Illinois SB1411 amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to clarify the use of POLST forms in healthcare settings.
Illinois SB1411 amends the Health Care Surrogate Act to provide clarity on the use of POLST forms, which are portable medical orders for life-sustaining treatments. The bill ensures that health care professionals and providers must follow these forms unless they know otherwise. It also mandates that health care facilities maintain any advance directives, including do not resuscitate orders, provided by patients. The legislation emphasizes that executing a POLST form is voluntary and that no person can be required to execute one.
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