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(410 ILCS 22/45) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
Sec. 45. Referral for determination that the requesting patient has mental capacity. (a) If either the attending physician or the consulting physician has doubts whether the individual has mental capacity and if either one is unable to confirm that the individual is capable of making an informed decision, the attending physician or consulting physician shall refer the patient to a licensed mental health professional for determination regarding mental capability. (b) The licensed mental health professional shall additionally determine whether the patient is suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder causing impaired judgment. (c) The licensed mental health professional who evaluates the patient under this Section shall submit to the requesting attending or consulting physician a written determination of whether the patient has mental capacity. (d) If the licensed mental health professional determines that the patient does not have mental capacity, or is suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder causing impaired judgment, the patient shall not be deemed a qualified patient and the attending physician shall not prescribe medication to the patient under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26.) |