Date	Chamber	Action
7/14/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0130

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

405 ILCS 5/3-811

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-811

405 ILCS 5/3-909

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-909

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a transferring facility remains subject to the federal Emergency Medical Transport and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) when implementing a court order for the involuntary admission of a person on an inpatient basis or a court order for the transfer of a mental health patient to an alternative facility or program of alternative treatment. Requires a transferring facility to satisfy certain duties prior to implementing the order and in addition to those duties provided under the EMTALA. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Eliminates language requiring a transferring facility, when implementing an order of involuntary admission on an inpatient basis, to ensure that the receiving facility is able to manage the transferred recipient.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Eliminates language requiring a transferring facility, when implementing an order of transfer to a different facility or program of alternative treatment, to ensure that the receiving facility is able to manage the transferred recipient.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
2/23/2011	House	First Reading
2/23/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/8/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services Committee
3/9/2011	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
3/9/2011	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-000-000
3/9/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
3/30/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
3/30/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/1/2011	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Esther Golar
4/1/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
4/7/2011	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/7/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/7/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
4/8/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
4/8/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
4/8/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/8/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/8/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/8/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
4/11/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/11/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Human Services; 008-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/6/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/12/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/10/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
7/14/2011	House	Governor Approved
7/14/2011	House	Effective Date July 14, 2011
7/14/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0130

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