Restrictions on who may witness declaration

755 ILCS 43/65, under Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration Act.

755 ILCS 43/65

(755 ILCS 43/65)

    Sec. 65. Restrictions on who may witness declaration. None of the following may serve as a witness to the signing of a declaration:

    (1) The attending physician or mental health service provider or a relative of the physician or provider;

    (2) An owner, operator, or relative of an owner or operator of a health care facility in which the principal is a patient or resident; or

    (3) A person related to the principal by blood, marriage, or adoption.

(Source: P.A. 89-439, eff. 6-1-96.)