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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3532
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3532 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental | ||||||
| 5 | Disabilities Code is amended by changing Section 3-804 as | ||||||
| 6 | follows:
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| 7 | (405 ILCS 5/3-804) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 3-804)
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| 8 | Sec. 3-804.
The respondent is entitled to secure an | ||||||
| 9 | independent examination
by a physician, qualified examiner, | ||||||
| 10 | clinical psychologist or other expert
of his or her choice. If | ||||||
| 11 | the respondent is unable to obtain an examination in an | ||||||
| 12 | involuntary admission proceeding, a discharge proceeding under | ||||||
| 13 | Section 3-901 of this Code, or in a proceeding under Section | ||||||
| 14 | 2-107.1 of this Code, the respondent, he
may request that the | ||||||
| 15 | court order an examination to be made by a physician, an | ||||||
| 16 | impartial
medical expert pursuant to Supreme Court Rules or by | ||||||
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| 1 | a qualified examiner,
clinical psychologist, or other expert. | ||||||
| 2 | Any such physician or other
examiner, whether secured by the | ||||||
| 3 | respondent or appointed by the court, may
interview by | ||||||
| 4 | telephone or in person any witnesses or other persons listed
in | ||||||
| 5 | the petition for involuntary admission, the petition for | ||||||
| 6 | discharge under Section 3-901 of this Code, or in the petition | ||||||
| 7 | for medication or therapy under Section 2-107.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 8 | The physician or other examiner
may submit to the court a | ||||||
| 9 | report in which his or her findings are described in
detail. | ||||||
| 10 | The court must determine the compensation of the examiner or | ||||||
| 11 | other expert. The compensation must be paid by the respondent's | ||||||
| 12 | county of residence unless the respondent is not a resident of | ||||||
| 13 | this State, in which case the fee must be paid by the county in | ||||||
| 14 | which the proceeding is pending. Determination of the | ||||||
| 15 | compensation of the physician, qualified
examiner, clinical | ||||||
| 16 | psychologist or other expert and its payment shall be
governed | ||||||
| 17 | by Supreme Court Rule.
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| 18 | (Source: P.A. 85-558.)".
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