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92_HB0548 LRB9204866TAtm 1 AN ACT in relation to children. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is 5 amended by adding Section 35.7 as follows: 6 (20 ILCS 505/35.7 new) 7 Sec. 35.7. Report regarding children in out-of-home care. 8 (1) The Department shall report to the Governor and the 9 General Assembly the following information regarding children 10 in out-of-home care who remained in out-of-home care longer 11 than 90 days for at least one placement episode and received 12 "fee for service" medical assistance during fiscal year 2000: 13 (a) The number of children who were prescribed 14 medication during an out-of-home care episode; 15 (b) The medical diagnosis for all children on 16 prescribed medications; 17 (c) The number, types, and frequency of medications 18 prescribed to children; 19 (d) The number of children receiving multiple 20 medications; 21 (e) The number of children prescribed Ritalin; and 22 (f) The total number of children in out-of-home 23 care episodes exceeding 90 days during fiscal year 2000, 24 and the number of those children receiving medication. 25 (2) For purposes of this Section, "medication" means 26 psychotropic medication or other medication prescribed to 27 address psychiatric or other behavioral issues. 28 (3) The Department shall report its findings to the 29 Governor and the General Assembly not later than December 15, 30 2001. -2- LRB9204866TAtm 1 Section 10. The Department of Public Health Act is 2 amended by adding Sections 8.5 and 8.6 as follows: 3 (20 ILCS 2305/8.5 new) 4 Sec. 8.5. Advisory Council on Psychotropic Drug Therapy 5 for Children and Adolescents. 6 The Director of Public Health shall appoint an Advisory 7 Council on Psychotropic Drug Therapy for Children and 8 Adolescents. The Council shall have the following powers: 9 (a) to receive information with respect to, and 10 study and analyze, mental illness and serious emotional 11 disturbances affecting children and adolescents; 12 (b) to receive information with respect to, and 13 study and analyze, psychotropic drugs used as treatment 14 for a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, 15 with particular attention focused on the potential side 16 effects and consequences of abuse, misuse, misdiagnosis, 17 or improper dosage; 18 (c) to address the potential impact of psychotropic 19 drugs on children and adolescents with particular 20 attention focused on the relationship between the use of 21 such drugs and tendencies towards violence or suicide; 22 and 23 (d) to conduct such public hearings as may be 24 necessary to carry out its powers and duties pursuant to 25 this Section. 26 The Council shall submit a written report to the Governor 27 and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2002, 28 setting forth the findings of the Council on matters within 29 the scope of its powers and duties as set forth in this 30 Section. 31 (20 ILCS 2305/8.6 new) 32 Sec. 8.6. Psychotropic medication; children and -3- LRB9204866TAtm 1 adolescents. The Department of Public Health shall keep 2 informed as to current developments regarding the use of 3 psychotropic medication in the treatment of children and 4 adolescents. 5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 6 becoming law.