Public Act 103-0674
 
HB4498 EnrolledLRB103 37144 RLC 67263 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 3-403 as
follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 5/3-403)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-403)
    Sec. 3-403. A voluntary recipient shall be allowed to be
discharged from the facility at the earliest appropriate time,
not to exceed 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays, after the recipient he gives any treatment staff
person written notice of the recipient's his desire to be
discharged unless the recipient he either withdraws the notice
in writing or unless within the 5 day period a copy of the
written notice and a petition and 2 certificates conforming to
the requirements of paragraph (b) of Section 3-601 and Section
3-602 are filed with the court. Upon receipt of the petition,
the court shall order a hearing to be held within 5 days,
excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and to be conducted
pursuant to Article IX of this Chapter. Hospitalization of the
recipient may continue pending further order of the court.
(Source: P.A. 88-830.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2025