Bill Text: IL HB5129 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that, if a person is determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any public or private mental health facility or part thereof, or by a law enforcement official or a school administrator, then the physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner shall notify the Department of Human Services and a law enforcement official or school administrator shall notify the Illinois State Police and the appropriate local law enforcement agency (rather than shall notify the Illinois State Police), within 24 hours of making the determination that the person poses a clear and present danger.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5129 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5129-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 6-103.3 as | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (405 ILCS 5/6-103.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 6-103.3. Clear and present danger; notice. If a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | person is determined to pose a clear and present danger to | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | State, by any public or private mental health facility or part | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | thereof, or by a law enforcement official or a school | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | administrator, then the physician, clinical psychologist, or | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | qualified examiner shall notify the Department of Human | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Services and a law enforcement official or school | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | administrator shall notify the Illinois State Police and the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | appropriate local law enforcement agency , within 24 hours of | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | making the determination that the person poses a clear and | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | present danger. The Department of Human Services shall | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | immediately update its records and information relating to | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | mental health and developmental disabilities, and if | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | appropriate, shall notify the Illinois State Police in a form |
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1 | and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. | ||||||
2 | Information disclosed under this Section shall remain | ||||||
3 | privileged and confidential, and shall not be redisclosed, | ||||||
4 | except as required under subsection (e) of Section 3.1 of the | ||||||
5 | Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, nor used for any other | ||||||
6 | purpose. The method of providing this information shall | ||||||
7 | guarantee that the information is not released beyond that | ||||||
8 | which is necessary for the purpose of this Section and shall be | ||||||
9 | provided by rule by the Department of Human Services. The | ||||||
10 | identity of the person reporting under this Section shall not | ||||||
11 | be disclosed to the subject of the report. The physician, | ||||||
12 | clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, law enforcement | ||||||
13 | official, or school administrator making the determination and | ||||||
14 | his or her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or | ||||||
15 | professionally liable for making or not making the | ||||||
16 | notification required under this Section, except for willful | ||||||
17 | or wanton misconduct. This Section does not apply to a law | ||||||
18 | enforcement official, if making the notification under this | ||||||
19 | Section will interfere with an ongoing or pending criminal | ||||||
20 | investigation. | ||||||
21 | For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||
22 | "Clear and present danger" has the meaning ascribed to | ||||||
23 | it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification | ||||||
24 | Card Act. | ||||||
25 | "Determined to pose a clear and present danger to | ||||||
26 | himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical |
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