MNTL HLTH-MEDICATION-DISCHARGE

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act, the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Prohibits a mental health facility resident's participation in biomedical or pharmacological research without the resident's consent and court approval. Requires that a person discharged from a mental health facility be provided with certain information concerning symptoms of common mental illnesses, early warning signs of decompensation, and availability of other education, community, and statewide services. Provides for a court order for the administration of non-psychotropic medication if an adult recipient of mental health services refuses such medication. When a defendant is to be conditionally released from a mental health facility, requires notification of crime victims and the State's Attorney of the county into which the defendant will be released. When a defendant who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity escapes from the mental health facility in which he or she has been placed, requires notification of State's Attorneys, sheriffs, crime victims, and others for whom the facility director determines notice is necessary for the protection of the defendant or others. Effective immediately.