Discharge
210 ILCS 49/3-111
in effect(210 ILCS 49/3-111) Sec. 3-111. Discharge. A consumer may be discharged from a facility after he or she gives the executive director, a physician, or a nurse of the facility written notice of the desire to be discharged. If a guardian has been appointed for a consumer, the consumer shall be discharged upon written consent of his or her guardian. In the event of a requested consumer discharge, the facility is relieved from any responsibility for the consumer's care, safety, and well-being upon the consumer's discharge. The Department shall by rule establish criteria, hearings, and procedures for involuntary discharge. (Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)
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