As used in this Act:
- (1) "Adult" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 10 of the Health Care Surrogate Act.
- (2) "Attending physician" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 10 of the Healthcare Surrogate Act.
- (3) "Attorney-in-fact" means an adult validly appointed under this Act to make mental health treatment decisions for a principal under a declaration for mental health treatment and also means an alternative attorney-in-fact.
- (4) "Declaration" means a document, in hard copy or electronic format, making a declaration of preferences or instructions regarding mental health treatment.
- (5) "Incapable" means that, in the opinion of 2 physicians or the court, a person's ability to receive and evaluate information effectively or communicate decisions is impaired to such an extent that the person currently lacks the capacity to make mental health treatment decisions.
- (6) "Mental health facility" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 1-114 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
- (7) "Mental health treatment" means electroconvulsive treatment, treatment of mental illness with psychotropic medication, and admission to and retention in a mental health facility for a period not to exceed 17 days for care or treatment of mental illness.
- (8) "Physician" means a physician or psychiatrist as defined in Sections 1-120 and 1-121, respectively, of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
- (9) "Principal" means the person making a declaration for his or her personal mental health treatment.
- (10) "Provider" means any mental health facility or any other person which is devoted in whole or part to providing mental health services.
(Source: P.A. 101-163, eff. 1-1-20.)