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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4701
Introduced 02/04/04, by Robert W. Churchill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that, for any causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, a physician is not liable for medical malpractice if he or she has followed established and general standards of care.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4701 |
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LRB093 14796 LCB 40354 b |
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| AN ACT concerning medical malpractice.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by adding |
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| Section 2-1705.5 as follows:
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| (735 ILCS 5/2-1705.5 new) |
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| Sec. 2-1705.5. Malpractice liability; limitation. For any |
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| causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of |
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| this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, a physician |
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| is not liable for medical malpractice if he or she has followed |
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| established and generally accepted standards of care.
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