Public Act 103-0942
 
SB3137 EnrolledLRB103 36125 SPS 66216 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Jordan's Law.
 
    Section 5. The Substance Use Disorder Act is amended by
adding Section 55-45 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 301/55-45 new)
    Sec. 55-45. Notice of death of patient. Any licensed
facility operating in this State shall provide notice of the
death of a patient occurring in the facility to the personal
representative, if known, of the patient as specified in this
Section. The facility shall attempt to provide verbal notice
to the personal representative, if known, of the patient
within 24 hours after the death of the patient and shall
provide written notice to the personal representative, if
known, of the patient within 5 days after the death of the
patient. The facility shall provide notice under this
subsection in accordance with 42 CFR 2.15(b) and 45 CFR
164.502(g), as amended. For the purposes of this subsection,
"personal representative" has the meaning set forth in 45 CFR
164.502(g).
 
    Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by adding Section 5-100.1 as
follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 5/5-100.1 new)
    Sec. 5-100.1. Notice of death of patient. Any mental
health or developmental disabilities facility operating in
this State shall provide notice of the death of a recipient of
services occurring in the facility to the personal
representative, if known, of the recipient of services as
specified in this Section. The facility shall attempt to
provide verbal notice to the personal representative, if
known, of the recipient of services within 24 hours after the
death of the recipient of services and shall provide written
notice to the personal representative, if known, of the
recipient of services within 5 days after the death of the
recipient of services. The facility shall provide notice under
this subsection in accordance with Sections 4 and 5 of the
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality
Act and 45 CFR 164.502(g), as amended. For the purposes of this
subsection, "personal representative" has the meaning set
forth in 45 CFR 164.502(g).
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/9/2024