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Public Act 097-0121 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-807 as | ||||
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(405 ILCS 5/3-807) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-807) | ||||
Sec. 3-807. No respondent may be found subject to | ||||
involuntary admission
on an inpatient or outpatient basis | ||||
unless at least one psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or | ||||
clinical
psychologist , or qualified examiner who has examined | ||||
the respondent him testifies in person at the hearing. The
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respondent may waive the requirement of the testimony subject | ||||
to the
approval of the court. | ||||
(Source: P.A. 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10; 96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||
becoming law.
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