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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2446   </title>
<shortdesc>DHS-INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>405 ILCS 5/2-107.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 2-107.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that a court order authorizing the administration of authorized involuntary treatment shall allow a person designated in the order as authorized to administer the treatment to designate another person to administer the treatment in the court-designated person's absence. Provides that a person designated in the court order as authorized to administer the treatment must be a qualified acute and long-term health care professional familiar with the recipient's mental and physical status and active in the recipient's care. Provides that a person designated by the court-designated person to administer the treatment in the court-designated person's absence must be a licensed and qualified health care professional. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Fiscal Note (Dept. of Human Services)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 2446 has no additional costs. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Disability Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Disability Services Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Fiscal Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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