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Illinois Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration Act - 755 ILCS 43, Section 65

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Restrictions on who may witness declaration. None of the following may serve as a witness to the signing of a declaration:

(1) The attending physician or mental health service provider or a relative of the physician or provider;

(2) An owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility in which the principal is a patient or resident; or

(3) A person related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption.

(Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)

Last modified: April 9, 2006