Illinois - Session 104
Title: HEALTH CARE SURROGATE-POLST
Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that if an individual without decisional capacity has an operative and unrevoked living will and the attending physician, in accordance with Section 4 of the Illinois Living Will Act, determines that the individual has a terminal condition and records the condition in the individual's medical record, then the individual's surrogate decision maker, in the order of priority under subsection (a) of Section 25, is authorized to consent to a POLST on behalf of the individual to ensure that the individual's wishes are respected.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-08-15 | Status | enacted |
| 2025-08-15 | Latest Action | 8/15/2025 - Senate: |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1016 | DHFS-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE | in_committee |
| HB 1134 | CILA-PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE | in_committee |
| HB 1228 | MEDICAL CANNABIS-TAX | in_committee |
| HB 1272 | PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORT ACT | in_committee |
| HB 1428 | ISOLATED CONFINEMENT RESTRICT | in_committee |
| HB 1568 | MEDICAID-PERSON W/DISABILITIES | in_committee |
| HB 17 | CMS-RETIREE MEDICARE PROGRAM | in_committee |
| HB 1743 | CRIM PRO-TRANSPORT-TREATMENT | in_committee |