to the Governor
8/20/2007	House	Governor Approved
8/20/2007	House	Effective Date January 1, 2008
8/20/2007	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0281

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