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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
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| Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by changing Section 2310-600 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2310/2310-600)
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| Sec. 2310-600. Advance directive information.
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| (a) The Department of Public Health shall prepare and |
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| publish the summary of
advance directives law in Illinois that |
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| is required by the federal Patient
Self-Determination Act. |
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| Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web.
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| (b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt, by rule, |
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| and publish
Spanish language
versions of the following:
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| (1) The statutory Living Will Declaration form.
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| (2) The Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney |
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| for Health Care.
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| (3) The statutory Declaration of Mental Health |
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| Treatment Form.
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| (4) The summary of advance directives law in Illinois.
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| (5) Any statewide uniform Do Not Resuscitate forms.
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| Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web.
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| (b-5) In consultation with a statewide professional |
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| organization
representing
physicians licensed to practice |
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| medicine in all its branches, statewide
organizations |
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| representing nursing homes, and a statewide
organization
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| representing hospitals, the Department of Public Health shall |
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| develop and
publish a uniform
form for physician |
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| do-not-resuscitate orders that may be utilized in all
settings. |
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| The form
may be referred to as the Department of Public Health |
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| Uniform DNR Order form.
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| (c) The Department of Public Health may contract with |
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| statewide professional
organizations representing physicians |
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| licensed to practice medicine in all
its branches to prepare |
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| and publish
materials
required by this Section.
The Department |
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| of Public Health may consult with a statewide organization
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| representing registered professional nurses on preparing |
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| materials required by
this Section.
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| (d) The Department shall conduct a public information |
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| campaign to disseminate the information contained in the |
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| summary of advance directives law in Illinois provided for |
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| under this Section and to further educate the public about |
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| available advanced directive options. This campaign shall |
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| include information about advanced directives, health care |
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| decision-making, and end-of-life determinations. Additionally, |
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| the campaign must include information concerning living wills, |
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| do-not-resuscitate orders, powers of attorney for health care, |
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| and guardianship proceedings. The dissemination of this |
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| information shall occur on a periodic basis and shall include |
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| the production and distribution of brochures, advertisements, |
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| website information, and other educational materials in |
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| cooperation and coordination with hospitals, physicians, |
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| attorneys, and other public entities in the development and |
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| implementation of the campaign. The campaign shall also include |
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| training for hospital, nursing home, home health, and hospice |
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| personnel and other health professionals whose duties may |
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| include informing and counseling patients about their options |
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| in making health care decisions.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-789, eff. 1-1-01; 92-356, eff. 10-1-01.)
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