Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4252

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the notice of a recipient's rights includes, if applicable, the recipient's right to request a transfer to a different Department of Human Services facility. Provides that a recipient, his or her attorney, guardian, if any, and responsible relative, in any Department facility may make a written application to the facility director of the recipient's current facility to transfer to another Department facility. Provides that the Department shall provide the form to make such an application to a recipient, his or her attorney, guardian, if any, and responsible relative upon request. Provides that a recipient of services shall not include a person with the primary diagnosis of a developmental disability. Provides that upon receipt of the recipient's application, the facility director shall promptly schedule a hearing to be held within 7 days. Provides that the hearing shall be held at the recipient's current facility. Establishes the recipient's burden of proof at the transfer hearing. Provides that if a recipient's application for transfer is denied, no application may be filed for 180 days. Provides that the recipient does, however, have the right to administratively appeal any decision of the utilization review committee. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
1/24/2020	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
1/27/2020	House	First Reading
1/27/2020	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/25/2020	House	Assigned to Human Services Committee
3/4/2020	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 010-002-000
3/4/2020	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
6/23/2020	House	Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die