(a) Neither a local public entity nor a public employee acting within the scope of his employment is liable for any injury resulting from determining in accordance with any applicable enactment:
        (1) Whether to confine a person for mental illness or
    
addiction.
        (2) The terms and conditions of confinement for
    
mental illness or addiction in a medical facility operated or maintained by a local public entity.
        (3) Whether to parole or release a person from
    
confinement for mental illness or addiction in a medical facility operated or maintained by a local public entity.
    A public employee is not liable for carrying out a determination described in this subdivision (a).
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 745 ILCS 10/6-107

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Medical facility: includes a hospital, infirmary, clinic, dispensary, mental institution or similar facility. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 745 ILCS 10/6-101

     (b) Nothing in this Section exonerates a public employee from liability for false arrest or false imprisonment.
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