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91_HB1545
LRB9105022ACmg
1 AN ACT to amend the Nursing Home Care Act by adding
2 Section 3-602.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding
6 Section 3-602.1 as follows:
7 (210 ILCS 45/3-602.1 new)
8 Sec. 3-602.1. Punitive Damages. A court may award
9 punitive damages in an action against a facility for wilful
10 or wanton misconduct of or for abuse or neglect by the
11 facility's agents or employees that results in the injury or
12 death of a resident. Actions in which a court may award
13 punitive damages include actions brought under the Wrongful
14 Death Act and under Section 27-6 of the Probate Act of 1975.
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.