Summary of Substitute Senate Bill No. 416 (Public Act No. 21-135)

• Expands registry access to include the Department of Administrative Services and allows charitable organizations recruiting volunteers for disability/autism programs to conduct background checks upon commissioner approval.

• Modifies medical treatment consent requirements to include surgical procedures with informed written consent from the patient, parent, or legal representative, with exceptions for routine treatment and emergencies.

• Permits intellectual disability determination for abuse/neglect investigations to be made through record review rather than requiring full psychological examinations, and extends investigation authority to persons receiving autism spectrum disorder services from the Department of Social Services.

• Updates Camp Harkness Advisory Committee composition by replacing references to specific organizations with broader designations such as "mental health organization" and "Sunrise Northeast, Inc."

• Revises guardianship review procedures to allow reports from guardians only (rather than requiring Department of Developmental Services professionals) for protected persons with severe or profound intellectual disability, and allows ineligibility determinations to substitute for assessment team reports when intellectual disability is not present.