HB4701 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4701

Introduced 02/04/04, by Robert W. Churchill

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

735 ILCS 5/2-1705.5 new

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, for any causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, a physician is not liable for medical malpractice if he or she has followed established and general standards of care.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning medical malpractice.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding Section 2-1705.5 as follows:

(735 ILCS 5/2-1705.5 new)

Sec. 2-1705.5. Malpractice liability; limitation. For any causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, a physician is not liable for medical malpractice if he or she has followed established and generally accepted standards of care.