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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 Sections 3-503 and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3-504 as follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 5/3-503) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-503)
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8 | Sec. 3-503. Admission on application of parent or guardian.
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9 | (a) Any minor may be admitted to a mental health
facility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for inpatient treatment upon application to the facility
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11 | director, if the facility director finds that the minor
has a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | mental illness or emotional disturbance of such severity that
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13 | hospitalization is necessary and that the minor is likely to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | benefit
from inpatient treatment. Except in cases of admission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | under
Section 3-504, prior to admission, a psychiatrist, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor, or
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17 | clinical psychologist who has personally examined the minor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | shall state in
writing that the minor meets the standard for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | admission. The statement shall
set forth in detail the reasons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | for that conclusion and shall indicate what
alternatives to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | hospitalization have been explored.
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22 | (b) The application may be executed by a parent or guardian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | or, in
the absence of a parent or guardian, by a person in loco |
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1 | parentis.
Application may be made for a minor who is a ward of | ||||||
2 | the State by the
Department of Children and Family Services or | ||||||
3 | by the Department of
Corrections.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)
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5 | (405 ILCS 5/3-504) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-504)
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6 | Sec. 3-504. Minors; emergency admissions.
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7 | (a) A minor who is eligible for admission under Section | ||||||
8 | 3-503 and who is in
a condition that immediate hospitalization | ||||||
9 | is necessary may be admitted upon
the application of a parent | ||||||
10 | or guardian, or person in loco parentis, or of an
interested | ||||||
11 | person 18 years of age or older when, after diligent effort, | ||||||
12 | the
minor's parent, guardian or person in loco parentis cannot | ||||||
13 | be located or
refuses to consent to admission.
Following
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14 | admission of the minor, the facility director of the mental | ||||||
15 | health facility
shall continue efforts to locate the minor's | ||||||
16 | parent, guardian or person in loco
parentis. If that person is | ||||||
17 | located and consents in writing to the admission,
the minor may | ||||||
18 | continue to be hospitalized. However, upon notification of the
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19 | admission, the parent, guardian or person in loco parentis may | ||||||
20 | request the
minor's discharge subject to the provisions of | ||||||
21 | Section 3-508.
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22 | (b) A peace officer may take a minor into custody and | ||||||
23 | transport the minor
to a mental health facility when, as a | ||||||
24 | result of his personal observation,
the peace officer has | ||||||
25 | reasonable grounds to believe that the minor is eligible
for |
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1 | admission under Section 3-503 and is in a condition that | ||||||
2 | immediate
hospitalization is necessary in order to protect the | ||||||
3 | minor or others from
physical harm. Upon arrival at the | ||||||
4 | facility,
the peace officer shall complete an application under | ||||||
5 | Section 3-503 and shall
further include a detailed statement of | ||||||
6 | the reason for the assertion that
immediate hospitalization is | ||||||
7 | necessary, including a description of any acts or
significant | ||||||
8 | threats supporting the assertion, the time and place of the
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9 | occurrence of those acts or threats, and the names, addresses | ||||||
10 | and telephone
numbers of other witnesses of those acts or | ||||||
11 | threats.
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12 | (c) If no parent, guardian or person in loco parentis can | ||||||
13 | be found
within 3 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or | ||||||
14 | holidays, after the
admission of a minor, or if that person | ||||||
15 | refuses either to consent to
admission of the minor or to | ||||||
16 | request his discharge, a petition shall be
filed under the | ||||||
17 | Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to ensure that appropriate
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18 | guardianship is provided.
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19 | (d) If, however, a court finds, based on the evaluation by | ||||||
20 | a
psychiatrist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed | ||||||
21 | clinical professional counselor, or licensed clinical
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22 | psychologist or the testimony or other information offered by a | ||||||
23 | parent,
guardian, person acting in loco parentis or other | ||||||
24 | interested adults, that
it is necessary in order to complete an | ||||||
25 | examination of a minor, the court
may order that the minor be | ||||||
26 | admitted to a mental health
facility pending examination and |
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1 | may order a peace officer or other person to
transport the | ||||||
2 | minor to the facility.
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3 | (e) If a parent, guardian, or person acting in loco | ||||||
4 | parentis is unable
to transport a minor to a mental health | ||||||
5 | facility for examination, the parent,
guardian, or person | ||||||
6 | acting in loco parentis may petition the court to compel
a | ||||||
7 | peace officer to take the minor into custody and transport the | ||||||
8 | minor to
a mental health facility for examination. The court | ||||||
9 | may grant the order
if the court finds, based on the evaluation | ||||||
10 | by a psychiatrist, licensed
clinical social worker, licensed | ||||||
11 | clinical professional counselor, or licensed clinical | ||||||
12 | psychologist or the testimony
of a parent, guardian, or person | ||||||
13 | acting in loco parentis that the
examination is necessary and | ||||||
14 | that the assistance of a peace officer is
required to | ||||||
15 | effectuate admission of the minor to a
mental health facility.
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16 | (f) Within 24 hours after admission under this Section, a | ||||||
17 | psychiatrist
or clinical psychologist who has personally | ||||||
18 | examined the minor shall
certify in writing that the minor | ||||||
19 | meets the standard for admission. If no
certificate is | ||||||
20 | furnished, the minor shall be discharged immediately.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.
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