Bill Text: IL HB5764 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Deletes provisions requiring a health care professional or health care entity unable or unwilling to carry out aid in dying to refer the individual to another health care professional or health care entity. Repeals provisions concerning the signing of a death certificate and the contents of a death certificate for a death under the Act. Effective September 12, 2026.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-05-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5764 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5764-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB5764 Introduced 5/6/2026, by Rep. William E Hauter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 22/70
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Amends the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Deletes provisions requiring a health care professional or health care entity unable or unwilling to carry out aid in dying to refer the individual to another health care professional or health care entity. Repeals provisions concerning the signing of a death certificate and the contents of a death certificate for a death under the Act. Effective September 12, 2026.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill
Patients Act is amended by changing Section 70 as follows:
(410 ILCS 22/70)
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
delayed effective date)
Sec. 70. Immunities for actions in good faith; prohibition
against reprisals.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 65, a health care
professional or health care entity shall not be subject to
civil or criminal liability, licensing sanctions, or other
professional disciplinary action for actions taken in good
faith compliance with this Act.
(b) If a health care professional or health care entity is
unable or unwilling to carry out an individual's request for
aid in dying, the professional or entity shall, at a minimum:
(1) inform the individual of the professional's or
entity's inability or unwillingness;
(2) (blank); and refer the individual either to a
health care professional who is able and willing to
evaluate and qualify the individual or to another

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individual or entity to assist the requesting individual
in seeking aid in dying, in accordance with the Health
Care Right of Conscience Act; and
(3) note, in the medical record, the individual's date
of request and health care professional's notice to the
individual of the health care professional's unwillingness
or inability to carry out the individual's request.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 65, a health care entity
or licensing board shall not subject a health care
professional to censure, discipline, suspension, loss of
license, loss of privileges, loss of membership, or other
penalty for engaging in good faith compliance with this Act.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 65, a health care
professional, health care entity, or licensing board shall not
subject a health care professional to discharge, demotion,
censure, discipline, suspension, loss of license, loss of
privileges, loss of membership, discrimination, or any other
penalty for providing aid-in-dying care in accordance with the
standard of care and in good faith under this Act when:
(1) engaged in the outside practice of medicine and
off of the objecting health care entity's premises; or
(2) providing scientific and accurate information
about aid-in-dying care to a patient when discussing
end-of-life care options.
(e) A physician is not subject to civil or criminal
liability or professional discipline if, at the request of the

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qualified patient, the physician is present outside the scope
of the physician's employment contract and off the entity's
premises, when the qualified patient self-administers
medication pursuant to this Act, or at the time of death.
(f) A physician who is present at self-administration may,
without civil or criminal liability, assist the qualified
patient by preparing the medication prescribed pursuant to
this Act.
(g) A request by a patient for aid in dying does not alone
constitute grounds for neglect or elder abuse for any purpose
of law, nor shall it be the sole basis for appointment of a
guardian.
(h) This Section does not limit civil liability for
intentional misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26.)
(410 ILCS 22/90 rep.)
Section 10. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill
Patients Act is amended by repealing Section 90.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
September 12, 2026.