Public Act 098-0853
 
SB3532 EnrolledLRB098 15786 RLC 50818 b


  
    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental 
Disabilities Code is amended  by changing Section 3-804 as 
follows:
 



    (405 ILCS 5/3-804)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-804)



    Sec. 3-804. 
The respondent is entitled to secure an 
independent examination
by a physician, qualified examiner, 
clinical psychologist or other expert
of his or her choice.  If 
the respondent is unable to obtain an examination in an 
involuntary admission proceeding, a discharge proceeding under 
Section 3-901 of this Code,  or in a proceeding under Section 
2-107.1 of this Code, the respondent , he
may request that the 
court order an examination to be made by a physician, an 
impartial
medical expert pursuant to Supreme Court Rules or by 
a qualified examiner,
clinical psychologist, or other expert.  
Any such physician or other
examiner, whether secured by the 
respondent or appointed by the court, may
interview by 
telephone or in person any witnesses or other persons listed
in 
the petition for involuntary admission, the petition for 
discharge under Section 3-901 of this Code, or in the petition 
for medication or therapy under Section 2-107.1 of this Code.  
The physician or other examiner
may submit to the court a 
report in which his or her findings are described in
detail. 
The court must determine the compensation of the examiner or 
other expert. The compensation must be paid by the respondent's 
county of residence unless the respondent is not a resident of 
this State, in which case the fee must be paid by the county in 
which the proceeding is pending. Determination of the 
compensation of the physician, qualified
examiner, clinical 
psychologist or other expert and its payment shall be
governed 
by Supreme Court Rule.

(Source: P.A. 85-558.)




Effective Date:  1/1/2015