Sen. Dale A. Righter

Filed: 4/19/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5350

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5350 as follows:
 
3 on page 1, by replacing lines 12 through 23 with the following:
 
4     "(405 ILCS 5/1-119)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-119)
5     Sec. 1-119. "Person subject to involuntary admission on an
6 inpatient basis" means:
7         (1) A person with mental illness and who because of his
8     or her illness is reasonably expected, unless treated on an
9     inpatient basis, to engage in conduct placing such person
10     or another in physical harm or in reasonable expectation of
11     being physically harmed dangerous conduct which may
12     include threatening behavior or conduct that places that
13     person or another individual in reasonable expectation of
14     being harmed;
15         (2) A person with mental illness and who because of his
16     or her illness is unable to provide for his or her basic

 

 

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1     physical needs so as to guard himself or herself from
2     serious harm without the assistance of family or others,
3     unless treated on an inpatient basis outside help; or
4         (3) A person with mental illness who:
5             (i) refuses treatment or is not adhering
6         adequately to prescribed treatment;
7             (ii) because of the nature of his or her illness,
8         is unable to understand his or her need for treatment;
9         and
10             (iii) if not treated, is reasonably expected,
11         based on his or her behavioral history, to suffer
12         mental or emotional deterioration and, after such
13         deterioration, meets the criteria of either paragraph
14         (1) or paragraph (2) of this Section. , because of the
15         nature of his or her illness, is unable to understand
16         his or her need for treatment and who, if not treated,
17         is reasonably expected to suffer or continue to suffer
18         mental deterioration or emotional deterioration, or
19         both, to the point that the person is reasonably
20         expected to engage in dangerous conduct.
21     In determining whether a person meets the criteria
22 specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3), the court may consider
23 evidence of the person's repeated past pattern of specific
24 behavior and actions related to the person's illness.
25 (Source: P.A. 95-602, eff. 6-1-08.)"; and
 

 

 

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1 by deleting page 2; and
 
2 on page 3, by deleting lines 1 through 2.