Public Act 104-0051
 
HB1712 EnrolledLRB104 05046 BDA 15074 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and 
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
amended by changing Section 2310-600 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-600)
    Sec. 2310-600. Advance directive information. 
    (a) The Department of Public Health shall prepare and 
publish the summary of advance directives law, as required by 
the federal Patient Self-Determination Act, and related forms. 
Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web. The summary 
required under this subsection (a) must include the Department 
of Public Health Uniform POLST form. 
    (b) The Department of Public Health shall publish Spanish 
language versions of the following:
        (1) The statutory Living Will Declaration form.
        (2) The Illinois Statutory Short Form Power of 
    Attorney for Health Care.
        (3) The statutory Declaration of Mental Health 
    Treatment Form.
        (4) The summary of advance directives law in Illinois.
        (5) The Department of Public Health Uniform POLST 
    form.
    Publication may be limited to the World Wide Web.
    (b-5) In consultation with a statewide professional 
organization representing physicians licensed to practice 
medicine in all its branches, statewide organizations 
representing physician assistants, advanced practice 
registered nurses, nursing homes, registered professional 
nurses, and emergency medical systems, and a statewide 
organization representing hospitals, the Department of Public 
Health shall develop and publish a uniform form for 
practitioner cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or 
life-sustaining treatment orders that may be utilized in all 
settings. The form shall meet the published minimum 
requirements to nationally be considered a practitioner orders 
for life-sustaining treatment form, or POLST, and may be 
referred to as the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST 
form. An electronic version of the Uniform POLST form under 
this Act may be created, signed, or revoked electronically 
using a generic, technology-neutral system in which each user 
is assigned a unique identifier that is securely maintained 
and in a manner that meets the regulatory requirements for a 
digital or electronic signature. Compliance with the standards 
defined in the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the 
implementing rules of the Hospital Licensing Act for medical 
record entry authentication for author validation of the 
documentation, content accuracy, and completeness meets this 
standard. This form does not replace a physician's or other 
practitioner's authority to make a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) 
order. 
    (b-10) In consultation with a statewide professional 
organization representing physicians licensed to practice 
medicine in all its branches, statewide organizations 
representing physician assistants, advanced practice 
registered nurses, nursing homes, registered professional 
nurses, and emergency medical systems, a statewide bar 
association, a national bar association with an Illinois 
chapter that concentrates in elder and disability law, a 
not-for-profit organ procurement organization that coordinates 
organ and tissue donation, a statewide committee or group 
responsible for stakeholder education about POLST issues, and 
a statewide organization representing hospitals, the 
Department of Public Health shall study the feasibility of 
creating a statewide registry of advance directives and POLST 
forms. The registry would allow residents of this State to 
submit the forms and for the forms to be made available to 
health care providers and professionals in a timely manner for 
the provision of care or services. This study must be filed 
with the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2021. 
    (b-15) The Department of Public Health shall approve 
training resources to support informed decisions and accurate 
completion of the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST 
form. The Department of Public Health shall post approved 
POLST training material to the Department of Public Health's 
website. The Department of Public Health shall establish a 
simple, efficient, and effective process to make available 
yearly training to support informed decisions and accurate 
completion of the Department of Public Health Uniform POLST 
form for personnel employed by or contracted with facilities 
licensed and classified to provide intermediate care or 
skilled nursing care under the Nursing Home Care Act and other 
health care providers that use the Department of Public Health 
Uniform POLST form. 
    (c) (Blank).
    (d) The Department of Public Health shall publish the 
Department of Public Health Uniform POLST form reflecting the 
changes made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General 
Assembly no later than January 1, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 101-163, eff. 1-1-20; 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)