Public Act 102-0667
 
SB1169 EnrolledLRB102 04980 CPF 14999 b


  
    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Health Care Right of Conscience Act is 
amended  by adding Section 13.5 as follows:
 
    (745 ILCS 70/13.5 new)
    Sec. 13.5. Violations related to COVID-19 requirements. It 
is not a violation of this Act for any person or public 
official, or for any public or private association, agency, 
corporation, entity, institution, or employer, to take any 
measures or impose any requirements, including, but not 
limited to, any measures or requirements that involve 
provision of services by a physician or health care personnel, 
intended to prevent contraction or transmission of COVID-19 or 
any pathogens that result in COVID-19 or any of its subsequent 
iterations. It is not a violation of this Act to enforce such 
measures or requirements. This Section is a declaration of 
existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. 
Accordingly, this Section shall apply to all actions commenced 
or pending on or after the effective date of this amendatory 
Act of the 102nd General Assembly. Nothing in this Section is 
intended to affect any right or remedy under federal law.