Date	Chamber	Action
8/14/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0492

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

755 ILCS 40/15

from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-15

755 ILCS 40/25

from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-25

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Health Care Surrogate Act. Provides that each health care facility shall maintain any advance directives proffered by the patient or other authorized person in the patient's records (instead of patient's records for the duration of the patient's stay). Provides that any surrogate shall have the authority to make decisions until removed by the patient who no longer lacks decision making capacity, appointment of a guardian of the person, or the patient's death. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/20/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
2/20/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/20/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Public Health
3/11/2009	Senate	Do Pass Public Health; 009-000-000
3/11/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
3/24/2009	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
4/1/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
4/2/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-002-000
4/3/2009	House	Arrived in House
4/3/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/3/2009	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/6/2009	House	First Reading
4/6/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2009	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
4/29/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000
4/29/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/12/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/19/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/19/2009	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/19/2009	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
6/17/2009	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/14/2009	Senate	Governor Approved
8/14/2009	Senate	Effective Date August 14, 2009
8/14/2009	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0492

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