Public Act 097-0130
 
HB2936 EnrolledLRB097 02907 KTG 43126 b

    AN ACT concerning health.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Code is amended by changing Sections 3-811 and
3-909 as follows:
 
    (405 ILCS 5/3-811)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-811)
    Sec. 3-811. Involuntary admission; alternative mental
health facilities.
    (a) If any person is found subject to involuntary admission
on an inpatient basis, the court shall consider alternative
mental health facilities which are appropriate for and
available to the respondent, including but not limited to
hospitalization. The court may order the respondent to undergo
a program of hospitalization in a mental health facility
designated by the Department, in a licensed private hospital or
private mental health facility if it agrees, or in a facility
of the United States Veterans Administration if it agrees. If
any person is found subject to involuntary admission on an
outpatient basis, the court may order the respondent to undergo
a program of alternative treatment; or the court may place the
respondent in the care and custody of a relative or other
person willing and able to properly care for him or her. The
court shall order the least restrictive alternative for
treatment which is appropriate.
    (b) Whenever a person is found subject to involuntary
admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis, notice shall be
provided to the petitioner, orally and in writing, of his or
her right to receive notice of the recipient's discharge
pursuant to Section 3-902(d).
    (c) An order that a person is found subject to involuntary
admission on an inpatient basis does not eliminate any
obligations under the federal Emergency Medical Transport and
Active Labor Act (EMTALA) of the transferring facility toward
the receiving facility. Before implementing an order, the
transferring facility shall notify the receiving facility of
the recipient and obtain medical clearance for the recipient.
(Source: P.A. 96-570, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1399, eff. 7-29-10;
96-1453, eff. 8-20-10.)
 
    (405 ILCS 5/3-909)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-909)
    Sec. 3-909. Alternative treatment. Any recipient
hospitalized or admitted to alternative treatment or care and
custody under Article VIII of this Chapter may at any time
petition the court for transfer to a different facility or
program of alternative treatment, to care and custody, or to
the care and custody of a different person. His attorney,
guardian, custodian, or responsible relative may file such a
petition on his behalf. If the recipient is in a private
facility, the facility may also petition for transfer.
Recipients in private facilities or United States Veterans
Administration facilities may petition for transfer to a mental
health facility designated by the Department. Recipients may
petition for transfer to a program of alternative treatment, or
to care and custody. Recipients in private facilities may also
petition for transfer to United States Veterans Administration
facilities. Recipients in United States Veterans
Administration facilities may also petition for transfer to
private facilities. Recipients in Department facilities may
petition for transfer to a private mental health facility, a
United States Veterans Administration facility, a program of
alternative treatment, or to care and custody. Admission to a
United States Veterans Administration facility shall be
governed by Article X of this Chapter 3. No transfers between
Department facilities or between units of the same facility may
be ordered under this Section. An order for hospitalization
shall not be entered under this Section if the original order
did not authorize hospitalization unless a hearing is held
pursuant to Article VIII of this Chapter. An order of transfer
entered under this Section does not eliminate any obligations
under the federal Emergency Medical Transport and Active Labor
Act (EMTALA) of the transferring facility toward the receiving
facility. Before implementing an order of transfer, the
transferring facility shall notify the receiving facility of
the recipient and obtain medical clearance for the recipient.
(Source: P.A. 91-726, eff. 6-2-00.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/14/2011