Public Act 097-0382
 
HB3134 EnrolledLRB097 10842 RPM 51335 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    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:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-600)
    Sec. 2310-600. Advance directive information.
    (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.
    (b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt, by rule,
and publish Spanish language versions of the following:
        (1) The statutory Living Will Declaration form.
        (2) The Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney
    for Health Care.
        (3) The statutory Declaration of Mental Health
    Treatment Form.
        (4) The summary of advance directives law in Illinois.
        (5) The Department of Public Health Uniform DNR Advance
    Directive Any statewide uniform Do Not Resuscitate forms.
    Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web.
    (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
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.
    (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.
(Source: P.A. 94-865, eff. 6-16-06.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2012