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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 755 ILCS 40/45

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
     No policy of life insurance, or annuity or other type of contract that is conditioned on the life or death of the patient, shall be legally impaired or invalidated in any manner by the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a patient in accordance with the provisions of this Act, notwithstanding any terms of the policy to the contrary.