Bill Title: Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Code concerning the administration of psychotropic medication and electroconvulsive therapy, psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy may be administered pursuant to a power of attorney for health care under the Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law or a declaration for mental health treatment under the Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration Act over the objection of the recipient if the recipient has not revoked the power of attorney or declaration for mental health treatment as provided in the relevant statute. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0710 [SB2609 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2018-08-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2018-05-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2018-04-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2018-02-07	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB2609

Supplemental Documents

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