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Full Text of HB5129  103rd General Assembly

HB5129 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5129

 

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Dan Ugaste - Nicole La Ha - Amy L. Grant - Jennifer Sanalitro - Jackie Haas, et al.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
405 ILCS 5/6-103.3

    Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that, if a person is determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any public or private mental health facility or part thereof, or by a law enforcement official or a school administrator, then the physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner shall notify the Department of Human Services and a law enforcement official or school administrator shall notify the Illinois State Police and the appropriate local law enforcement agency (rather than shall notify the Illinois State Police), within 24 hours of making the determination that the person poses a clear and present danger.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 6-103.3 as
6follows:
 
7    (405 ILCS 5/6-103.3)
8    Sec. 6-103.3. Clear and present danger; notice. If a
9person is determined to pose a clear and present danger to
10himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical
11psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the
12State, by any public or private mental health facility or part
13thereof, or by a law enforcement official or a school
14administrator, then the physician, clinical psychologist, or
15qualified examiner shall notify the Department of Human
16Services and a law enforcement official or school
17administrator shall notify the Illinois State Police and the
18appropriate local law enforcement agency, within 24 hours of
19making the determination that the person poses a clear and
20present danger. The Department of Human Services shall
21immediately update its records and information relating to
22mental health and developmental disabilities, and if
23appropriate, shall notify the Illinois State Police in a form

 

 

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1and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police.
2Information disclosed under this Section shall remain
3privileged and confidential, and shall not be redisclosed,
4except as required under subsection (e) of Section 3.1 of the
5Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, nor used for any other
6purpose. The method of providing this information shall
7guarantee that the information is not released beyond that
8which is necessary for the purpose of this Section and shall be
9provided by rule by the Department of Human Services. The
10identity of the person reporting under this Section shall not
11be disclosed to the subject of the report. The physician,
12clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, law enforcement
13official, or school administrator making the determination and
14his or her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
15professionally liable for making or not making the
16notification required under this Section, except for willful
17or wanton misconduct. This Section does not apply to a law
18enforcement official, if making the notification under this
19Section will interfere with an ongoing or pending criminal
20investigation.
21    For the purposes of this Section:
22        "Clear and present danger" has the meaning ascribed to
23    it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification
24    Card Act.
25        "Determined to pose a clear and present danger to
26    himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical

 

 

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1    psychologist, or qualified examiner" means in the
2    professional opinion of the physician, clinical
3    psychologist, or qualified examiner, a person poses a
4    clear and present danger.
5        "School administrator" means the person required to
6    report under the School Administrator Reporting of Mental
7    Health Clear and Present Danger Determinations Law.
8(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)