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91_SB0490
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1 AN ACT to amend the Mental Health and Developmental
2 Disabilities Code by changing Section 3-601.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
6 Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-601 as
7 follows:
8 (405 ILCS 5/3-601) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-601)
9 Sec. 3-601. Involuntary admission; petition.
10 (a) When a person is asserted to be subject to
11 involuntary admission and in such a condition that immediate
12 hospitalization is necessary for the protection of the such
13 person or others from physical harm, any person 18 years of
14 age or older may present a petition to the facility director
15 of a mental health facility in the county where the
16 respondent resides or is present, except that if admission is
17 sought to a State-operated mental health facility and the
18 Community Service Area has a participating mental health
19 center, the petition may be presented to the qualified
20 certifier. No person shall be admitted to a State-operated
21 mental health facility until a written statement, as required
22 under Section 3-601.1, recommending admission has been
23 obtained from a qualified certifier, except that if the
24 person asserted to be subject to involuntary admission is
25 presented for admission directly to a State-operated mental
26 health facility or when no qualified certifier is immediately
27 available, the person shall be admitted to the State-operated
28 mental health facility and the participating mental health
29 center shall be notified, as provided in Section 3-603, and
30 shall provide a qualified certifier to conduct a screening
31 within 24 hours. The petition may be prepared by the
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1 facility director of the facility.
2 (b) The petition shall include:
3 1. a detailed statement of the reason for the assertion
4 that the respondent is subject to involuntary admission,
5 including a description of any acts or significant threats
6 supporting the assertion and the time and place of their
7 occurrence;
8 2. the name and address of the spouse, parent, guardian
9 and close relative, or if none, the name and address of any
10 known friend of the respondent. If the petitioner is unable
11 to supply any such names and addresses, he shall state that
12 diligent inquiry was made to learn this information and
13 specify the steps taken;
14 3. the petitioner's relationship to the respondent and a
15 statement as to whether the petitioner has legal or financial
16 interest in the matter or is involved in litigation with the
17 respondent;
18 4. the names, addresses and phone numbers of the
19 witnesses by which the facts asserted may be proved.
20 (Source: P.A. 88-484.)