Full Text of HB0714 102nd General Assembly
HB0714enr 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HB0714 Enrolled | | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | AN ACT concerning civil law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 8-2001 as follows:
| 6 | | (735 ILCS 5/8-2001) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001)
| 7 | | Sec. 8-2001. Examination of health care records.
| 8 | | (a) In this Section: | 9 | | "Health care facility" or "facility" means a public or
| 10 | | private hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center, | 11 | | nursing home,
independent practice association, or physician | 12 | | hospital organization, or any
other entity where health care | 13 | | services are provided to any person. The term
does not include | 14 | | a health care practitioner.
| 15 | | "Health care practitioner" means any health care | 16 | | practitioner, including a physician, dentist, podiatric | 17 | | physician, advanced practice registered nurse, registered | 18 | | nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician assistant, clinical | 19 | | psychologist, or clinical social worker , therapist, or | 20 | | counselor . The term includes a medical office, health care | 21 | | clinic, health department, group practice, and any other | 22 | | organizational structure for a licensed professional to | 23 | | provide health care services. The term does not include a |
| | | HB0714 Enrolled | - 2 - | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | health care facility.
| 2 | | (b) Every private and public health care facility shall, | 3 | | upon the request of any
patient who has been treated in such | 4 | | health care facility, or any person, entity, or organization | 5 | | presenting a valid authorization for the release of records | 6 | | signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized | 7 | | representative, or as authorized by Section 8-2001.5, permit | 8 | | the patient,
his or her health care practitioner,
authorized | 9 | | attorney, or any person, entity, or organization presenting a | 10 | | valid authorization for the release of records signed by the | 11 | | patient or the patient's legally authorized representative to | 12 | | examine the health care facility
patient care records,
| 13 | | including but not limited to the history, bedside notes, | 14 | | charts, pictures
and plates, kept in connection with the | 15 | | treatment of such patient, and
permit copies of such records | 16 | | to be made by him or her or his or her
health care practitioner | 17 | | or authorized attorney. | 18 | | (c) Every health care practitioner shall, upon the request | 19 | | of any patient who has been treated by the health care | 20 | | practitioner, or any person, entity, or organization | 21 | | presenting a valid authorization for the release of records | 22 | | signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized | 23 | | representative, permit the patient and the patient's health | 24 | | care practitioner or authorized attorney, or any person, | 25 | | entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for | 26 | | the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's |
| | | HB0714 Enrolled | - 3 - | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | legally authorized representative, to examine and copy the | 2 | | patient's records, including but not limited to those relating | 3 | | to the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, history, charts, | 4 | | pictures and plates, kept in connection with the treatment of | 5 | | such patient. | 6 | | (d) A request for copies of the records shall
be in writing | 7 | | and shall be delivered to the administrator or manager of
such | 8 | | health care facility or to the health care practitioner. The
| 9 | | person (including patients, health care practitioners and | 10 | | attorneys)
requesting copies of records shall reimburse the | 11 | | facility or the health care practitioner at the time of such | 12 | | copying for all
reasonable expenses, including the costs of | 13 | | independent copy service companies,
incurred in connection | 14 | | with such copying not to
exceed a $20 handling charge for | 15 | | processing the
request and the actual postage or shipping | 16 | | charge, if any, plus: (1) for paper copies
75 cents per page | 17 | | for the first through 25th pages, 50
cents per page for the | 18 | | 26th through 50th pages, and 25 cents per page for all
pages in | 19 | | excess of 50 (except that the charge shall not exceed $1.25 per | 20 | | page
for any copies made from microfiche or microfilm; records | 21 | | retrieved from scanning, digital imaging, electronic | 22 | | information or other digital format do not qualify as | 23 | | microfiche or microfilm retrieval for purposes of calculating | 24 | | charges); and (2) for electronic records, retrieved from a | 25 | | scanning, digital imaging, electronic information or other | 26 | | digital format in an electronic document, a charge of 50% of |
| | | HB0714 Enrolled | - 4 - | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | the per page charge for paper copies under subdivision (d)(1). | 2 | | This per page charge includes the cost of each CD Rom, DVD, or | 3 | | other storage media. Records already maintained in an | 4 | | electronic or digital format shall be provided in an | 5 | | electronic format when so requested.
If the records system | 6 | | does not allow for the creation or transmission of an | 7 | | electronic or digital record, then the facility or | 8 | | practitioner shall inform the requester in writing of the | 9 | | reason the records can not be provided electronically. The | 10 | | written explanation may be included with the production of | 11 | | paper copies, if the requester chooses to order paper copies. | 12 | | These rates shall be automatically adjusted as set forth in | 13 | | Section 8-2006.
The facility or health care practitioner may, | 14 | | however, charge for the
reasonable cost of all duplication of
| 15 | | record material or information that cannot routinely be copied | 16 | | or duplicated on
a standard commercial photocopy machine such | 17 | | as x-ray films or pictures.
| 18 | | (d-5) The handling fee shall not be collected from the | 19 | | patient or the patient's personal representative who obtains | 20 | | copies of records under Section 8-2001.5. | 21 | | (e) The requirements of this Section shall be satisfied | 22 | | within 30 days of the
receipt of a written request by a patient | 23 | | or by his or her legally authorized
representative, health | 24 | | care practitioner,
authorized attorney, or any person, entity, | 25 | | or organization presenting a valid authorization for the | 26 | | release of records signed by the patient or the patient's |
| | | HB0714 Enrolled | - 5 - | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | legally authorized representative. If the facility
or health | 2 | | care practitioner needs more time to comply with the request, | 3 | | then within 30 days after receiving
the request, the facility | 4 | | or health care practitioner must provide the requesting party | 5 | | with a written
statement of the reasons for the delay and the | 6 | | date by which the requested
information will be provided. In | 7 | | any event, the facility or health care practitioner must | 8 | | provide the
requested information no later than 60 days after | 9 | | receiving the request.
| 10 | | (f) A health care facility or health care practitioner | 11 | | must provide the public with at least 30 days prior
notice of | 12 | | the closure of the facility or the health care practitioner's | 13 | | practice. The notice must include an explanation
of how copies | 14 | | of the facility's records may be accessed by patients. The
| 15 | | notice may be given by publication in a newspaper of general | 16 | | circulation in the
area in which the health care facility or | 17 | | health care practitioner is located.
| 18 | | (g) Failure to comply with the time limit requirement of | 19 | | this Section shall
subject the denying party to expenses and | 20 | | reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred in connection with any | 21 | | court ordered enforcement of the provisions
of this Section. | 22 | | (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law in | 23 | | recognition of service provided , a health care facility or | 24 | | health care practitioner shall provide without charge one | 25 | | complete copy of a patient's records if : (1) the patient is an | 26 | | indigent homeless veteran; and (2) the records are being |
| | | HB0714 Enrolled | - 6 - | LRB102 13115 LNS 18458 b |
|
| 1 | | requested by the patient or a person, entity, attorney, | 2 | | registered representative, or organization presenting a valid | 3 | | authorization for the release of records signed by the patient | 4 | | or the patient's legally authorized representative who has | 5 | | provided documentation of authority to act for the patient, or | 6 | | by such other
requester as is authorized by statute if the | 7 | | patient is deceased , for the purpose of supporting a claim | 8 | | for : (1) federal veterans' disability benefits ; (2) federal | 9 | | Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, or | 10 | | both, under any title of the Social Security Act; or (3) Aid to | 11 | | the Aged, Blind, or Disabled benefits. Upon request, and if | 12 | | the
records are for at least one of the approved purposes, the | 13 | | requester may obtain
updated medical records not included in | 14 | | the original medical record free of charge if the request is | 15 | | accompanied by a valid authorization for the release of | 16 | | records signed by
the patient, the patient's legally | 17 | | authorized representative who has provided documentation
of | 18 | | authority to act for the patient, or such other requester as is | 19 | | authorized by statute if the
patient is deceased .
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-814, eff. 1-1-19 .)
|
|