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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 Consent by Minors to Health Care Services 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 4 as follows:
 


6    (410 ILCS 210/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4504)



7    Sec. 4. Sexually transmitted disease; drug or alcohol 
8abuse. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a minor 12 
9years of
age or older who may have come into contact with any 
10sexually transmitted disease, or
may be determined to be an 
11intoxicated person or a person with a substance use disorder, 
12as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act, or who
may have a 
13family member who abuses drugs or alcohol, may give consent to

14the furnishing of health care services or counseling related to 
15the prevention, diagnosis, or
treatment of the disease. Each 
16incident of sexually transmitted disease shall be
reported to 
17the State Department of Public Health or the local board of

18health in accordance with regulations adopted under statute or 
19ordinance.
The consent of the parent, parents, or legal 
20guardian of a minor shall not
be necessary to authorize health 
21care services or counseling related to the
prevention, 
22diagnosis, or treatment of sexually transmitted disease or drug

23use or alcohol
consumption by the minor or the effects on the 
 
 
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1minor of drug or alcohol
abuse by a member of the minor's 
2family. The consent of the minor shall be
valid and binding as 
3if the minor had achieved his or her majority. The
consent 
4shall not be voidable nor subject to later disaffirmance 
5because
of minority.

6    Anyone involved in the furnishing of health services care 
7to the minor or
counseling related to the prevention, 
8diagnosis, or treatment of the minor's disease or
drug or 
9alcohol use by the minor or a member of the minor's family 
10shall,
upon the minor's consent, make reasonable efforts, to 
11involve the family of
the minor in his or her treatment, if the 
12person furnishing treatment
believes that the involvement of 
13the family will not be detrimental to the
progress and care of 
14the minor.  Reasonable effort shall be extended to
assist the 
15minor in accepting the involvement of his or her family in the

16care and treatment being given.

17(Source: P.A. 100-378, eff. 1-1-18; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)