(405 ILCS 5/4-704) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-704)
Sec. 4-704.
(a) At least 14 days prior to the discharge of a client from
a Department developmental
disabilities facility under Section 4-701 or 4-702, the facility director
shall give written notice of the
discharge to the client, if he is 12 years of age or older, to his attorney
and guardian, if any, to the person who
executed the application for admission and to the resident school
district when appropriate. The notice, except that to the school
district, shall include the reason for the discharge and a
statement of the right to object.
(b) The client, if he is 12 years of age or older, may object to his
discharge or the attorney or guardian of a
client or the person who executed the application may object on behalf of
a client. Prior to discharge
a written objection shall be submitted to the facility director of the facility
where the client is located.
Upon receipt of an objection, the facility director shall promptly schedule
a hearing to be held at the
facility within 7 days pursuant to Section 4-209. No discharge shall proceed
pending hearing on an objection, unless the person objecting to the discharge
consents to discharge pending the hearing.
(c) At the hearing the Department shall have the burden of proving that
the client meets the
standard for discharge under this Chapter and under Section 15 of the Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. If the utilization
review committee finds that the Department has sustained its burden and that
the proposed discharge is based upon substantial evidence, it shall recommend
that the discharge proceed. If the utilization review committee does not so
find, it shall recommend that the client not be discharged but it may recommend
that the client be transferred to another facility which can provide
habilitation
appropriate to the condition and needs of the client. It may recommend that
the Department or other agency assist the person in obtaining such appropriate
habilitation.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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