HB3468 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3468

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 1705/10.1

from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10.1

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to record the menstrual cycles of every woman of child-bearing age who is admitted to and remains in a mental health facility for more than 60 days. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section 10.1 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/10.1) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10.1)

Sec. 10.1. Every woman of child-bearing age who is admitted to a facility under the jurisdiction of the Department shall, with her consent or the consent of her guardian, be tested for pregnancy upon admission and thereafter as indicated. For a recipient who is admitted to and remains in a facility for more than 60 days a A record of each such recipient's menstrual cycles shall be maintained. A plan for complete prenatal care shall be developed and implemented for each recipient who is found to be pregnant. On-site prenatal care shall be provided to recipients who are not verbal or who otherwise cannot communicate with a provider of care because of a severe disability, in which case the facility administrator shall also seek the consent of the recipient's legal guardian for special care for the recipient, or shall arrange for a temporary or limited guardianship of the person of the recipient for the purpose of obtaining consent to diagnosis and treatment of the recipient. Discharge planning for a pregnant recipient shall specifically include provision for continuity of prenatal care.

(Source: P.A. 86-1013.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.