745 ILCS 70/9

Current through Public Act 103-1056
Section 745 ILCS 70/9 - Liability

No person, association, or corporation, which owns, operates, supervises, or manages a health care facility shall be civilly or criminally liable to any person, estate, or public or private entity by reason of refusal of the health care facility to permit or provide any particular form of health care service which violates the facility's conscience as documented in its ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations, or other governing documents.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed so as to relieve a physician, health care personnel, or a health care facility from obligations under the law of providing emergency medical care.

745 ILCS 70/9

Amended by P.A. 099-0690,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2017.
P.A. 90-246, eff. 1-1-98.