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Illinois Living Will Act - 755 ILCS 35, Section 4Legal Research Home > Illinois Lawyer > Illinois Living Will Act > Illinois Living Will Act - 755 ILCS 35, Section 4 Sponsored LinksRecording of a Terminal Condition. Upon determining that the declarant has a terminal condition, the attending physician who knows of a declaration shall record the determination and the terms of the declaration in the declarant's medical record. A physician who records in writing a terminal condition under this Section is presumed to be acting in good faith. Unless it is alleged and proved that his action violated the standard of reasonable professional care and judgment under the circumstances, he is immune from civil or criminal liability that otherwise might be incurred. (Source: P.A. 85-860.) Last modified: April 9, 2006 |