IL SB0009

Allows adult Illinois residents with a terminal disease (prognosis of 6 months or less to live) and mental capacity to request a prescription for aid-in-dying medication from their physician to end their life peacefully

Requires patients to make two oral requests at least 5 days apart, plus one written request witnessed by two people, with an expedited process available for patients expected to die within 5 days

Mandates evaluation by both an attending physician and consulting physician to confirm terminal diagnosis, mental capacity, and that the request is voluntary and free from coercion; referral to a mental health professional is required if either physician has doubts about the patient's capacity

Protects healthcare professionals and entities from civil or criminal liability for participating or refusing to participate in good faith, and allows healthcare entities to prohibit aid-in-dying care on their premises while requiring timely patient transfers

Takes effect 6 months after becoming law and requires the Department of Public Health to collect data and publish annual statistical reports on the program's use