IL HB5053

Requires individuals seeking to restore their FOID Card after a 5-year revocation due to mental health facility admission to obtain a mental health evaluation from a "licensed clinical mental health professional" (licensed clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, or board-certified psychiatrist) rather than the broader category of physicians or qualified examiners currently allowed.

Mental health evaluations must include at least 2 office visits on separate, nonconsecutive days, with the evaluator required to request, receive, review, and consider all "collateral records" (medical records from the past 5 years related to mental health history).

Applicants must share all collateral records with the evaluating professional and attest that all records have been provided before the evaluation can proceed.

Licensed clinical mental health professionals must complete specific training requirements, including 3 hours of continuing education on suicide prevention and trauma evaluation, plus training from the Illinois Department of Human Services on FOID Card issuance, revocation, and reinstatement.

Results of mental health evaluations performed under this Act must be transmitted to the Illinois State Police, and evaluators must document efforts to obtain collateral records if none are received.