(405 ILCS 5/4-401) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-401)
Sec. 4-401.
A petition for emergency admission may be submitted
to the facility director of a facility by any interested person 18 years
of age or older. The petition shall include a detailed statement of the
basis for the assertion that the respondent meets the criteria of
Section 4-400 including a description of any act or significant threat
supporting the assertion; the name and address of the spouse, parent,
guardian, and close relative or, if none, any known friend of the
respondent; a statement of the petitioner's relationship to the
respondent and interest in the matter; the name, address and phone
number of any witness by which the facts asserted may be proved. The
petition may be prepared by the facility director of a facility.
(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
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