Bill Text: IL SB1950 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Creates the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as Deb's Law. Makes findings. Defines terms. Authorizes a qualified patient with a terminal disease to request that a physician prescribe aid-in-dying medication that will allow the patient to end the patient's life in a peaceful manner. Contains provisions concerning: the procedures and forms to be used to request aid-in-dying medication; the responsibilities of attending and consulting physicians; the referral of patients for determinations of mental capacity; the residency of qualified patients; the safe disposal of unused medications; the obligations of health care entities; the immunities granted for actions taken in good faith reliance upon the Act; the reporting requirements of physicians; the effect of the Act on the construction of wills, contracts, and statutes; the effect of the Act on insurance policies and annuities; the procedures for the completion of death certificates; the liabilities and penalties provided by the Act; the construction of the Act; and other matters. Provides that the Department of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of the Act. Makes conforming changes in the Freedom of Information Act. Effective 9 months after the Act becomes law.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18)

Status: (Passed) 2025-12-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0441 [SB1950 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB1950-Enrolled.html

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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 1. Short title; references to Act.
(a) Short Title. This Act may be cited as the End-of-Life
Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.
(b) References to Act. This Act may be referred to as Deb's
Law.
Section 5. Findings and intent.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Medical aid in dying is part of general medical
care and complements other end-of-life options, such as
comfort care, pain control, palliative care, and hospice
care, for individuals to have an end-of-life experience
aligned with their beliefs and values.
(2) The availability of medical aid in dying provides
an additional end-of-life care option for terminally ill
individuals who seek to retain their autonomy and some
level of control over the progression of the disease as
they near the end of life or to ease unnecessary pain and
suffering.
(3) Illinoisans facing a terminal diagnosis have been
at the forefront of statewide efforts to provide the full

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range of end-of-life care options available in 10 states
and the District of Columbia, to qualified mentally
capable terminal adults residing in Illinois through the
addition of medical aid-in-dying care as an end-of-life
option in their home state. Advocates include:
(A) Deb Robertson, a lifelong Illinois resident
who has been living with a rare form of her terminal
illness, who wants to live but knows that she is going
to die, and who has been actively engaged in advocacy
to change Illinois law because she doesn't want to
move to another state in order to access the
end-of-life medical care that would bring her comfort
and reduce her fear related to the pain of dying.
(B) Andrew Flack, who could not move back to
Illinois to be with his family after his terminal
diagnosis and instead had to live hundreds of miles
away from his family, in a state that offered medical
aid-in-dying care, in order to have a painless death
surrounded by his loved ones.
(C) Miguel Carrasquillo, who despite enduring
excruciatingly painful treatments to cure his cancer,
which spread to his liver, stomach, testicles, and
other organs, continued to advocate for a change in
the law until his death, so other Illinoisans with a
terminal diagnosis would not be forced to suffer at
the end of their lives and die in pain as he did but

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would instead have the option of medical aid-in-dying
care.
(4) Illinoisans throughout the State, across
demographics, including religion, political affiliation,
race, gender, disability, and age, also support the
inclusion of medical aid-in-dying care in the options
available for end-of-life care. Supporters and advocates
recognize that mentally capable adult individuals have a
fundamental right to determine their own medical treatment
options in accordance with their own values, beliefs, or
personal preferences, and having the option of medical aid
in dying is an expression of this fundamental right. This
includes advocates, like Lowell Sachnoff, who, alongside
his wife Fay Clayton, was a tireless advocate for the
expansion of end-of-life options for terminally ill adults
over the course of a decade, up to and including the day he
died.
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to uphold both
the highest standard of medical care and the full range of
options for each individual, particularly at the end of life.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older.
"Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced
practice registered nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice
Act who is certified as a psychiatric mental health

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practitioner.
"Aid in dying" means an end-of-life care option that
allows a qualified patient to obtain a prescription for
medication pursuant to this Act.
"Attending physician" means the physician who has primary
responsibility for the care of the patient and treatment of
the patient's terminal disease.
"Clinical psychologist" means a psychologist licensed
under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act.
"Clinical social worker" means a person licensed under the
Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act.
"Coercion or undue influence" means the willful attempt,
whether by deception, intimidation, or any other means to:
(1) cause a patient to request, obtain, or
self-administer medication pursuant to this Act with
intent to cause the death of the patient; or
(2) prevent a qualified patient, in a manner that
conflicts with the Health Care Right of Conscience Act,
from obtaining or self-administering medication pursuant
to this Act.
"Consulting physician" means a physician who is qualified
by specialty or experience to make a professional diagnosis
and prognosis regarding the patient's disease.
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Health care entity" means a hospital or hospital
affiliate, nursing home, hospice or any other facility

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licensed under any of the following Acts: the Ambulatory
Surgical Treatment Center Act; the Home Health, Home Services,
and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act; the Hospice Program
Licensing Act; the Hospital Licensing Act; the Nursing Home
Care Act; or the University of Illinois Hospital Act. "Health
care entity" does not include a physician.
"Health care professional" means a physician, pharmacist,
or licensed mental health professional.
"Informed decision" means a decision by a patient with
mental capacity and a terminal disease to request and obtain a
prescription for medication pursuant to this Act, that the
qualified patient may self-administer to bring about a
peaceful death, after being fully informed by the attending
physician and consulting physician of:
(1) the patient's diagnosis and prognosis;
(2) the potential risks and benefits associated with
taking the medication to be prescribed;
(3) the probable result of taking the medication to be
prescribed;
(4) the feasible end-of-life care and treatment
options for the patient's terminal disease, including, but
not limited to, comfort care, palliative care, hospice
care, and pain control, and the risks and benefits of
each;
(5) the patient's right to withdraw a request pursuant
this Act, or consent for any other treatment, at any time;

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and
(6) the patient's right to choose not to obtain the
drug or to choose to obtain the drug but not to ingest it.
"Licensed mental health care professional" means a
psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker,
or advanced practice registered nurse.
"Mental capacity" means that, in the opinion of the
attending physician or the consulting physician or, if the
opinion of a licensed mental health care professional is
required under Section 45, the licensed mental health care
professional, the patient requesting medication pursuant to
this Act has the ability to make and communicate an informed
decision.
"Oral request" means an affirmative statement that
demonstrates a contemporaneous affirmatively stated desire by
the patient seeking aid in dying.
"Pharmacist" means an individual licensed to engage in the
practice of pharmacy under the Pharmacy Practice Act.
"Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine
in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
"Psychiatrist" means a physician who has successfully
completed a residency program in psychiatry accredited by
either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education or the American Osteopathic Association.
"Qualified patient" means an adult Illinois resident with
the mental capacity to make medical decisions who has

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satisfied the requirements of this Act in order to obtain a
prescription for medication to bring about a peaceful death.
No person will be considered a "qualified patient" under this
Act solely because of advanced age, disability, or a mental
health condition, including depression.
"Self-administer" means an affirmative, conscious,
voluntary action, performed by a qualified patient, to ingest
medication prescribed pursuant to this Act to bring about the
patient's peaceful death. "Self-administer" does not include
administration by parenteral injection or infusion.
"Terminal disease" means an incurable and irreversible
disease that will, within reasonable medical judgment, result
in death within 6 months. The existence of a terminal disease,
as determined after in-person examination by the patient's
physician and concurrence by another physician, shall be
documented in writing in the patient's medical record. A
diagnosis of a major depressive disorder, as defined in the
current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, alone does not qualify as a terminal
disease.
Section 15. Informed consent.
(a) Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the
amount of information provided to a patient to ensure the
patient can make a fully informed health care decision.
(b) An attending physician must provide sufficient

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information to a patient regarding all appropriate end-of-life
care options, including comfort care, hospice care, palliative
care, and pain control, as well as the foreseeable risks and
benefits of each, so that the patient can make a voluntary and
affirmative decision regarding the patient's end-of-life care.
(c) If a patient makes a request for the patient's medical
records to be transmitted to an alternative physician, the
patient's medical records shall be transmitted without undue
delay.
Section 20. Standard of care. Nothing contained in this
Act shall be interpreted to lower the applicable standard of
care for the health care professionals participating under
this Act.
Section 25. Qualification.
(a) A qualified patient with a terminal disease may
request a prescription for medication under this Act in the
following manner:
(1) The qualified patient may orally request a
prescription for medication under this Act from the
patient's attending physician.
(2) The oral request from the qualified patient shall
be documented by the attending physician.
(3) The qualified patient shall provide a written
request in accordance with this Act to the patient's

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attending physician after making the initial oral request.
(4) The qualified patient shall repeat the oral
request to the patient's attending physician no less than
5 days after making the initial oral request.
(b) The attending and consulting physicians of a qualified
patient shall have met all the requirements of Sections 35 and
40.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the individual's
attending physician has medically determined that the
individual will, within reasonable medical judgment, die
within 5 days after making the initial oral request under this
Section, the individual may satisfy the requirements of this
Section by providing a written request and reiterating the
oral request to the attending physician at any time after
making the initial oral request.
(d) At the time the patient makes the second oral request,
the attending physician shall offer the patient an opportunity
to rescind the request.
(e) Oral and written requests for aid in dying may be made
only by the patient and shall not be made by the patient's
surrogate decision-maker, health care proxy, health care
agent, attorney-in-fact for health care, guardian, nor via
advance health care directive.
(f) If a requesting patient decides to transfer care to an
alternative physician, the records custodian shall, upon
written request, transmit, without undue delay, the patient's

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medical records, including written documentation of the dates
of the patient's requests concerning aid in dying.
(g) A transfer of care or medical records does not toll or
restart any waiting period.
Section 30. Form of written request.
(a) A written request for medication under this Act shall
be in substantially the form under subsection (e), signed and
dated by the requesting patient, and witnessed in the presence
of the patient by at least 2 witnesses who attest that to the
best of their knowledge and belief the patient has mental
capacity, is acting voluntarily, and is not being coerced or
unduly influenced to sign the request.
(b) One of the witnesses required under this Section must
be a person who is not:
(1) a relative of the patient by blood, marriage,
civil union, registered domestic partnership, or adoption;
(2) a person who, at the time the request is signed,
would be entitled to any portion of the estate of the
qualified patient upon death, under any will or by
operation of law; or
(3) an owner, operator, or employee of a health care
entity where the qualified patient is receiving medical
treatment or is a resident.
(c) The patient's attending physician at the time the
request is signed shall not be a witness.

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(d) If a person uses an interpreter, the interpreter shall
not be a witness.
(e) The written request for medication under this Act
shall be substantially as follows:
"Request for Medication to End My Life in a Peaceful Manner
I, ............... (NAME OF PATIENT), am an adult of sound
mind, and a resident of Illinois. I have been diagnosed with
............... (NAME OF CONDITION) and given a terminal
disease prognosis of 6 months or less to live by my attending
physician.
I affirm that my terminal disease diagnosis was given or
confirmed during at least one in-person visit to a health care
professional.
I have been fully informed of the feasible alternatives
and concurrent or additional treatment opportunities for my
terminal disease, including, but not limited to, comfort care,
palliative care, hospice care, or pain control, as well as the
potential risks and benefits of each. I have been offered,
have received, or have been offered and received resources or
referrals to pursue these alternatives and concurrent or
additional treatment opportunities for my terminal disease.
I have been fully informed of the nature of the medication
to be prescribed, including the risks and benefits, and I
understand that the likely outcome of self-administering the

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medication is death.
I understand that I can rescind this request at any time,
that I am under no obligation to fill the prescription once
written, and that I have no duty to self-administer the
medication if I obtain it.
I request that my attending physician furnish a
prescription for medication that will end my life if I choose
to self-administer it, and I authorize my attending physician
to transmit the prescription to a pharmacist to dispense the
medication at a time of my choosing.
I make this request voluntarily, free from coercion or
undue influence.
Dated: ................
Signed..............................................
(patient)
Dated: ................
Signed...........................................
(witness #1)
Dated: ................
Signed..........................................
(witness #2)"
(f) The interpreter attachment for a written request for
medication under this Act shall be substantially as follows:
"Request for Medication to End My Life in a Peaceful Manner

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Interpreter Attachment
I, ............... (NAME OF INTERPRETER), am fluent in
English and ............... (LANGUAGE OF PATIENT, INCLUDING
SIGN LANGUAGE).
On ....... (DATE) at approximately ....... (TIME), I read
the "Request for Medication to End My Life in a Peaceful
Manner" form to ............... (NAME OF PATIENT) in
............... (LANGUAGE OF PATIENT, INCLUDING SIGN
LANGUAGE).
............... (NAME OF PATIENT) affirmed to me that they
understand the content of this form, that they desire to sign
this form under their own power and volition, and that they
requested to sign the form after consultations with an
attending physician.
Under penalty of perjury, I declare that I am fluent in
English and ............... (LANGUAGE OF PATIENT, INCLUDING
SIGN LANGUAGE) and that the contents of this form, to the best
of my knowledge, are true and correct. Executed at
.................................. (NAME OF CITY, COUNTY, AND
STATE) on ....... (DATE).
Interpreter's signature: ....................................
Interpreter's printed name: .................................
Interpreter's address: ......................................".
Section 35. Attending physician responsibilities.

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(a) Following the request of a patient for aid in dying,
the attending physician shall conduct an evaluation of the
patient and:
(1) determine whether the patient has a terminal
disease or has been diagnosed as having a terminal
disease;
(2) determine whether a patient has mental capacity;
(3) confirm that the patient's request does not arise
from coercion or undue influence;
(4) inform the patient of:
(A) the diagnosis;
(B) the prognosis;
(C) the potential risks, benefits, and probable
result of self-administering the prescribed medication
to bring about a peaceful death;
(D) the potential benefits and risks of feasible
alternatives, including, but not limited to,
concurrent or additional treatment options for the
patient's terminal disease, comfort care, palliative
care, hospice care, and pain control; and
(E) the patient's right to rescind the request for
medication pursuant to this Act at any time;
(5) inform the patient that there is no obligation to
fill the prescription nor an obligation to self-administer
the medication, if it is obtained;
(6) provide the patient with a referral for comfort

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care, palliative care, hospice care, pain control, or
other end-of-life treatment options as requested by the
patient and as clinically indicated;
(7) refer the patient to a consulting physician for
medical confirmation that the patient requesting
medication pursuant to this Act:
(A) has a terminal disease with a prognosis of 6
months or less to live; and
(B) has mental capacity.
(8) include the consulting physician's written
determination in the patient's medical record;
(9) refer the patient to a licensed mental health
professional in accordance with Section 45 if the
attending physician observes signs that the individual may
not be capable of making an informed decision;
(10) include the licensed mental health professional's
written determination in the patient's medical record, if
such determination was requested;
(11) inform the patient of the benefits of notifying
the next of kin of the patient's decision to request
medication pursuant to this Act;
(12) fulfill the medical record documentation
requirements;
(13) ensure that all steps are carried out in
accordance with this Act before providing a prescription
to a qualified patient for medication pursuant to this Act

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including:
(A) confirming that the patient has made an
informed decision to obtain a prescription for
medication;
(B) offering the patient an opportunity to rescind
the request for medication; and
(C) providing information to the patient on:
(i) the recommended procedure for
self-administering the medication to be
prescribed;
(ii) the safekeeping and proper disposal of
unused medication in accordance with State and
federal law;
(iii) the importance of having another person
present when the patient self-administers the
medication to be prescribed; and
(iv) not taking the aid-in-dying medication in
a public place;
(14) deliver, in accordance with State and federal
law, the prescription personally, by mail, or through an
authorized electronic transmission to a licensed
pharmacist who will dispense the medication, including any
ancillary medications, to the qualified patient, or to a
person expressly designated by the qualified patient in
person or with a signature required on delivery, by mail
service, or by messenger service;

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(15) if authorized by the Drug Enforcement
Administration, dispense the prescribed medication,
including any ancillary medications, to the qualified
patient or a person designated by the qualified patient;
and
(16) include, in the qualified patient's medical
record, the patient's diagnosis and prognosis,
determination of mental capacity, the date of each oral
request, a copy of the written request, a notation that
the requirements under this Section have been completed,
and an identification of the medication and ancillary
medications prescribed to the qualified patient pursuant
to this Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
attending physician may sign the patient's death certificate.
Section 40. Consulting physician responsibilities. A
consulting physician shall:
(1) conduct an evaluation of the patient and review
the patient's relevant medical records, including the
evaluation pursuant to Section 45, if such evaluation was
necessary;
(2) confirm in writing to the attending physician that
the patient:
(A) has requested a prescription for aid-in-dying
medication;

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(B) has a documented terminal disease;
(C) has mental capacity or has provided
documentation that the consulting health care
professional has referred the individual for further
evaluation in accordance with Section 45; and
(D) is acting voluntarily, free from coercion or
undue influence.
Section 45. Referral for determination that the requesting
patient has mental capacity.
(a) If either the attending physician or the consulting
physician has doubts whether the individual has mental
capacity and if either one is unable to confirm that the
individual is capable of making an informed decision, the
attending physician or consulting physician shall refer the
patient to a licensed mental health professional for
determination regarding mental capability.
(b) The licensed mental health professional shall
additionally determine whether the patient is suffering from a
psychiatric or psychological disorder causing impaired
judgment.
(c) The licensed mental health professional who evaluates
the patient under this Section shall submit to the requesting
attending or consulting physician a written determination of
whether the patient has mental capacity.
(d) If the licensed mental health professional determines

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that the patient does not have mental capacity, or is
suffering from a psychiatric or psychological disorder causing
impaired judgment, the patient shall not be deemed a qualified
patient and the attending physician shall not prescribe
medication to the patient under this Act.
Section 50. Residency requirement.
(a) Only requests made by Illinois residents may be
granted under this Act.
(b) A patient is able to establish residency through any
one or more of the following means:
(1) possession of a driver's license or other
identification issued by the Secretary of State or State
of Illinois;
(2) registration to vote in Illinois;
(3) evidence that the person owns, rents, or leases
property in Illinois;
(4) the location of any dwelling occupied by the
person;
(5) the place where any motor vehicle owned by the
person is registered;
(6) the residence address, not a post office box,
shown on an income tax return filed for the year preceding
the year in which the person initially makes an oral
request under this Act;
(7) the residence address, not a post office box, at

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which the person's mail is received;
(8) the residence address, not a post office box,
shown on any unexpired resident hunting or fishing or
other licenses held by the person;
(9) the receipt of any public benefit conditioned upon
residency; or
(10) any other objective facts tending to indicate a
person's place of residence is in Illinois.
Section 55. Safe disposal of unused medications. A person
who has custody or control of medication prescribed pursuant
to this Act after the qualified patient's death shall dispose
of the medication by delivering it to the nearest qualified
facility that properly disposes of controlled substances or,
if none is available, by lawful means in accordance with
applicable State and federal guidelines.
Section 60. Health care professional protections; no duty
to provide aid in dying.
(a) A health care professional shall not be under any
duty, by law or contract, to participate in the provision of
aid-in-dying care to a patient as set forth in this Act.
(b) A health care professional shall not be subject to
civil or criminal liability for participating or refusing to
participate in the provision of aid-in-dying care to a patient
in good faith compliance with this Act.

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(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 participating or refusing to participate in
accordance with this Act.
(d) A health care professional may choose not to engage in
aid-in-dying care.
(e) Only willing health care professionals shall provide
aid-in-dying care in accordance with this Act. If a health
care professional is unable or unwilling to carry out a
patient's request under this Act, and the patient transfers
the patient's care to a new health care professional, the
prior health care professional shall transmit, upon request, a
copy of the patient's relevant medical records to the new
health care professional without undue delay.
(f) A health care professional shall not engage in false,
misleading, or deceptive practices relating to a willingness
to qualify a patient or provide aid-in-dying care.
Intentionally misleading a patient constitutes coercion or
undue influence.
(g) The provisions of the Health Care Right of Conscience
Act apply to this Act and are incorporated by reference.
Section 65. Health care entity protections and permissible
prohibitions and duties.

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(a) A health care entity shall not be under any duty, by
law or contract, to participate in the provision of
aid-in-dying care to a patient as set forth in this Act.
(b) A health care entity shall not be subject to civil or
criminal liability for participating or refusing to
participate in the provision of aid-in-dying care to a patient
in good faith compliance with this Act.
(c) A health care entity may prohibit health care
professionals, staff, employees, or independent contractors,
from practicing aid-in-dying care while performing duties for
the entity. A prohibiting entity must provide advance notice
in writing to health care professionals and staff at the time
of hiring, contracting with, or privileging and on a yearly
basis thereafter. Such policies prohibiting aid-in-dying care
may include provisions for the health care entity to take
disciplinary action, including, but not limited to,
termination for those employees, independent contractors, and
staff who violate the health care entity's policies,
consistent with existing disciplinary policies.
(d) If a patient wishes to transfer care to another health
care entity, the prohibiting entity shall coordinate a timely
transfer of care, including transmitting, without undue delay,
the patient's medical records.
(e) No health care entity shall prohibit a health care
professional from:
(1) providing information to a patient regarding the

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patient's health status, including, but not limited to,
diagnosis, prognosis, recommended treatment and treatment
alternatives, and the risks and benefits of each;
(2) providing information regarding health care
services available pursuant to this Act, information about
relevant community resources, and how to access those
resources for obtaining care of the patient's choice;
(3) practicing aid-in-dying care outside the scope of
the health care professional's employment or contract with
the prohibiting entity and off the premises of the
prohibiting entity; provided, however, that in such event
the health care professional shall explicitly tell the
patient that such health care professional is providing
such services independently and not as a representative of
their associated health care entity; or
(4) being present, if outside the scope of the health
care professional's employment or contractual duties, when
a qualified patient self-administers medication prescribed
pursuant to this Act or at the time of death, if requested
by the qualified patient or their representative.
(f) A health care entity shall not engage in false,
misleading, or deceptive practices relating to its policy
around end-of-life care services, including whether it has a
policy that prohibits affiliated health care professionals
from practicing aid-in-dying care; or intentionally denying a
patient access to medication pursuant to this Act by

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intentionally failing to transfer a patient and the patient's
medical records to another health care professional in a
timely manner. Intentionally misleading a patient or deploying
misinformation to obstruct access to services pursuant to this
Act constitutes coercion or undue influence.
(g) The provisions of the Health Care Right of Conscience
Act apply to this Act and are incorporated by reference.
(h) If any part of this Section is found to be in conflict
with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to
receipt of federal funds, the conflicting part of this Section
is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict with
respect to the entity directly affected, and such finding or
determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder
of the Section or this Act.
Section 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:
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entity's inability or unwillingness;
(2) refer the individual either to a health care
professional who is able and willing to evaluate and
qualify the individual or to another 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

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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
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.
Section 75. Reporting requirements.
(a) Within 45 days after the effective date of this Act,
the Department shall create and post to its website an
Attending Physician Checklist Form and Attending Physician
Follow-Up Form to facilitate collection of the information
described in this Section. Failure to create or post the
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Follow-Up Form, or both shall not suspend the effective date
of this Act.
(b) Within 30 calendar days of providing a prescription
for medication pursuant to this Act, the attending physician
shall submit to the Department an Attending Physician
Checklist Form with the following information:
(1) the qualifying patient's name and date of birth;
(2) the qualifying patient's terminal diagnosis and
prognosis;
(3) notice that the requirements under this Act were
completed; and
(4) notice that medication has been prescribed
pursuant to this Act.
(c) Within 60 calendar days of notification of a qualified
patient's death from self-administration of medication
prescribed pursuant to this Act, the attending physician shall
submit to the Department, an Attending Physician Follow-Up
Form with the following information:
(1) the qualified patient's name and date of birth;
(2) the date of the qualified patient's death; and
(3) a notation of whether the qualified patient was
enrolled in hospice services at the time of the qualified
patient's death.
(d) The information collected shall be confidential and
shall be collected in a manner that protects the privacy of the
patient, the patient's family, and any health care

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professional involved with the patient under the provisions of
this Act. The information shall be privileged and strictly
confidential, and shall not be disclosed, discoverable, or
compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal,
administrative, or other proceeding.
(e) One year after the effective date of this Act, and each
year thereafter, the Department shall create and post on its
website a public statistical report of nonidentifying
information. The report shall be limited to:
(1) the number of prescriptions for medication written
pursuant to this Act;
(2) the number of physicians who wrote prescriptions
for medication pursuant to this Act;
(3) the number of qualified patients who died
following self-administration of medication prescribed and
dispensed pursuant to this Act; and
(4) the number of people who died due to using an
aid-in-dying drug, with demographic percentages organized
by the following characteristics as aggregated and
de-identified data sets:
(A) age at death;
(B) education level;
(C) race;
(D) gender;
(E) type of insurance, including whether the
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(F) underlying illness; and
(G) enrollment in hospice.
(f) Except as otherwise required by law, the information
collected by the Department is not a public record, is not
available for public inspection, and is not available through
the Freedom of Information Act.
(g) Willful failure or refusal to timely submit records
required under this Act may result in disciplinary action.
Section 80. Effect on construction of wills, contracts,
and statutes.
(a) No provision in a contract, will, or other agreement,
whether written or oral, that would determine whether a
patient may make or rescind a request pursuant to this Act is
valid.
(b) No obligation owing under any contract that is in
effect on the effective date of this Act shall be conditioned
or affected by a patient's act of making or rescinding a
request pursuant to this Act.
(c) It is unlawful for an insurer to deny or alter health
care benefits otherwise available to a patient with a terminal
disease based on the availability of aid-in-dying care or
otherwise attempt to coerce a patient with a terminal disease
to make a request for aid-in-dying medication.
(d) Nothing in this Act prevents an insurer from
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misrepresentation, as provided under Section 154 of the
Illinois Insurance Code, in an application for insurance.
Section 85. Insurance or annuity policies.
(a) The sale, procurement, or issuance of a life, health,
or accident insurance policy, annuity policy, or the rate
charged for a policy shall not be conditioned upon or affected
by a patient's act of making or rescinding a request for
medication pursuant to this Act.
(b) A qualified patient's act of self-administering
medication pursuant to this Act does not invalidate any part
of a life, health, or accident insurance, or annuity policy.
(c) An insurance plan, including medical assistance under
Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code, shall not deny or
alter benefits to a patient with a terminal disease who is a
covered beneficiary of a health insurance plan, based on the
availability of aid-in-dying care, their request for
medication pursuant to this Act, or the absence of a request
for medication pursuant to this Act. Failure to meet this
requirement shall constitute a violation of the Illinois
Insurance Code.
(d) The Department of Insurance shall enforce the
provisions of this Act with respect to any life, health, or
accident insurance policy or annuity policy pursuant to the
enforcement powers granted to it by law. A violation of this
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Department of Insurance shall be deemed a violation of the
relevant provisions of the Illinois Insurance Code under which
the person or entity is authorized to transact business in
this State.
(e) For the purposes of this Act, "life, health, or
accident insurance policy or annuity policy" means any
insurance under Class 1(a), 1(b), or 2(a) of the Illinois
Insurance Code, a health care plan under the Health
Maintenance Organization Act, a limited health care plan under
the Limited Health Service Organization Act, a dental service
plan under the Dental Service Plans Act, or a voluntary health
services plan under the Voluntary Health Services Plan Act.
Section 90. Death certificate.
(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the attending
physician may sign the death certificate of a qualified
patient who obtained and self-administered a prescription for
medication pursuant to this Act.
(b) When a death has occurred in accordance with this Act,
the death shall be attributed to the underlying terminal
disease.
(1) Death following self-administering medication
under this Act does not alone constitute grounds for
postmortem inquiry.
(2) Death in accordance with this Act shall not be
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(c) A qualified patient's act of self-administering
medication prescribed pursuant to this Act shall not be
indicated on the death certificate.
Section 95. Liabilities and penalties.
(a) Nothing in this Act limits civil or criminal liability
arising from:
(1) Intentionally or knowingly altering or forging a
patient's request for medication pursuant to this Act or
concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for
medication pursuant to this Act.
(2) Intentionally or knowingly coercing or exerting
undue influence on a patient with a terminal disease to
request medication pursuant to this Act or to request or
use or not use medication pursuant to this Act.
(3) Intentional misconduct by a health care
professional or health care entity.
(b) The penalties specified in this Act do not preclude
criminal penalties applicable under other laws for conduct
inconsistent with this Act.
(c) As used in this Section, "intentionally" and
"knowingly" have the meanings provided in Sections 4-4 and 4-5
of the Criminal Code of 2012.
Section 100. Construction.
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other person, including the qualified patient, to end the
qualified patient's life by lethal injection, lethal infusion,
mercy killing, homicide, murder, manslaughter, euthanasia, or
any other criminal act.
(b) Actions taken in accordance with this Act do not, for
any purposes, constitute suicide, assisted suicide,
euthanasia, mercy killing, homicide, murder, manslaughter,
elder abuse or neglect, or any other civil or criminal
violation under the law.
Section 105. Rulemaking Authority. The Department of
Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs may adopt
rules for the implementation and administration of this Act.
Section 110. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
Section 200. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
changing Section 7.5 as follows:
(5 ILCS 140/7.5)
Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
exempt from inspection and copying:
(a) All information determined to be confidential
under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and

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Development Act.
(b) Library circulation and order records identifying
library users with specific materials under the Library
Records Confidentiality Act.
(c) Applications, related documents, and medical
records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
has received.
(d) Information and records held by the Department of
Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
to known or suspected cases of sexually transmitted
infection or any information the disclosure of which is
restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmitted
Infection Control Act.
(e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
(f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act.
(g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
Tuition Act.
(h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and

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records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
general's office that would be exempt if created or
obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
that Act.
(i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
(j) Information and data concerning the distribution
of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
(k) Law enforcement officer identification information
or driver identification information compiled by a law
enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(l) Records and information provided to a residential
health care facility resident sexual assault and death
review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
Prevention Review Team Act.
(m) Information provided to the predatory lending
database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
authorized under that Article.
(n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the

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Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
(n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
(o) Information that is prohibited from being
disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
(p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
Act (repealed).
(q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
Personnel Record Review Act.
(r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
Illinois School Student Records Act.
(s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
(t) (Blank).
(u) Records and information provided to an independent
team of experts under the Developmental Disability and

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Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
(v) Names and information of people who have applied
for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
(v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
(w) Personally identifiable information which is
exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
(x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
(y) Confidential information under the Adult
Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
information about the identity and administrative finding
against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of

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an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
(z) Records and information provided to a fatality
review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
Act.
(aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
(bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
authorized under that Act.
(dd) Information that is prohibited from being
disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
(ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
(ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
(gg) Information that is prohibited from being
disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code.
(hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
(ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure

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under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
(jj) Information and reports that are required to be
submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
and Temporary Labor Services Act.
(kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
(ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
Aid Code.
(mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
(nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
(oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
arising out of a peer support counseling session
prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
Suicide Prevention Act.
(pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
an employee of an emergency services provider or law
enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
Prevention Act.
(qq) Information and records held by the Department of
Public Health and its authorized representatives collected

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under the Reproductive Health Act.
(rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
(ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
Human Rights Act.
(tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
Act.
(uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
(vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
Public Aid Code.
(ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
(xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
information that shall not be made public under the
Illinois Insurance Code.
(yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
(zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
(aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
(bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure

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by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
Police Act.
(ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois.
(ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
(eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
Violence Fatality Review Act.
(fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
July 1, 2025.
(ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
Agency Licensing Act.
(hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
.50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
Act.
(iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
the School Safety Drill Act.

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(jjj) Information exempt from disclosure under Section
30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
(kkk) Confidential business information prohibited
from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint Stewardship
Act.
(lll) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
2-3.196 of the School Code.
(mmm) Information prohibited from being disclosed
under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the Illinois
Power Agency Act.
(nnn) Materials received by the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity that are confidential under the
Music and Musicians Tax Credit and Jobs Act.
(ooo) Data or information provided pursuant to Section
20 of the Statewide Recycling Needs and Assessment Act.
(ppp) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
Section 28-11 of the Lawful Health Care Activity Act.
(qqq) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
Section 7-101 of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
(rrr) Information prohibited from being disclosed
under Section 4-2 of the Uniform Money Transmission
Modernization Act.
(sss) Information exempt from disclosure under Section
40 of the Student-Athlete Endorsement Rights Act.
(ttt) Audio recordings made under Section 30 of the
Illinois State Police Act, except to the extent authorized

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under that Section.
(uuu) Information exempt from disclosure under Section
70 of the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients
Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
103-580, eff. 12-8-23; 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 103-605, eff.
7-1-24; 103-636, eff. 7-1-24; 103-724, eff. 1-1-25; 103-786,
eff. 8-7-24; 103-859, eff. 8-9-24; 103-991, eff. 8-9-24;
103-1049, eff. 8-9-24; 103-1081, eff. 3-21-25.)
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect 9
months after becoming law.