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Public Act 91-0658
HB0721 Re-Enrolled LRB9103079DJcd
AN ACT to amend the Health Care Surrogate Act by adding
Section 60.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Health Care Surrogate Act is amended by
adding Section 60 as follows:
(755 ILCS 40/60 new)
Sec. 60. Health care surrogate; specific mental health
services.
(a) In this Section, "specific mental health services"
means the administration of authorized involuntary treatment
as defined in Section 1-121.5 of the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code or admission to a mental
health facility as defined in Section 1-114 of that Code.
(b) A surrogate decision maker, other than a court
appointed guardian, may not consent to specific mental health
services for an adult patient. A surrogate decision maker
may, however, petition for the provision of specific mental
health services pursuant to the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Code.
(c) This Section does not grant a court-appointed
guardian any additional authority to consent to specific
mental health services than is permitted by the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities Code.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
January 1, 2000.
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