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745 ILCS 70/3 (2026)

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(745 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5303)
    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:
        (a) "Health care" means any phase of patient care,
    
including but not limited to, testing; diagnosis; prognosis; ancillary research; instructions; family planning, counselling, referrals, or any other advice in connection with the use or procurement of contraceptives and sterilization or abortion procedures; medication; surgery or other care or treatment rendered by a physician or physicians, nurses, paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of persons; or an abortion as defined by the Reproductive Health Act;
        (b) "Physician" means any person who is licensed by
    
the State of Illinois under the Medical Practice Act of 1987;
        (c) "Health care personnel" means any nurse, nurses'
    
aide, medical school student, professional, paraprofessional or any other person who furnishes, or assists in the furnishing of, health care services;
        (d) "Health care facility" means any public or
    
private hospital, clinic, center, medical school, medical training institution, laboratory or diagnostic facility, physician's office, infirmary, dispensary, ambulatory surgical treatment center or other institution or location wherein health care services are provided to any person, including physician organizations and associations, networks, joint ventures, and all other combinations of those organizations;
        (e) "Conscience" means a sincerely held set of moral
    
convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a place in the life of its possessor parallel to that filled by God among adherents to religious faiths;
        (f) "Health care payer" means a health maintenance
    
organization, insurance company, management services organization, or any other entity that pays for or arranges for the payment of any health care or medical care service, procedure, or product; and
        (g) "Undue delay" means unreasonable delay that
    
causes impairment of the patient's health.
    The above definitions include not only the traditional combinations and forms of these persons and organizations but also all new and emerging forms and combinations of these persons and organizations.
(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: Cohen v. Smith, 648 N.E.2d 329 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995).
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Cohen v. Smith, 648 N.E.2d 329 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). · cites it 2× “” (745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 1992).) The Act allows claims to be brought for its violation: "Any person *** injured *** by reason of any action prohibited by this Act *** may commence a suit therefor, and shall recover *** damages ***.”
Vandersand v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 525 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (C.D. Ill. 2007). · cites it 2× “paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of persons; (e) “Conscience” means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a place in…”
Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich, 867 N.E.2d 1164 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “" 745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 2004). Section 5 prohibits public officials from discriminating against persons "in any manner" because of that person's "conscientious refusal to * * * participate in any way in any particular form of health[-]care services contrary to his or her…”
Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, 2012 IL App (4th) 110398 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 4× “” 745 ILCS 70/3(a) (West 2010). Because a pharmacy is a location where medication services are provided, it is a “health care facility” as defined in the Conscience Act.”
Korte v. United States Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 912 F. Supp. 2d 735 (S.D. Ill. 2012). “Pursuant to the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, 745 ILCS 70/3, K & L is exempt from a similar Illinois coverage mandate.”
Goodrich v. Good Samaritan Reg'l Health Ctr. (S.D. Ill. 2023). · cites it 3× “” 745 ILCS 70/3(e); Doc. 4 ¶ 10. On September 25, 2021, Plaintiff was informed that he would not be allowed to continue his scheduled work shift and was placed in a paid time off status pending further direction from leadership.”
Svendsen v. Pritzker (C.D. Ill. 2023). “There, Plaintiffs had asserted that absent legislative action, the Governor lacked the authority to issue the EO, that it violated public policy and violated the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act (“HCRCA”), 745 ILCS 70/3 et seq. Plaintiffs reassert essentially the…”
Boone v. Illinois Dep't of Corr. (IDOC) (C.D. Ill. 2022). “urses, paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of persons; (e) “Conscience” means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a…”
Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “" 745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 2004). Section 5 prohibits public officials from discriminating against persons "in any manner" because of that person's "conscientious refusal to *** participate in any way in any particular form of health[-]care services contrary to his or her…”
— 745 ILCS 70/3(a) — 3 cases
Vandersand v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 525 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (C.D. Ill. 2007). “paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of persons; (e) “Conscience” means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a place in…”
Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, 2012 IL App (4th) 110398 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 745 ILCS 70/3(a) (West 2010). Because a pharmacy is a location where medication services are provided, it is a “health care facility” as defined in the Conscience Act.”
Boone v. Illinois Dep't of Corr. (IDOC) (C.D. Ill. 2022). “urses, paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of persons; (e) “Conscience” means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a…”
— 745 ILCS 70/3(c) — 2 cases
Vandersand v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 525 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (C.D. Ill. 2007). “paraprofessionals or health care facility, intended for the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of persons; (e) “Conscience” means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from belief in and relation to God, or which, though not so derived, arises from a place in…”
Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, 2012 IL App (4th) 110398 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 745 ILCS 70/3(a) (West 2010). Because a pharmacy is a location where medication services are provided, it is a “health care facility” as defined in the Conscience Act.”
— 745 ILCS 70/3(d) — 1 case
Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, 2012 IL App (4th) 110398 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 745 ILCS 70/3(a) (West 2010). Because a pharmacy is a location where medication services are provided, it is a “health care facility” as defined in the Conscience Act.”
— 745 ILCS 70/3(e) — 5 cases
Cohen v. Smith, 648 N.E.2d 329 (Ill. App. Ct. 1995). “” (745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 1992).) The Act allows claims to be brought for its violation: "Any person *** injured *** by reason of any action prohibited by this Act *** may commence a suit therefor, and shall recover *** damages ***.”
Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich, 867 N.E.2d 1164 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “" 745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 2004). Section 5 prohibits public officials from discriminating against persons "in any manner" because of that person's "conscientious refusal to * * * participate in any way in any particular form of health[-]care services contrary to his or her…”
Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, 2012 IL App (4th) 110398 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 745 ILCS 70/3(a) (West 2010). Because a pharmacy is a location where medication services are provided, it is a “health care facility” as defined in the Conscience Act.”
Goodrich v. Good Samaritan Reg'l Health Ctr. (S.D. Ill. 2023). “” 745 ILCS 70/3(e); Doc. 4 ¶ 10. On September 25, 2021, Plaintiff was informed that he would not be allowed to continue his scheduled work shift and was placed in a paid time off status pending further direction from leadership.”
Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Blagojevich (Ill. App. Ct. 2007). “" 745 ILCS 70/3(e) (West 2004). Section 5 prohibits public officials from discriminating against persons "in any manner" because of that person's "conscientious refusal to *** participate in any way in any particular form of health[-]care services contrary to his or her…”
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