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Public Act 095-0602 |
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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 Code is amended by changing Section 1-119 and by | ||||
adding Section 1-104.5 as follows: | ||||
(405 ILCS 5/1-104.5 new)
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Sec. 1-104.5. "Dangerous conduct" means threatening | ||||
behavior or conduct that places another individual in | ||||
reasonable expectation of being harmed, or a person's inability | ||||
to provide, without the assistance of family or outside help, | ||||
for his or her basic physical needs so as to guard himself or | ||||
herself from serious harm.
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(405 ILCS 5/1-119) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-119)
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Sec. 1-119. "Person subject to involuntary admission" | ||||
means:
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(1) A person with mental illness and who because of his | ||||
or her illness is
reasonably expected to engage in | ||||
dangerous conduct
inflict serious physical harm upon | ||||
himself or herself or
another in the near future which may | ||||
include threatening behavior or conduct
that places that | ||||
person or another individual in reasonable expectation of |
being harmed; or
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(2) A person with mental illness and who because of his | ||
or her illness is
unable to
provide for his or her basic | ||
physical needs so as to guard
himself or
herself from | ||
serious harm without the assistance of family or outside | ||
help ; or
.
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(3) A person with mental illness who, because of the | ||
nature of his or her illness, is unable to understand his | ||
or her need for treatment and who, if not treated, is | ||
reasonably expected to suffer or continue to suffer mental | ||
deterioration or emotional deterioration, or both, to the | ||
point that the person is reasonably expected to engage in | ||
dangerous conduct. | ||
In determining whether a person meets the criteria | ||
specified in paragraph
(1) , (2), or (3)
or
(2) , the court may | ||
consider evidence of the person's repeated past pattern
of | ||
specific behavior
and actions related to the
person's illness.
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(Source: P.A. 93-573, eff. 8-21-03.)
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