(405 ILCS 110/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 30. Receiving agency responsibility.
(a) The receiving agency shall secure a re-examination for a person and arrange any extension or recommitment of a person's period of commitment. The receiving agency shall arrange transportation of persons from the receiving facility. (b) If a person receiving services under a contract under this Act escapes from the receiving agency and the person at the time of the escape is subject to involuntary admission under the law of the sending state, the receiving agency shall use all reasonable means to recapture the escapee. The receiving agency shall immediately report the escape to the sending state. The receiving state has the primary responsibility for, and may direct, the pursuit, retaking, and prosecution of escaped persons within its jurisdiction. (c) The receiving agency shall seek reimbursement from public or private insurance or from the county of residence or the sending state.
(Source: P.A. 100-12, eff. 7-1-17.) |