SB 1411

Illinois Senate bill in Session 104.

Status: enacted. Latest action: August 15, 2025.

HEALTH CARE SURROGATE-POLST.

Bill ID IL-104-SB-1411
Session 104
Status enacted
Senate enacted 2025-08-15
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Laura Fine
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-31 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-08-15 Status enacted
2025-08-15 Latest Action 8/15/2025 - Senate:
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