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Public Act 102-0667
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| SB1169 Enrolled | LRB102 04980 CPF 14999 b |
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Health Care Right of Conscience Act is |
amended by adding Section 13.5 as follows:
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(745 ILCS 70/13.5 new) |
Sec. 13.5. Violations related to COVID-19 requirements. It |
is not a violation of this Act for any person or public |
official, or for any public or private association, agency, |
corporation, entity, institution, or employer, to take any |
measures or impose any requirements, including, but not |
limited to, any measures or requirements that involve |
provision of services by a physician or health care personnel, |
intended to prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19 or |
any pathogens that result in COVID-19 or any of its subsequent |
iterations. It is not a violation of this Act to enforce such |
measures or requirements. This Section is a declaration of |
existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. |
Accordingly, this Section shall apply to all actions commenced |
or pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory |
Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Nothing in this Section is |
intended to affect any right or remedy under federal law.
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