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1 | AN ACT concerning mental health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 2-110.1 and by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | adding Section 2-110.2 as follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 5/2-110.1)
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8 | Sec. 2-110.1. Reports.
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9 | (a) A mental hospital or facility at which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | electro-convulsive therapy
is administered shall submit to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Department quarterly reports
relating to the administration of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the therapy for the purposes of reducing
morbidity or mortality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | and improving patient care.
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14 | (b) A report shall provide the following information for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | each patient that received electro-convulsive therapy,
state | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the following for each quarter:
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17 | (1) Whether the patient gave informed consent or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | received therapy without informed consent pursuant to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section 2-107 of this Code, was confined as subject to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | involuntary admission, or received the therapy on an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | emergency basis pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 2-107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | of this Code.
The number of persons who received the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | therapy, including:
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1 | (A) the number of persons who gave informed consent | ||||||
2 | to the therapy;
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3 | (B) the number of persons confined as subject to | ||||||
4 | involuntary admission
who gave informed consent to the | ||||||
5 | therapy;
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6 | (C) the number of persons who received the therapy | ||||||
7 | without
informed consent pursuant to Section 2-107.1; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | (D) the number of persons who received the therapy | ||||||
10 | on an
emergency basis pursuant to subsection (d) of | ||||||
11 | Section 2-107.1.
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12 | (2) The age, sex, and race of the patient
recipients of | ||||||
13 | the therapy .
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14 | (3) The source of the treatment payment.
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15 | (4) The average number , type (bilateral pulse, | ||||||
16 | unilateral pulse, and sine wave), and charge dose of | ||||||
17 | electro-convulsive treatments administered for
each | ||||||
18 | complete series of treatments noting changes of type or | ||||||
19 | charge administered over course of treatment , but not | ||||||
20 | including maintenance treatments.
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21 | (5) The average number of maintenance | ||||||
22 | electro-convulsive treatments
administered per month. The | ||||||
23 | maintenance treatments reports shall include the type, | ||||||
24 | charge dose, and number of treatments and shall indicate | ||||||
25 | whether it is the same as the original treatment type and | ||||||
26 | charge dose.
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1 | (6) Any significant adverse reactions to the treatment | ||||||
2 | as defined by rule.
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3 | (7) Autopsy findings if death followed within 14 days | ||||||
4 | after the date of
the administration of the therapy.
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5 | (b-5) In addition to the reporting requirements set forth | ||||||
6 | in subsection (b):
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7 | (1) The identity of the treating hospital or facility | ||||||
8 | shall be disclosed in the quarterly and annual reports. | ||||||
9 | (2) If no patients have been treated with | ||||||
10 | electro-convulsive therapy during the reported quarter, a | ||||||
11 | written statement to that effect shall be filed as the | ||||||
12 | quarterly report. | ||||||
13 | (3) The report for the first quarter of each year shall | ||||||
14 | include a copy of the informed consent form used for | ||||||
15 | electro-convulsive therapy, including any pamphlet or form | ||||||
16 | information given to the patient on electro-convulsive | ||||||
17 | therapy.
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18 | (4) The quarterly report shall include any
(8) Any
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19 | other information required by the Department by rule.
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20 | (c) The Department shall prepare and publish an annual | ||||||
21 | written report
summarizing the information received under this | ||||||
22 | Section. The Department shall include in the annual report the | ||||||
23 | names of all facilities that have failed to comply with the | ||||||
24 | reporting requirements of this Section during the calendar year | ||||||
25 | covered by the annual report.
The report shall not contain any | ||||||
26 | information that identifies or tends to
identify any facility, |
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1 | physician, health care provider, or patient.
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2 | (d) The Department may collect data referred to in this | ||||||
3 | Section electronically or in writing.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 90-538, eff. 12-1-97.)
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5 | (405 ILCS 5/2-110.2 new) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 2-110.2. Enforcement of reporting requirements. A | ||||||
7 | facility or physician that fails to submit the completed | ||||||
8 | reports containing the information provided by Section 2-110.1 | ||||||
9 | of this Code within 15 days following the close of a quarter | ||||||
10 | shall be sent a written notice of noncompliance by the | ||||||
11 | Department. The facility or physician has 15 days following | ||||||
12 | receipt of the written notice to comply with the reporting | ||||||
13 | requirements. If a facility or physician fails to comply with | ||||||
14 | the reporting requirements within 15 days of receipt of the | ||||||
15 | notice, the Department may take any of the following actions: | ||||||
16 | (1) The Department may assign a specified time period | ||||||
17 | for the facility or physician to comply with the reporting | ||||||
18 | requirements. | ||||||
19 | (2) The facility's or physician's failure to comply may | ||||||
20 | be reported to the Department of Public Health and the | ||||||
21 | Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which | ||||||
22 | may take appropriate disciplinary actions including, but | ||||||
23 | not limited to, suspension of the facility's or physician's | ||||||
24 | license. | ||||||
25 | (3) The Department may recommend revoking the |
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1 | facility's approval to receive Medicaid reimbursements for | ||||||
2 | administration of electro-convulsive therapy. | ||||||
3 | (4) The Department may revoke any contract it has with | ||||||
4 | the facility to provide mental health services. | ||||||
5 | (5) The Department may seek injunctive relief to bar | ||||||
6 | administration of electro-convulsive therapy. | ||||||
7 | (6) The facility or the physician may be subject to a | ||||||
8 | $1,000 civil penalty for each violation of the reporting | ||||||
9 | requirements if the facility or physician is found to have | ||||||
10 | knowingly or intentionally failed to comply with the | ||||||
11 | reporting requirements. | ||||||
12 | The State's Attorney or Attorney General may enforce the | ||||||
13 | provisions of this Section.
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14 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
15 | becoming law.
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