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Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority North Suburban Region met Oct. 1. 

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. 25-100-9007 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

b. 25-100-9008 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

5. Comments from the Public

6. Closed Session

a. 23-100-9003 (Chicago Behavioral Center) – Discussion of draft report

b. 23-100-9005 (Kiley Developmental Center) – Discussion of draft report

c. 23-100-9006 (EMHC) – Discussion of draft report

d. 23-100-9001 (EMHC) – discussion of provider response

e. 23-100-9004 (Ascension Saint Alexius) – discussion of provider response

f. 22-100-9019 (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health) – discussion of provider response

g. 25-100-9006 (Lake Park Center) – Discussion of case closure

7. Open Session

a. Ratification of Previous Action Items:

A. New cases accepted:

1. 24-100-9017 (Glenbrook Hospital)

2. 24-100-9019 (Golf View Developmental Center)

3. 25-100-9005 (Eden Supportive Living Fox Valley) pending ROI

4. 25-100-9006 (Lake Park Center)

B. New cases not accepted:

1. 25-100-9001 (Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital)

2. 25-100-9002 (UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks)

3. 25-100-9003 (Association for Individual Development)

4. 25-100-9004 (Josselyn Center)

C. Draft reports accepted

1. 22-100-9012 (EMHC)

2. 22-100-9016 (Evanston Hospital)

3. 22-100-9018 (EMHC)

4. 22-100-9019 (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health) –AND revised draft report

5. 22-100-9020 (Evanston Hospital)

6. 23-100-9001 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) – acceptance of draft report

7. 23-100-9004 (Elgin Mental Health Canter) – acceptance of draft report

D. Provider responses, case closures, and publishing of reports approved

1. 22-100-9010 (Highland Park Hospital)

2. 22-100-9011 (Evanston Hospital)

3. 22-100-9012 (EMHC)

4. 22-100-9014 ( Lake Behavioral Hospital)

5. 22-100-9016 (Evanston Hospital)

6. 22-100-9017 (EMHC)

7. 22-100-9018 (EMHC)

8. 22-100-9020 (Evanston Hospital)

9. 22-100-9021 (Elgin Mental Health Center)

b. New Action Items

A. Vote to accept draft reports:

1. 23-100-9003 (Chicago Behavioral Center)

2. 23-100-9005 (Kiley Developmental Center)

3. 23-100-9006 (EMHC)

B. Vote to accept provider responses, close cases, and publish reports:

1. 23-100-9001 (EMHC)

2. 23-100-9004 (Ascension Saint Alexius)

3. 22-100-9019 (Linden Oaks Behavioral Health)

C. Vote to close: 25-100-9006 (Lake Park Center)

c. Other Business and Adjournment: Vote for new Chairperson, vote to cancel November 5th meeting (election day)

Next Meeting Date: TBD 2024, Location: TBD

https://gac.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gac/press/documents/hraagendas/northsuburban/2024/nsub10012024.agenda.pdf