Except as provided in section 5-920, the following immunities apply.

(a)__This Act may not be construed to repeal the State prohibition against assisting a suicide except that a person or entity may not be subject to civil or criminal liability or professional disciplinary action for participating in good-faith compliance with this Act.__The requirement of good faith is an additional requirement and not a substitute for the reasonable standard of care otherwise imposed upon health care providers in the exercise of their professions.

(b)__A professional organization or association or health care provider may not subject a person to censure, discipline, suspension, loss of license, loss of privileges, loss of membership or any other penalty for participating or refusing to participate in good faith in any act under this Act.

(c)__A request by a patient for medication or provision of medication by an attending physician in accordance with the provisions of this Act does not provide the sole basis for the appointment of a guardian or conservator.__The provision of medication to a qualified patient does not constitute neglect on the part of an attending physician.

(d) A health care provider is not under a duty, whether by contract, by law or by any other legal requirement, to provide medication to end the patient's life in a humane and dignified manner.__If a health care provider is unable or unwilling to carry out a patient's request under this Act and the patient transfers that patient's care to a new health care provider, the prior health care provider shall transfer, upon request, a copy of the patient's relevant medical records to the new health care provider.

(e) A pharmacist is not under a duty, whether by contract, by law or by any other legal requirement, to fill a prescription written in accordance with this Act that the pharmacist knows or has reason to know is intended to be ingested by a qualified patient to end that patient's life in a humane and dignified manner.__If a pharmacist is unable or unwilling to fill a prescription under this Act, the pharmacist shall make that inability or refusal known to the patient, who may then seek another pharmacist to fill the prescription.

§5-920.__Liabilities