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Public Act 095-0281
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LRB095 03457 CMK 23461 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental |
Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section |
10 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 1705/10) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-10)
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Sec. 10. To examine persons admitted to facilities of the |
Department
for treatment of mental illness or developmental |
disability to determine
alcoholism, drug addiction or other |
substance abuse. Based on such
examination,
the Department |
shall
may provide necessary medical, education and |
rehabilitation
services, and shall
may arrange for further |
assessment and
referral of such persons to appropriate |
alcoholism or substance abuse services. Referral of such |
persons by the Department to appropriate alcoholism or |
substance abuse services shall be made to providers who are |
able to accept the persons and perform a further assessment |
within a clinically appropriate time. This Section does not |
require that the Department maintain an individual in a |
Department facility who is otherwise eligible for discharge as |
provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
Code.
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