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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5022 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013. Provides that an advance practice registered nurse shall observe consumers and staff and their interactions at least weekly, and the psychiatric medical director shall be present at the facility at least monthly to review interactions and make necessary modifications. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB5022 | | LRB103 38713 CES 68850 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation |
| 5 | | Act of 2013 is amended by changing Section 2-102.5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 49/2-102.5) |
| 7 | | Sec. 2-102.5. Psychiatric visits. For the purposes of this |
| 8 | | Act, any required psychiatric visit to a consumer may be |
| 9 | | conducted by an APRN or by a physician. An APRN shall observe |
| 10 | | consumers and staff and their interactions at least weekly, |
| 11 | | and the psychiatric medical director shall be present at the |
| 12 | | facility at least monthly to review interactions and make |
| 13 | | necessary modifications. |
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1053, eff. 6-10-22.)
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law. |