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91_HB3227

 
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Mental  Health  and  Developmental
 2    Disabilities  Code  by  changing Sections 3-901 and 3-902 and
 3    adding Section 3-911.

 4        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 5    represented in the General Assembly:

 6        Section   5.    The   Mental   Health  and  Developmental
 7    Disabilities Code is amended  by changing Sections 3-901  and
 8    3-902 and adding Section 3-911 as follows:

 9        (405 ILCS 5/3-901) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-901)
10        Sec.  3-901.   (a)  Upon  the  filing of a petition under
11    Section 3-900 or Section  3-906,  the  court  shall  set  the
12    matter  for  hearing  to  be  held  within  5 days, excluding
13    Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.   The  court  shall  direct
14    that  notice of the time and place of the hearing be given to
15    the recipient,  his  attorney,  his  guardian,  the  facility
16    director,   the   person  having  care  and  custody  of  the
17    recipient, and to at least 2 persons whom the  recipient  may
18    designate.
19        (a-5)  Before  deciding  the  merits  of a petition filed
20    under  Section  3-900,  the  court  shall  ensure  that   the
21    recipient has been examined separately by 2 physicians during
22    the  45  days  preceding  that  decision  and  that each such
23    physician has filed with the court a detailed written  report
24    regarding  the  recipient's  condition.   The court may order
25    that  the  recipient  be  examined  as   required   by   this
26    subsection.  The court may not enter an order discharging the
27    recipient  unless the recipient has been examined as required
28    by this subsection.
29        (b)  Article VIII of this  Chapter  applies  to  hearings
30    held  under  this  Section.  If  the  court  finds  that  the
31    recipient  is not subject to involuntary admission, the court
 
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 1    shall  enter  an  order  so  finding  and   discharging   the
 2    recipient.  If  the court orders the discharge of a recipient
 3    who was adjudicated as having mental illness pursuant to  any
 4    prior  statute of this State or who was otherwise adjudicated
 5    to be under legal disability, the court shall also  enter  an
 6    order   restoring  the  recipient  to  legal  status  without
 7    disability  unless  the  court  finds  that   the   recipient
 8    continues  to be under legal disability.  A copy of any order
 9    discharging the recipient shall be given to the recipient and
10    to the facility director.
11        (b-5)  Before   entering   an   order   discharging   the
12    recipient, the court shall determine whether  there  are  any
13    criminal charges pending against the recipient.  If the court
14    determines  that  there  are  any  criminal  charges  pending
15    against  the  recipient,  the court shall direct the clerk of
16    the court to give notice  of  the  recipient's  discharge  as
17    follows:
18             (1)  To  the sheriff of the county where the charges
19        are pending, if the recipient is charged with a violation
20        of a law of this State.
21             (2)  To the chief law  enforcement  officer  of  the
22        municipality  where  the  charges  are  pending,  if  the
23        recipient  is  charged  with  a  violation of a municipal
24        ordinance.
25             (3)  To  the  sheriff  of  the  county   where   the
26        recipient  intends to reside, if the recipient intends to
27        reside in an unincorporated area.
28             (4)  To the chief law  enforcement  officer  of  the
29        municipality  where  the  recipient intends to reside, if
30        the recipient intends to reside in a municipality.
31        In a case in which 2 or more of the conditions  specified
32    in  items  (1)  through (4) are met, the clerk shall give the
33    notice required by each such condition that is met. The clerk
34    shall  give  the  notice  at  least  48  hours   before   the
 
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 1    recipient's discharge.
 2        (c)  If the court determines that the recipient continues
 3    to  be  subject  to  involuntary  admission,  the  court  may
 4    continue or modify its original order in accordance with this
 5    Act.   Thereafter, no new petition for discharge may be filed
 6    without leave of court.
 7    (Source: P.A. 88-380.)

 8        (405 ILCS 5/3-902) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-902)
 9        Sec. 3-902.  Director initiated discharge.
10        (a)  The facility director may at any time  discharge  an
11    informal,  voluntary,  or  minor  recipient who is clinically
12    suitable for  discharge,  except  that  no  person  shall  be
13    discharged  from  a State-operated mental health facility, if
14    there is a participating mental health center  located  in  a
15    Community  Service  Area  in  which  the recipient intends to
16    live, without a written notice to  the  participating  mental
17    health center.
18        (a-5)  Before  discharging  or  temporarily  releasing  a
19    recipient  under  this  Section,  the facility director shall
20    ensure that the recipient has been examined separately  by  2
21    physicians  during  the  45  days  preceding the discharge or
22    temporary release and that each such physician has filed with
23    the facility director a detailed written report regarding the
24    recipient's  condition.   The  facility  director   may   not
25    discharge  or  temporarily  release  the recipient unless the
26    recipient has been examined as required by this subsection.
27        (b)  The facility director shall  discharge  a  recipient
28    admitted  upon  court  order  under this Chapter or any prior
29    statute  where  he  is  no  longer  subject  to   involuntary
30    admission.  If the facility director believes that continuing
31    treatment  is  advisable  for such recipient, he shall inform
32    the recipient of his  right  to  remain  as  an  informal  or
33    voluntary recipient.
 
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 1        (c)  When  a  facility director discharges or changes the
 2    status of a recipient  pursuant  to  this  Section  he  shall
 3    promptly  notify  the  clerk  of  the court which entered the
 4    original order of the discharge or  change  in  status.  Upon
 5    receipt of such notice, the clerk of the court shall note the
 6    action  taken  in  the  court  record.   If  the person being
 7    discharged is a person under legal disability,  the  facility
 8    director  shall also submit a certificate regarding his legal
 9    status without disability pursuant to Section 3-907.
10        (d)  When the facility director determines that discharge
11    is appropriate for a recipient pursuant to  this  Section  or
12    Section  3-403 he or she shall notify the state's attorney of
13    the county in which the recipient resided  immediately  prior
14    to  his admission to a mental health facility and the state's
15    attorney of the county where the last petition for commitment
16    was filed at least 48  hours  prior  to  the  discharge  when
17    either   state's  attorney  has  requested  in  writing  such
18    notification  on  that  individual  recipient  or  when   the
19    facility  director regards a recipient as a continuing threat
20    to the peace and safety of the community.   Upon  receipt  of
21    such  notice,  the state's attorney may take any court action
22    or notify such peace officers that he deems appropriate.
23        (d-5) Before discharging  or  temporarily  releasing  the
24    recipient,  the  facility  director  shall  determine whether
25    there are any criminal charges pending against the recipient.
26    If the  facility  director  determines  that  there  are  any
27    criminal  charges pending against the recipient, the facility
28    director shall give notice of the  recipient's  discharge  or
29    temporary  release as provided in subsection (b-5) of Section
30    3-901 for notice by the clerk of  the  court.   The  facility
31    director  shall  give the notice at least 48 hours before the
32    recipient's discharge or temporary release.
33        (e)  The facility director may grant a temporary  release
34    to  a recipient whose condition is not considered appropriate
 
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 1    for  discharge  where  such  release  is  considered  to   be
 2    clinically  appropriate,  provided  that the release does not
 3    endanger the public safety.
 4    (Source: P.A. 88-380; 88-484; 88-670, eff.  12-2-94;  89-439,
 5    eff. 6-1-96.)

 6        (405 ILCS 5/3-911 new)
 7        Sec.  3-911.  Domestic  violence  order of protection. An
 8    order of protection, as  defined  in  the  Illinois  Domestic
 9    Violence  Act  of  1986,  may be issued in conjunction with a
10    recipient's discharge or  temporary  release  from  a  mental
11    health  facility.   In the case of a proceeding for discharge
12    under Section 3-901, an order of protection may be issued  in
13    conjunction with that proceeding if the petition for an order
14    of  protection  alleges that the recipient committed domestic
15    violence  against  the  petitioner  or  a  person  under  the
16    petitioner's care.  In the case of a recipient's discharge or
17    temporary release under Section 3-902, an order of protection
18    may be issued in a proceeding for an order of  protection  if
19    the  petition  for  an  order  of protection alleges that the
20    recipient committed domestic violence against the  petitioner
21    or  a  person  under  the  petitioner's  care.   The Illinois
22    Domestic Violence Act of  1986  shall  govern  the  issuance,
23    enforcement,  and  recording of an order of protection issued
24    under this Section.

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