(410 ILCS 22/40)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 40. Consulting physician responsibilities. A consulting physician shall:
        (1) conduct an evaluation of the patient and review
    
the patient's relevant medical records, including the evaluation pursuant to Section 45, if such evaluation was necessary;
        (2) confirm in writing to the attending physician
    
that the patient:
            (A) has requested a prescription for aid-in-dying
        
medication;
            (B) has a documented terminal disease;
            (C) has mental capacity or has provided
        
documentation that the consulting health care professional has referred the individual for further evaluation in accordance with Section 45; and
            (D) is acting voluntarily, free from coercion or
        
undue influence.
(Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26.)