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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Act is amended by changing Sections 2-127.5, 7-101, and 7-102 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | as follows:
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7 | (210 ILCS 25/2-127.5)
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8 | Sec. 2-127.5. Optometrist Therapeutic optometrist . | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Optometrist" "Therapeutic optometrist" means a
person who is | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | licensed in Illinois to practice optometry and who is
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11 | therapeutically
certified .
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12 | (Source: P.A. 90-322, eff. 1-1-98.)
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13 | (210 ILCS 25/7-101) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)
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14 | Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | laboratory shall examine
specimens only at the request of (i) a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | licensed physician, (ii) a
licensed dentist, (iii) a licensed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | podiatrist, (iv) a licensed therapeutic
optometrist for | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | diagnostic or therapeutic purposes related to the use of
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19 | diagnostic topical or therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | agents, as defined in
subsections (c) and (d) of Section 15.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of the Illinois Optometric Practice Act
of 1987 ,
(v) a licensed
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22 | physician assistant in
accordance with the written guidelines |
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1 | required under subdivision (3) of
Section 4 and under Section | ||||||
2 | 7.5 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987,
(v-A) an | ||||||
3 | advanced practice nurse in accordance with the
written | ||||||
4 | collaborative agreement required under Section 65-35 of the | ||||||
5 | Nurse Practice Act,
(vi) an authorized law enforcement agency | ||||||
6 | or, in the case of blood
alcohol, at the request of the | ||||||
7 | individual for whom the test is to be performed
in compliance | ||||||
8 | with Sections 11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
9 | or (vii) a genetic counselor with the specific authority from a | ||||||
10 | referral to order a test or tests pursuant to subsection (b) of | ||||||
11 | Section 20 of the Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
If the | ||||||
12 | request to a laboratory is oral, the physician or other | ||||||
13 | authorized
person shall submit a written request to the | ||||||
14 | laboratory within 48 hours. If
the laboratory does not receive | ||||||
15 | the written request within that period, it
shall note that fact | ||||||
16 | in its records. For purposes of this Section, a request
made by | ||||||
17 | electronic mail or fax constitutes a written request.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 96-1313, eff. 7-27-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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19 | (210 ILCS 25/7-102) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-102)
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20 | Sec. 7-102. Reports of test results. The result of a test | ||||||
21 | shall be reported
directly to the licensed physician or other | ||||||
22 | authorized person who requested it.
No interpretation, | ||||||
23 | diagnosis or prognosis or suggested treatment shall appear
on | ||||||
24 | the laboratory report form except that a report made by a | ||||||
25 | physician licensed
to practice medicine in Illinois, a dentist |
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1 | licensed in Illinois, or an a
therapeutic optometrist licensed | ||||||
2 | in Illinois may
include such information. Nothing in this Act | ||||||
3 | prohibits the sharing of information as authorized in Section | ||||||
4 | 2.1 of the Department of Public Health Act.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 93-829, eff. 7-28-04.)
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