SB1245sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Terry Link

Filed: 3/13/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1245

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1245 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act is amended by changing Section 4.3 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1705/4.3) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-4.3)

Sec. 4.3. Site visits and inspections.

(a) (Blank).

(b) The Department shall establish a system of annual on-site inspections of each facility under its jurisdiction. The inspections shall be conducted by the the Department's central office to:

(1) Determine facility compliance with Department policies and procedures;

(2) Determine facility compliance with audit recommendations;

(3) Evaluate facility compliance with applicable federal standards;

(4) Review and follow up on complaints made by community mental health agencies and advocates, and on findings of the Human Rights Authority division of the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission; and

(5) Review administrative and management problems identified by other sources.

(Source: P.A. 92-111, eff. 1-1-02.)".