Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Amends the Adoption Act. Defines "adult grandchild" as the biological grandchild 21 years of age or over of a deceased adopted or surrendered person. Replaces references to the Adoption Advisory Council with references to the Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council. Makes changes in Sections concerning the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange; the Adoption Registry-Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council; disclosure of identifying information; registry matches; the Illinois Adoption Registry Application; and forms. In the Section concerning confidential intermediaries, makes changes in subsections concerning: general purposes; eligibility of petitioner; the petition; confidential intermediary access to information; remedies in the event of a missing or lost original birth certificate; and duties of the confidential intermediary in conducting a search.

Amends the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Adds a provision that allows dentists with the appropriate training to administer vaccinations to patients 10 years of age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing order of a physician. Provides that vaccinations may only be administered for influenza, hepatitis B, HPV, and shingles. Effective immediately.

Creates the Illinois Healthcare Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Congratulates the Child Care Association of Illinois on the 50th anniversary of the organization.

Congratulates Kathy Bovid on her remarkable 29 year career in healthcare, including most recently as Associate Director of State Government Affairs at Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Congratulates Ann Hilton Fisher on the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago.

Creates the Voluntary Placement for Children with Serious Mental Illnesses or Developmental Disabilities Act. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services, the Division of Mental Health within the Department of Human Services, the Division of Developmental Disabilities within the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall enter into an interagency agreement, the purpose of which is to prevent children in psychiatric lock-out from entering the child welfare system for a time-limited, out-of-home placement for treatment of the child's serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability when there is no evidence of abuse or neglect of the child, and place the child in a time-limited out-of-home placement under the most appropriate State agency. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a voluntary placement program, in which a child is voluntarily placed into the care of the Department of Children and Family Services under a voluntary placement agreement for the purpose of out-of-home placement of the child for the treatment of a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability. Provides that the out-of-home placement may not exceed 180 days without juvenile court approval. Provides that the Department of Children and Family Services shall refer all cases voluntarily placed under the Act to the Community and Residential Services Authority for review as soon as the child is voluntarily placed to enable the Authority to annually review why cases were voluntarily placed in the Department of Children and Family Services rather than routed to a more appropriate agency for treating the child's disability.

Congratulates George S. Rudis on his retirement as Assistant Deputy Director with the Department of Public Health Office of Finance and Administration.

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.

Congratulates the congregation of Hermon Baptist Church in Chicago on the occasion of the church's 125th anniversary.