Illinois Compiled Statutes 755 Estates: Article IV - Powers Of Attorney For Health Care

• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-1
  Purpose. The General Assembly recognizes the right of the individual to control all aspects of his or her personal care and medical treatment, including...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-2
  Short Title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law". (Source: P.A. 85-701.)
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-3
  General principles. The health care powers that may be delegated to an agent include, without limitation, all powers an individual may have to be informed...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-4
  Definitions. As used in this Article: (a) "Attending physician" means the physician who has primary responsibility at the time of reference for the treatment and...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-5
  Limitations on health care agencies. Neither the attending physician nor any other health care provider or health care professional may act as agent under a...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-5.1
  Limitations on who may witness health care agencies. (a) Every health care agency shall bear the signature of a witness to the signing of the...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-6
  Revocation and amendment of health care agencies. (a) Every health care agency may be revoked by the principal at any time, without regard to...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-7
  Duties of health care providers and others in relation to health care agencies. Each health care provider and each other person with whom an agent...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-8
  Immunities of health care providers, agents and others in relation to health care agencies. Each health care provider and each other person who acts...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-9
  Penalties. All persons shall be subject to the following sanctions in relation to health care agencies, in addition to all other sanctions applicable under...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-10
  Statutory short form power of attorney for health care. (a) The form prescribed in this Section (sometimes also referred to in this Act as the...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-11
  Applicability - inconsistent Acts. This Article applies to all health care providers and other persons in relation to all health care agencies on and...
• Illinois Power of Attorney Act. - 755 ILCS 45, Section 4-12
  Saving clause. This Act does not in any way invalidate any health care agency executed or any act of any agent done, or affect any...

Last modified: February 18, 2015