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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5373   </title>
<shortdesc>PAIN CONTROL IMMUNITY ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/12-31</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-31</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 35/7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 707</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 35/9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 709</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 40/45</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-45</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 40/50</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 851-50</aliasreference><reference>755 ILCS 45/4-8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 804-8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Pain Control Immunity Act. Provides immunity for a health care provider who in good faith and pursuant to reasonable professional standards administers, prescribes, or dispenses medication or procedures to relieve a qualified patient's pain even though the medications or procedure could hasten or increase the risk of the patient's death, unless the mediations are intended to cause death. Provides that life insurance policies, annuities, or other types of contracts that are conditioned upon the life or death of the patient are not legally impaired or invalidated by the administering, prescribing, or dispensing of pain medications or procedures that hasten or increase the risk of the patient's death, unless the medications are intended to cause death. Amends the Criminal Code. Exempts providing pain medication under the Pain Control Immunity Act from the crime of assisting suicide or assisting an attempt to commit suicide. Amends the Illinois Living Will Act, the Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law, and the Health Care Surrogacy Act. Limits health care provider liability for providing pain medications or procedures under the Pain Control Immunity Act. Provides that life insurance policies, annuities or other contracts conditioned on life or death of the patient are not legally impaired or invalidated by the administering, prescribing, or dispensing of pain medication as provided in the Pain Control Immunity Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/26/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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