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| Public Act 097-0382 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
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 | ||||
publish the summary of
advance directives law in Illinois that | ||||
is required by the federal Patient
Self-Determination Act. | ||||
Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web.
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(b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt, by rule, | ||||
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 | ||||
for Health Care.
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(3) The statutory Declaration of Mental Health | ||||
Treatment Form.
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(4) The summary of advance directives law in Illinois.
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(5) The Department of Public Health Uniform DNR Advance | ||||
Directive 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 | ||
organization
representing
physicians licensed to practice | ||
medicine in all its branches, statewide
organizations | ||
representing nursing homes, registered professional nurses, | ||
and emergency medical systems, and a statewide
organization
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representing hospitals, the Department of Public Health shall | ||
develop and
publish a uniform
form for physician | ||
do-not-resuscitate orders that may be utilized in all
settings. | ||
The form shall meet the minimum requirements to nationally be | ||
considered a physician orders for life-sustaining treatment | ||
form, or POLST, and
may be referred to as the Department of | ||
Public Health Uniform DNR Advance Directive. This advance | ||
directive does not replace a physician's do-not-resuscitate | ||
(DNR) order.
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(c) (Blank). The Department of Public Health may contract | ||
with statewide professional
organizations representing | ||
physicians licensed to practice medicine in all
its branches to | ||
prepare and publish
materials
required by this Section.
The | ||
Department of Public Health may consult with a statewide | ||
organization
representing registered professional nurses on | ||
preparing materials required by
this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 94-865, eff. 6-16-06.)
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