Bill Title: Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Requires a health care provider to release the medical records of the patient as a response to a written request for the release of records to an individual who was named as a surrogate or any person, entity, or organization presenting valid authorization. Provides that, upon a determination that a patient lacks decisional capacity and a health care surrogate is identified, a health care facility shall provide specified written information, which may be provided electronically, to the surrogate. Provides that a health care provider who relies on and carries out a surrogate's directions and who acts with due care and in accordance with the Act shall not be subject to any claim based on lack of patient authorization for unprofessional conduct. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Passed) 2026-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0820 [SB3398 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Enrolled	2026-05-31	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2026-04-16	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2026-02-04	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2026-05-29	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2026-05-28	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 002	2026-04-09	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
Senate Amendment 001	2026-02-26	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois SB3398 currently on file.