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Illinois Statutes Chapter 755. Estates § 43/45. Principal's wishes must be followed

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 45. Principal's wishes must be followed.

(1) The physician or provider may subject the principal to mental health treatment in a manner contrary to the principal's wishes as expressed in a declaration for mental health treatment only:

(a) When a court order contradicts the principal's wishes as specified in the declaration; or

(b) In cases of emergency endangering life or health.

(2) A declaration does not limit any authority provided in Sections 3-100 through 3-910 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code  1 either to take a person into custody, or to admit, retain, or treat a person in a health care facility.

1 405 ILCS 5/3-100 to 5/3-910.
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