405 ILCS 5/3-601.2

in effect

(405 ILCS 5/3-601.2) Sec. 3-601.2. Consent to admission by healthcare surrogate. A surrogate decision maker under the Health Care Surrogate Act may not consent to the admission to a mental health facility of a person who lacks decision making capacity. A surrogate may, however, petition for involuntary admission pursuant to this Code. This Section does not affect the authority of a court appointed guardian. (Source: P.A. 90-538, eff. 12-1-97.)

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