Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 5 Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Section 4-400

    (405 ILCS 5/4-400) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 4-400)

    Sec. 4-400. (a) A person 18 years of age or older may be admitted on an emergency basis to a facility under this Article if the facility director of the facility determines: (1) that he is intellectually disabled; (2) that he is reasonably expected to inflict serious physical harm upon himself or another in the near future; and (3) that immediate admission is necessary to prevent such harm.

    (b) Persons with a developmental disability under 18 years of age and persons with a developmental disability 18 years of age or over who are under guardianship or who are seeking admission on their own behalf may be admitted for emergency care under Section 4-311.

(Source: P.A. 97-227, eff. 1-1-12.)

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