(225 ILCS 65/65-70)

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

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)

Sec. 65-70. Collaborating physician liability.

(a) A physician shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of an advanced practice registered nurse solely on the basis of having signed a collaborative agreement, an order, a standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or another order or guideline authorizing the advanced practice registered nurse to perform certain acts, unless the physician has reason to believe that the advanced practice registered nurse lacked the competency to perform the act or acts or committed willful and wanton misconduct.

(b) No physician shall be liable for any act or omission resulting from the provision of home birth services by a certified nurse midwife solely on the basis that the physician has entered a written collaborative agreement with the certified nurse midwife. A physician providing care shall be responsible for his or her own acts and omissions.

(Source: P.A. 104-244, eff. 1-1-26.)