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Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority North Suburban Region met Aug. 6.

Here is the agenda provided by the commission:

1. Call to order Open Session

2. Confidentiality Statement

3. Approve Minutes

a. June 2024 open session, and vote to maintain confidentiality of June 2024 closed session minutes as well as previous six months of executive session minutes.

4. New Business: vote on the opening of investigations into new complaints:

a. 25-100-9001 (Private Psychiatric Hospital)

b. 25-100-9002 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

c. 25-100-9003 (Community Mental Health)

d. 25-100-9004 (Community Mental Health)

e. 25-100-9005 (Assisted Living facility)

f. 25-100-9006 (SMHRF)

5. Comments from the Public

6. Closed Session

a. 23-100-9006 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) – discussion of site visit

b. 22-100-9019 (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health) – Discussion of draft report

c. 23-100-9001 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) – Discussion of draft report

d. 23-100-9004 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) – Discussion of draft report

e. 22-100-9020 (Evanston Hospital) – discussion of provider response

7. Open Session

a. Ratification of Previous Action Items

A. 24-100-9017 (Glenbrook Hospital) – Case acceptance

B. 24-100-9019 (Golf View Developmental Center) - Case acceptance

C. 22-100-9016 (Evanston Hospital) – acceptance of provider response and case closure

D. 22-100-9020 (Evanston Hospital) – acceptance of draft report

E. 22-100-9012 (EMHC) – acceptance of provider response and case closure

F. 22-100-9018 (EMHC) – case closure

G. Case #22-100-9010 – acceptance of provider response and case closure

H. Case #22-100-9011 – acceptance of provider response and case closure

I. Case #22-100-9014 – acceptance of provider response and case closure

J. Case #22-100-9017 - acceptance of provider response and case closure

K. Case #22-100-9012 – acceptance of draft report

L. Case #22-100-9016 – acceptance of draft report

M. Case #22-100-9018 – acceptance of draft report

b. New Action Items

A. 22-100-9020 (Evanston Hospital) - vote to accept the response, close the case, and publish the report

B. 22-100-9021 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) - vote to close the case, and publish the report

C. 22-100-9019 (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health) – vote to accept the draft report

D. 23-100-9001 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) - vote to accept the draft report

E. 23-100-9004 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) - vote to accept the draft report

c. Other Business and Adjournment: Vote for new Chairperson,

Next Meeting: Date: September 3, 2024, Location: TBD

https://gac.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gac/press/documents/hraagendas/northsuburban/2024/nsub08062024.agenda.pdf