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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 7-101 as follows:
 



6    (210 ILCS 25/7-101)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)


7    Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical 
8laboratory shall examine
specimens only at the request of (i) a 
9licensed physician, (ii) a
licensed dentist, (iii) a licensed 
10podiatric physician, (iv) a licensed
optometrist,
 (v) a 
11licensed
physician assistant in
accordance with the written 
12supervision agreement guidelines required under subdivision 
13(3) of
Section 4 and under Section 7.5 of the Physician 
14Assistant Practice Act of 1987 or when authorized under Section 
157.7 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987,
(v-A) an 
16advanced practice nurse in accordance with the
written 
17collaborative agreement required under Section 65-35 of the 
18Nurse Practice Act or when authorized under Section 65-45 of 
19the Nurse Practice Act,

(vi) an authorized law enforcement 
20agency or, in the case of blood
alcohol, at the request of the 
21individual for whom the test is to be performed
in compliance 
22with Sections 11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
23or (vii) a genetic counselor with the specific authority from a 
 
 
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1referral to order a test or tests pursuant to subsection (b) of 
2Section 20 of the Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
If the 
3request to a laboratory is oral, the physician or other 
4authorized
person shall submit a written request to the 
5laboratory within 48 hours.  If
the laboratory does not receive 
6the written request within that period, it
shall note that fact 
7in its records.  For purposes of this Section, a request
made by 
8electronic mail or fax constitutes a written request.

9(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-185, eff. 1-1-14; 
1098-214, eff. 8-9-13; revised 10-15-13.)