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LANG-MCKEON.

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

        Amends  the  Mental   Health   and   Developmental   Disabilities      
   Administrative  Act.   Provides that facilities under the jurisdiction      
   of the Department of Human Services shall be subject to a  site  audit      
   at  least once during each 12-month period by the Department (now each      
   biennum by the Citizens Council on  Mental  Health  and  Developmental      
   Disabilities).   Provides  that  the  visit shall determine compliance      
   with  the  statutes  and  Department  policies  and  procedures   (now      
   Department  policies  and  procedures).  Provides that visits shall be      
   made to review and follow up on complaints made by legislators, mental      
   health organizations and advocates (now  mental  health  agencies  and      
   advocates).   Provides  that at least 3 non-profit organizations shall      
   have access to State-operated facilities.  Provides that  the  purpose      
   of  the  access  is to insure there will be independant assessments of      
   each  facility.  Provides  that  the  Department  shall  adopt   rules      
   governing  access  to  the  facilities.   Provides  that visits may be      
   carried out upon the  notification  of  a  complaint.   Provides  that      
   review  of a complaint shall be deferred until after the Office of the      
   Inspector   General   completes   its    investigation.      Effective      
   immediately.                                                                
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          20 ILCS 1705/4.3                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 1705/7                  from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-7          
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Mental Health  and  Developmental      
   Disabilities  Administrative Act.  Provides that no later than January      
   1, 1999, the Department of Human Services shall  adopt  standards  for      
   recording  on  a  prescribed  form  all  patient  care, diagnosis, and      
   treatment at every facility under the jurisdiction of the  Department.      
   Provides  that no later than January 1, 1999, every facility under the      
   jurisdiction of the Department and  all  services  provided  in  those      
   facilities  shall  comply with all of the applicable standards adopted      
   by the Social Security Administration under the Medicare Subchapter of      
   the federal Social Security Act.                                            
          FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Human Services)                                    
          There would be costs associated with the training of staff and       
          for overtime pay for employees who are covering for those            
          employees at training.                                               
   97-10-16  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   97-10-16  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   97-10-16  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   97-10-17  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               STATE GOV ADM         
   97-10-28  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-ST GV-ELC RFM H    
   97-10-28  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   97-10-28  H  DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE             013-000-000   HSGE    
   97-10-28  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   97-10-28  H                     FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CROSS                 
   97-10-28  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   97-10-28  H  HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE                       
   97-10-30  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   97-10-30  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   97-10-30  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   97-10-30  H  THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED                        
   97-10-30  H  PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED                        
   98-01-02  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(B)     RULES         HRUL    
   99-01-12  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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