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91_SB0561eng
SB561 Engrossed LRB9103080DJcd
1 AN ACT to amend the Health Care Surrogate Act by adding
2 Section 60.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Health Care Surrogate Act is amended by
6 adding Section 60 as follows:
7 (755 ILCS 40/60 new)
8 Sec. 60. Health care surrogate; specific mental health
9 services.
10 (a) In this Section, "specific mental health services"
11 means the administration of authorized involuntary treatment
12 as defined in Section 1-121.5 of the Mental Health and
13 Developmental Disabilities Code or admission to a mental
14 health facility as defined in Section 1-114 of that Code.
15 (b) A surrogate decision maker, other than a court
16 appointed guardian, may not consent to specific mental health
17 services for an adult patient. A surrogate decision maker
18 may, however, petition for the provision of specific mental
19 health services pursuant to the Mental Health and
20 Developmental Disabilities Code.
21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
22 January 1, 2000.
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