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91_HB1545

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Nursing  Home Care Act by adding
 2    Section 3-602.1.

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

 5        Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
 6    Section 3-602.1 as follows:

 7        (210 ILCS 45/3-602.1 new)
 8        Sec.  3-602.1.   Punitive  Damages.   A  court  may award
 9    punitive damages in an action against a facility  for  wilful
10    or  wanton  misconduct  of  or  for  abuse  or neglect by the
11    facility's agents or employees that results in the injury  or
12    death  of  a  resident.    Actions in which a court may award
13    punitive damages include actions brought under  the  Wrongful
14    Death Act and under Section 27-6 of the Probate Act of 1975.

15        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
16    becoming law.

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