Bill Text: IL SB3456 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the examination by a physician, qualified examiner, psychiatrist, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or clinical psychologist to determine whether the respondent is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient basis may be performed via telehealth as defined in the Telehealth Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3456 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB3456-Introduced.html
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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 3-602 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 5/3-602) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-602)
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8 | Sec. 3-602.
The petition shall be accompanied by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | certificate executed
by a physician, qualified examiner, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | psychiatrist, advanced practice psychiatric nurse, or clinical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | psychologist which states
that the respondent is subject to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | involuntary admission on an inpatient basis and requires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | immediate
hospitalization. The certificate shall indicate that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the physician, qualified
examiner, psychiatrist, advanced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | practice psychiatric nurse, or clinical psychologist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | personally examined the respondent not
more than 72 hours prior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | to admission. The examination may be performed via telehealth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | as defined in Section 5 of the Telehealth Act. It shall also | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | contain the physician's,
qualified examiner's, psychiatrist's, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | advanced practice psychiatric nurse's, or clinical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | psychologist's clinical observations,
other factual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | information relied upon in reaching a diagnosis, and a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | statement
as to whether the respondent was advised of his |
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1 | rights under Section 3-208.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 101-587, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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