Illinois Code § 410 ILCS 22/95

Liabilities and penalties.
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Sec. 95. 
Liabilities and penalties.
 
(a) Nothing in this Act limits civil or criminal liability arising from:
 
 
(1) Intentionally or knowingly altering or forging a 
 
patient's request for medication pursuant to this Act or concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for medication pursuant to this Act.
 
 
(2) Intentionally or knowingly coercing or exerting 
 
undue influence on a patient with a terminal disease to request medication pursuant to this Act or to request or use or not use medication pursuant to this Act.
 
 
(3) Intentional misconduct by a health care 
 
professional or health care entity.
 
(b) The penalties specified in this Act do not preclude criminal penalties applicable under other laws for conduct inconsistent with this Act.
 
(c) As used in this Section, "intentionally" and "knowingly" have the meanings provided in Sections 4-4 and 4-5 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

patient's request for medication pursuant to this Act or concealing or destroying a rescission of a request for medication pursuant to this Act.
undue influence on a patient with a terminal disease to request medication pursuant to this Act or to request or use or not use medication pursuant to this Act.
professional or health care entity.

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