Senate Sponsors: PARKER. House Sponsors: LANG-MCKEON-JONES,LOU-SCHOENBERG-SCOTT Short description: MHDD CD-TREATMENT PLANS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that treatment plans shall be prepared for admissions under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections in addition to admissions under this Code. Adds requirements to the contents of the treatment plan and requires an assessment by the court as to whether a recipient continues to meet the requirement for continued confinement. Makes other changes. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. In provisions requiring a person subject to involuntary admission because he or she is unfit to stand trial to be treated in the same manner as a civilly committed person, provides that this includes treatment plans and plan reviews. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In provisions regarding persons involuntarily committed to mental health facilities, requires the facility director to file treatment plans in conformance with the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Effective January 1, 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 405 ILCS 5/3-209 Provides that "adequate and humane care and services" also includes services reasonably calculated to prevent further decline in the clinical condition of a recipient of services so that he or she does not present an imminent danger to self or others. Removes references in the Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Code regarding treatment plans for persons admitted under provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Changes provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Correction regarding treatment plans removing reference to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and instead requiring a treatment plan report to be filed by facility directors and setting forth the requirements for the report and the time frames for filing. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 1705/2 from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 100-2 Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act. Provides that whenever the administrative director of the Department of Human Services subdivision for mental health services is not a board-certified psychiatrist, the Secretary of Human Services shall appoint a Chief for Clinical Services who shall be a board-certified psychiatrist with both clinical and administrative experience. Provides that the Chief for Clinical Services shall be responsible for all clinical and medical decisions for mental health services. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 740 ILCS 110/9.2 Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. In provisions authorizing the disclosure of a recipient's records or communications between the Department of Human Services and certain community agencies funded by the Department, adds jails operated by any county in this State as entities authorized to disclose and receive records and communications of recipients. Provides that no records or communications may be disclosed to a county jail unless the Department has entered into a written agreement with the county jail requiring that the county jail adopt written policies and procedures designed to ensure that the records and communications are disclosed only to those persons employed by or under contract to the county jail who are involved in the provision of mental health services to inmates and that the records and communications are protected from further disclosure. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Adds reference to: 405 ILCS 5/1-122 Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Adds a licensed clinical professional counselor with certain qualifications to the definition of "qualified examiner". Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0536 Last action date: 99-08-13 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 4 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status