{"data":{"id":"us-il/755-ilcs-40-60","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"755 ILCS 40/60","heading":"Health care surrogate; specific mental health services.","body":"(a) In this Section, \"specific mental health services\" means the administration of psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy under Section 2-107 or 2-107.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code or admission to a mental health facility as defined in Section 1-114 of that Code.\n(b) A surrogate decision maker, other than a court appointed guardian, may not consent to specific mental health services for an adult patient. A surrogate decision maker may, however, petition for the provision of specific mental health services pursuant to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.\n(c) This Section does not grant a court-appointed guardian any additional authority to consent to specific mental health services than is permitted by the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.","path":["CHAPTER 755 ESTATES","Health Care Surrogate Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2111\u0026ChapterID=60\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"a4527b42e90748c2101f9f5a3b8ae81124b9098475756d31573051674062982d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/755-ilcs-40-55","next":"us-il/755-ilcs-40-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}