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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter410 > 1525 (410 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5400) Sec. 0.01. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the Medical Patient Rights Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.) |
(410 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5401) Sec. 1. The purpose of this Act is to establish certain rights for medical patients and to provide a penalty for the violation thereof. (Source: P.A. 81‑1167.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 2.01 through 2.05 have the meanings ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: P.A. 86‑820; 86‑1355; 86‑1475.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.01) Sec. 2.01. "Patient" means any person who has received or is receiving medical care, treatment or services from an individual or institution licensed to provide medical care or treatment in this State. (Source: P.A. 81‑1167.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.02) Sec. 2.02. "Health services corporation" means any corporation issuing a plan for medical or hospital services or for the payment or reimbursement of expenses arising from such services. (Source: P.A. 81‑1167.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.03) Sec. 2.03. "Health care provider" means any public or private facility that provides, on an inpatient or outpatient basis, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, convalescent, rehabilitation, mental health or mental retardation services, including general or special hospitals, skilled nursing homes, extended care facilities, intermediate care facilities and mental health centers. (Source: P.A. 81‑1167.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2.04) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.04) Sec. 2.04. "Insurance company" means (1) an insurance company, fraternal benefit society, and any other insurer subject to regulation under the Illinois Insurance Code; or (2) a health maintenance organization. (Source: P.A. 85‑677; 85‑679.) |
(410 ILCS 50/2.05) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5402.05) Sec. 2.05. "Experimental procedures" means a research program or an experimental procedure, as defined under the rules and regulations of the Hospital Licensing Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1355.) |
(410 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403) Sec. 3. The following rights are hereby established: (a) The right of each patient to care consistent with sound nursing and medical practices, to be informed of the name of the physician responsible for coordinating his or her care, to receive information concerning his or her condition and proposed treatment, to refuse any treatment to the extent permitted by law, and to privacy and confidentiality of records except as otherwise provided by law. (b) The right of each patient, regardless of source of payment, to examine and receive a reasonable explanation of his total bill for services rendered by his physician or health care provider, including the itemized charges for specific services received. Each physician or health care provider shall be responsible only for a reasonable explanation of those specific services provided by such physician or health care provider. (c) In the event an insurance company or health services corporation cancels or refuses to renew an individual policy or plan, the insured patient shall be entitled to timely, prior notice of the termination of such policy or plan. An insurance company or health services corporation that requires any insured patient or applicant for new or continued insurance or coverage to be tested for infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) shall (1) give the patient or applicant prior written notice of such requirement, (2) proceed with such testing only upon the written authorization of the applicant or patient, and (3) keep the results of such testing confidential. Notice of an adverse underwriting or coverage decision may be given to any appropriately interested party, but the insurer may only disclose the test result itself to a physician designated by the applicant or patient, and any such disclosure shall be in a manner that assures confidentiality. The Department of Insurance shall enforce the provisions of this subsection. (d) The right of each patient to privacy and confidentiality in health care. Each physician, health care provider, health services corporation and insurance company shall refrain from disclosing the nature or details of services provided to patients, except that such information may be disclosed to the patient, the party making treatment decisions if the patient is incapable of making decisions regarding the health services provided, those parties directly involved with providing treatment to the patient or processing the payment for that treatment, those parties responsible for peer review, utilization review and quality assurance, and those parties required to be notified under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act or where otherwise authorized or required by law. This right may be waived in writing by the patient or the patient's guardian, but a physician or other health care provider may not condition the provision of services on the patient's or guardian's agreement to sign such a waiver. (Source: P.A. 86‑895; 86‑902; 86‑1028; 87‑334.) |
(410 ILCS 50/3.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403.1) Sec. 3.1. (a) Any patient who is the subject of a research program or an experimental procedure, as defined under the rules and regulations of the Hospital Licensing Act, shall have, at a minimum, the right to receive an explanation of the nature and possible consequences of such research or experiment before the research or experiment is conducted, and to consent to or reject it. (b) No physician may conduct any research program or experimental procedure on a patient without the prior informed consent of the patient or, if the patient is unable to consent, the patient's guardian, spouse, parent, or authorized agent. (c) This Section shall not apply to any research program or medical experimental procedure for patients subject to a life‑threatening emergency that is conducted in accordance with Part 50 of Title 21 of, and Part 46 of Title 45 of, the Code of Federal Regulations. (Source: P.A. 90‑36, eff. 6‑27‑97.) |
(410 ILCS 50/3.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403.2) Sec. 3.2. (a) Every health care facility in this State shall permit visitation by any person or persons designated by a patient who is 18 years of age or older and who is allowed rights of visitation unless (1) the facility does not allow any visitation for a patient or patients, or (2) the facility or the patient's physician determines that visitation would endanger the physical health or safety of a patient or visitor, or would interfere with the operations of the facility. Nothing in this Act shall restrict the ability of a health care facility to regulate the hours of visitation, the number of visitors per patient or the movement of visitors within the facility. (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to further limit or restrict the right of visitation provided by other provisions of law. (c) For the purposes of this Section a "health care facility" does not include a developmental disability facility, a mental health facility or a mental health center. (Source: P.A. 87‑651.) |
(410 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5404) Sec. 4. Violations. Any physician or health care provider that violates a patient's rights as set forth in subparagraph (b) of Section 3 is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $500. Any insurance company or health service corporation that violates a patient's rights as set forth in subparagraph (c) of Section 3 is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $1,000. Any physician, health care provider, health services corporation or insurance company that violates a patient's rights as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 3 is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $1,000. (Source: P.A. 92‑651, eff. 7‑11‑02.) |
(410 ILCS 50/5) Sec. 5. Statement of hospital patient's rights. (a) Each patient admitted to a hospital, and the guardian or authorized representative or parent of a minor patient, shall be given a written statement of all the rights enumerated in this Act, or a similar statement of patients' rights required of the hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or a similar accrediting organization. The statement shall be given at the time of admission or as soon thereafter as the condition of the patient permits. (b) If a patient is unable to read the written statement, a hospital shall make a reasonable effort to provide it to the guardian or authorized representative of the patient. (Source: P.A. 88‑56; 88‑670, eff. 12‑2‑94.) |
(410 ILCS 50/6) Sec. 6. Identification badges. A health care facility licensed in this State shall require each employee of or volunteer for the facility, including a student, who examines or treats a patient or resident of the facility to wear an identification badge that readily discloses the first name, licensure status, if any, and staff position of the person examining or treating the patient or resident. (Source: P.A. 90‑331, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(410 ILCS 50/7) Sec. 7. Patient examination. Any physician, medical student, resident, advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, or physician assistant who provides treatment or care to a patient shall inform the patient of his or her profession upon providing the treatment or care, which includes but is not limited to any physical examination, such as a pelvic examination. In the case of an unconscious patient, any care or treatment must be related to the patient's illness, condition, or disease. (Source: P.A. 93‑771, eff. 7‑21‑04.) |
(410 ILCS 50/99) Sec. 99. This Act takes effect on becoming a law. (Source: P.A. 88‑670, eff. 12‑2‑94.) |
