House Sponsors: LANG-FRITCHEY-HOWARD-KENNER-MAY, FLOWERS AND YARBROUGH. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-LINK Short description: MENTAL HEALTH-INSP GENERAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that the quarterly reports on state-operated facilities for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled shall include adverse federal certification or accreditation findings. Provides that, no later than January 1, 2002, the Department of Human Services shall adopt standards for recording on a prescribed form all patient care, diagnosis, and treatment at every facility under the jurisdiction of the Department. Provides that no later than January 1, 2002, every facility under the jurisdiction of the Department and all services provided in those facilities shall comply with all of the applicable standards adopted by the Social Security Administration under the Medicare Subchapter of the federal Social Security Act. Makes various changes concerning: pre-discharge determinations; discharge records; visits following placement; reports and evaluations; treatment plans; quality assurance for certain persons in long term care facilities; resident assessment; and other matters. Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Eliminates sunset language for the Office of the Inspector General. Deletes other repeal provisions. Provides that the agency designated by the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection and Advocacy for Developmentally Disabled Persons Act is authorized to review abuse, neglect, deaths, and other safety-related issues in mental health facilities, as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, and the effectiveness of the State's systems that address these issues. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes changes concerning the assessment and care of nursing home residents with mental illness. Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that, when a respondent has been transported to a mental health facility for examination, the facility shall, within one hour, attempt to contact at least 2 persons named by the respondent. Some parts of the bill are effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 1705/4.3 210 ILCS 30/6.9 new 210 ILCS 45/1-113 210 ILCS 45/2-104 405 ILCS 5/3-704 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that if the director of the facility in which a person is hospitalized determines that the person requires community mental health services, the suitable community mental health provider shall be selected from among the Department's contractual designees. Provides that the Department shall reimburse a community based not-for-profit agency for all increased costs of providing services to a person who requires further personal care or general oversight. Provides that the contractual process with the Department's contractual designee shall identify the necessary services in a treatment plan, the resource requirements to provide those services, and the parties responsible for providing those resources. Deletes (1) the Section of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act regarding site visits and inspections; (2) the new Section of the Abused and Long Term Care Facilities Residents Reporting Act that authorizes a specified agency to periodically evaluate abuse, neglect, deaths, and other safety-related issues in mental health facilities and the effectiveness of the State's systems that address these issues; (3) the provisions regarding providing mental health services to residents of nursing homes; (4) the changes to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; and (5) the changes to the definition of "facility" in the Nursing Home Care Act. Makes other changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/3-203 Adds reference to: 210 ILCS 5/6.19 new 225 ILCS 65/5-10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the bill as amended by House Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Deletes the provisions requiring the contractual process with the Department's contractual designee to identify the necessary services in a treatment plan, the resource requirements to provide those services, and the parties responsible for providing those resources. Deletes the requirement that the Department keep written records of the number of persons it places in long term care facilities each year. Deletes from the bill changes to the Section of the Nursing Home Care Act regarding licensing of facilities for persons with a developmental disability or persons suffering from emotional or behavioral disorders. Provides that, within 30 days after the Secretary of Human Services has approved a response regarding an investigation, the facility or agency making the response shall provide an implementation report to the Inspector General on the status of the corrective action implemented and that, within 60 days after receiving the implementation report, the Inspector General shall conduct an investigation, which may include, but need not be limited to, site visits, telephone contacts, or requests for written documentation from the facility or agency, to determine whether the facility or agency is in compliance with the approved response. Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires that hospitals have a written policy to address the use of restraints and seclusion in the hospital. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Adds the ordering of restraint or seclusion to the definition of "registered professional nursing practice". Makes other changes. Provides for an immediate effective date for specified portions of the bill. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status