410 ILCS 22/95

(410 ILCS 22/95)

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

Sec. 95. Liabilities and penalties.

(a) Nothing in this Act limits civil or criminal liability arising from:

(1) Intentionally or knowingly altering or forging a patient's request for medication pursuant to this Act or concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for medication pursuant to this Act.

(2) Intentionally or knowingly coercing or exerting undue influence on a patient with a terminal disease to request medication pursuant to this Act or to request or use or not use medication pursuant to this Act.

(3) Intentional misconduct by a health care professional or health care entity.

(b) The penalties specified in this Act do not preclude criminal penalties applicable under other laws for conduct inconsistent with this Act.

(c) As used in this Section, "intentionally" and "knowingly" have the meanings provided in Sections 4-4 and 4-5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

(Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26.)