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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-501 as
6follows:
 
7    (405 ILCS 5/3-501)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-501)
8    Sec. 3-501. Minors 12 years of age or older request to
9receive counseling services or psychotherapy on an outpatient
10basis.
11    (a) Any minor 12 years of age or older may request and
12receive counseling services or psychotherapy on an outpatient
13basis. The consent of the minor's his parent, guardian, or
14person in loco parentis shall not be necessary to authorize
15outpatient counseling services or psychotherapy. The minor's
16parent, guardian or person in loco parentis shall not be
17informed of such counseling or psychotherapy without the
18consent of the minor unless the facility director believes such
19disclosure is necessary. If the facility director intends to
20disclose the fact of counseling or psychotherapy, the minor
21shall be so informed. However, until the consent of the minor's
22parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis has been obtained,
23outpatient counseling services or psychotherapy provided to a

 

 

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1minor under the age of 17 shall be initially limited to not
2more than 8 90-minute sessions 5 sessions, a session lasting
3not more than 45 minutes. The service provider shall consider
4the factors contained in subsection (a-1) of this Section
5throughout the therapeutic process to determine, through
6consultation with the minor, whether attempting to obtain the
7consent of a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis would
8be detrimental to the minor's well-being. No later than the
9eighth session, the service provider shall determine and share
10with the minor the service provider's decision as described
11below:
12        (1) If the service provider finds that attempting to
13    obtain consent would not be detrimental to the minor's
14    well-being, the provider shall notify the minor that the
15    consent of a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis
16    is required to continue counseling services or
17    psychotherapy.
18        (2) If the minor does not permit the service provider
19    to notify the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis
20    for the purpose of consent after the eighth session the
21    service provider shall discontinue counseling services or
22    psychotherapy and shall not notify the parent, guardian, or
23    person in loco parentis about the counseling services or
24    psychotherapy.
25        (3) If the minor permits the service provider to notify
26    the parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis for the

 

 

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1    purpose of consent, without discontinuing counseling
2    services or psychotherapy, the service provider shall make
3    reasonable attempts to obtain consent. The service
4    provider shall document each attempt to obtain consent in
5    the minor's clinical record. The service provider may
6    continue to provide counseling services or psychotherapy
7    without the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or
8    person in loco parentis if:
9            (A) the service provider has made at least 2
10        unsuccessful attempts to contact the minor's parent,
11        guardian, or person in loco parentis to obtain consent;
12        and
13            (B) the service provider has obtained the minor's
14        written consent.
15        (4) If, after the eighth session, the service provider
16    of counseling services or psychotherapy determines that
17    obtaining consent would be detrimental to the minor's
18    well-being, the service provider shall consult with his or
19    her supervisor when possible to review and authorize the
20    determination under subsection (a) of this Section. The
21    service provider shall document the basis for the
22    determination in the minor's clinical record and may then
23    accept the minor's written consent to continue to provide
24    counseling services or psychotherapy without also
25    obtaining the consent of a parent, guardian, or person in
26    loco parentis.

 

 

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1        (5) If the minor continues to receive counseling
2    services or psychotherapy without the consent of a parent,
3    guardian, or person in loco parentis beyond 8 sessions, the
4    service provider shall evaluate, in consultation with his
5    or her supervisor when possible, his or her determination
6    under this subsection (a), and review the determination
7    every 60 days until counseling services or psychotherapy
8    ends or the minor reaches age 17. If it is determined
9    appropriate to notify the parent, guardian, or person in
10    loco parentis and the minor consents, the service provider
11    shall proceed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
12    Section.
13        (6) When counseling services or psychotherapy are
14    related to allegations of neglect, sexual abuse, or mental
15    or physical abuse by the minor's parent, guardian, or
16    person in loco parentis, obtaining consent of that parent,
17    guardian, or person in loco parentis shall be presumed to
18    be detrimental to the minor's well-being.
19    (a-1) Each of the following factors must be present in
20order for the service provider to find that obtaining the
21consent of a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis would
22be detrimental to the minor's well-being:
23        (1) requiring the consent or notification of a parent,
24    guardian, or person in loco parentis would cause the minor
25    to reject the counseling services or psychotherapy;
26        (2) the failure to provide the counseling services or

 

 

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1    psychotherapy would be detrimental to the minor's
2    well-being;
3        (3) the minor has knowingly and voluntarily sought the
4    counseling services or psychotherapy; and
5        (4) in the opinion of the service provider, the minor
6    is mature enough to participate in counseling services or
7    psychotherapy productively.
8    (a-2) The minor's parent, guardian, or person in loco
9parentis shall not be informed of the counseling services or
10psychotherapy without the written consent of the minor unless
11the service provider believes the disclosure is necessary under
12subsection (a) of this Section. If the facility director or
13service provider intends to disclose the fact of counseling
14services or psychotherapy, the minor shall be so informed and
15if the minor chooses to discontinue counseling services or
16psychotherapy after being informed of the decision of the
17facility director or service provider to disclose the fact of
18counseling services or psychotherapy to the parent, guardian,
19or person in loco parentis, then the parent, guardian, or
20person in loco parentis shall not be notified. Under the Mental
21Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, the
22facility director, his or her designee, or the service provider
23shall not allow the minor's parent, guardian, or person in loco
24parentis, upon request, to inspect or copy the minor's record
25or any part of the record if the service provider finds that
26there are compelling reasons for denying the access. Nothing in

 

 

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1this Section shall be interpreted to limit a minor's privacy
2and confidentiality protections under State law.
3    (b) The minor's parent, guardian, or person in loco
4parentis shall not be liable for the costs of outpatient
5counseling services or psychotherapy which is received by the
6minor without the consent of the minor's parent, guardian, or
7person in loco parentis.
8    (c) Counseling services or psychotherapy provided under
9this Section shall be provided in compliance with the
10Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor
11Licensing and Practice Act or the Clinical Psychologist
12Licensing Act.
13(Source: P.A. 86-922.)