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| | HB1524 Enrolled | | LRB097 08796 KTG 48926 b |
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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 Section 3-807 as |
| 6 | | follows:
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| 7 | | (405 ILCS 5/3-807) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-807) |
| 8 | | Sec. 3-807. No respondent may be found subject to |
| 9 | | involuntary admission
on an inpatient or outpatient basis |
| 10 | | unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or |
| 11 | | clinical
psychologist, or qualified examiner who has examined |
| 12 | | the respondent him testifies in person at the hearing. The
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| 13 | | respondent may waive the requirement of the testimony subject |
| 14 | | to the
approval of the court. |
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10; 96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law.
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