MHDDC-INV ADM-JURY TRIAL

Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Provides that the assertion of the respondent's right to a jury on the question of whether he or she is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis shall not be deemed a request for a continuance beyond 15 days from the date of the assertion of that right. Provides that no respondent shall be required to waive his or her right to a timely hearing on the question of whether he or she is subject to involuntary admission on an inpatient or outpatient basis as a condition of obtaining a trial by jury.