Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 405 - MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
405 ILCS 48/ - Youth Mental Health Protection Act.

(405 ILCS 48/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/5)
Sec. 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds and declares the following:
(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/10)
Sec. 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from sexual orientation change efforts, also known as conversion therapy.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/15)
Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
"Mental health provider" means a clinical psychologist licensed under the Clinical Psychology Licensing Act; a school psychologist as defined in the School Code; a psychiatrist as defined in Section 1-121 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; a clinical social worker or social worker licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; a marriage and family therapist or associate licensed marriage and family therapist licensed under the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act; a professional counselor or clinical professional counselor licensed under the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing and Practice Act; or any students, interns, volunteers, or other persons assisting or acting under the direction or guidance of any of these licensed professionals.
"Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" means any practices or treatments that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, as defined by subsection (O-1) of Section 1-103 of the Illinois Human Rights Act, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings towards individuals of the same sex. "Sexual orientation change efforts" or "conversion therapy" does not include counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support, and understanding of a person without seeking to change sexual orientation or mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, and gender identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change sexual orientation.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; 100-372, eff. 8-25-17.)

(405 ILCS 48/20)
Sec. 20. Prohibition on conversion therapy. Under no circumstances shall a mental health provider engage in sexual orientation change efforts with a person under the age of 18.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/25)
Sec. 25. Advertisement and sales; misrepresentation. No person or entity may, in the conduct of any trade or commerce, use or employ any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, or the concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact in advertising or otherwise offering conversion
therapy services in a manner that represents homosexuality as a
mental disease, disorder, or illness, with intent that others rely upon the concealment, suppression, or omission of such material fact. A violation of this Section constitutes an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/30)
Sec. 30. Discipline. Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a person under the age of 18 by a mental health provider may be considered unprofessional conduct. Mental health providers found to have engaged in a sexual orientation change effort on a patient under the age of 18 may be subject to discipline by the licensing entity or disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction.

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16.)

(405 ILCS 48/90)
Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 99-411, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)