{"data":{"id":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-601.2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"405 ILCS 5/3-601.2","heading":"Consent to admission by healthcare surrogate.","body":"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.","path":["CHAPTER 405 MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES","Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1496\u0026ChapterID=34\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:34Z","sha256":"adbb8408aea969592350d6f789adfe364161e1409b487fe952736d0c42a3cdca","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-601.1","next":"us-il/405-ilcs-5-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}