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210 ILCS 85/10.2 (2026)

Because the candid and conscientious evaluation of clinical practices is essential to the provision of adequate hospital care, it is the policy of this State to encourage peer review by health care providers

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(210 ILCS 85/10.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 151.2)
    Sec. 10.2. Because the candid and conscientious evaluation of clinical practices is essential to the provision of adequate hospital care, it is the policy of this State to encourage peer review by health care providers. Therefore, no hospital and no individual who is a member, agent, or employee of a hospital, hospital medical staff, hospital administrative staff, or hospital governing board shall be liable for civil damages as a result of the acts, omissions, decisions, or any other conduct, except those involving wilful or wanton misconduct, of a medical utilization committee, medical review committee, patient care audit committee, medical care evaluation committee, quality review committee, credential committee, peer review committee, or any other committee or individual whose purpose, directly or indirectly, is internal quality control or medical study to reduce morbidity or mortality, or for improving patient care within a hospital, or the improving or benefiting of patient care and treatment, whether within a hospital or not, or for the purpose of professional discipline including institution of a summary suspension in accordance with Section 10.4 of this Act and the medical staff bylaws. Nothing in this Section shall relieve any individual or hospital from liability arising from treatment of a patient. For the purposes of this Section, "wilful and wanton misconduct" means a course of action that shows actual or deliberate intention to harm or that, if not intentional, shows an utter indifference to or conscious disregard for a person's own safety and the safety of others.
(Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Frigo v. Silver Cross Hosp. & Med. Ctr., 876 N.E.2d 697 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007).
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Frigo v. Silver Cross Hosp. & Med. Ctr., 876 N.E.2d 697 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 5× “resents the following issues for review: (1) whether Frigo's action was barred by the statute of limitation because the negligent credentialing claim raised in the first amended complaint did not relate back to the allegations in the original complaint; (2) whether the negligent…”
Lo v. Provena Covenant Med. Ctr., 826 N.E.2d 592 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 5× “The prayer for an injunction is moot, and section 10.”
Valfer v. Evanston Nw. Healthcare, 2016 IL 119220 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 4× “2 of the Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 2012)), it was immune from liability for civil damages and was likewise immune under the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) ( 42 U.”
Tabora v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp., 664 N.E.2d 267 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). · cites it 3× “2 (now 210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 1992))), and the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Ill.”
Rockford Mem v. Dept. of Human Rights, 651 N.E.2d 649 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “2 of the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 1992)) grants hospitals such as Rockford absolute immunity from civil liability for decisions made by credentials committees and other peer review committees.”
Valfer v. Evanston Nw. Healthcare, 2016 IL 119220 (Ill. 2016). · cites it 2× “2 of the Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 2012)), it was immune from liability for civil damages and was likewise immune under the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) ( 42 U.”
Berry v. Oak Park Hosp., 628 N.E.2d 1159 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 4× “2 (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 1992))). On appeal, plaintiff raises the following issues: (1) whether the trial judge erred in holding that, under section 10.”
Frigo v. Silver Cross Hosp., 377 Ill. App. 3d 43 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 5× “irst amended complaint did not relate back to the allegations in the original complaint; (2) whether the negligent credentialing claim was barred by sections 8—2101 and 8—2102 of the Code of Civil Procedure, commonly known as the Medical Studies Act (735 ILCS 5/8— 2101, 8—2102…”
Larsen v. Provena Hospitals, 2015 IL App (4th) 140255 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 5× “2 of the Hospital Licensing Act (Hospital Act) (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 2010))–a provision that provides Provena immunity against civil damages absent such misconduct–he failed to state a cause of action upon which the trial court could grant relief.”
Rockford Mem'l Hosp. v. Dep't of Human Rights, 651 N.E.2d 649 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 4× “2 of the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 1992)) grants hospitals such as Rockford absolute immunity from civil liability for decisions made by credentials committees and other peer review committees.”
Valfer v. Evanston Nw. Healthcare, 2015 IL App (1st) 142284 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 9× “210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 2012). Dr. Valfer argues that the immunity provided in section 10.”
Valfer v. Evanston Nw. Healthcare, 2015 IL App (1st) 142284 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). · cites it 8× “) 210 ILCS 85/10.2 (West 2012). ¶ 21 Our determination of whether immunity under the Act applies in this case depends on the meaning of "willful and wanton" as defined in section 10.”
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