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91_HB1244
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1 AN ACT to amend the Code of Civil Procedure by changing
2 Sections 8-2001 and 8-2003.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
6 changing Sections 8-2001 and 8-2003 as follows:
7 (735 ILCS 5/8-2001) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001)
8 (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-7,
9 which has been held unconstitutional)
10 Sec. 8-2001. Examination of records. Every private and
11 public hospital shall, upon the request of any patient who
12 has been treated in such hospital and after his or her
13 discharge therefrom, permit the patient, his or her physician
14 or authorized attorney to examine the hospital records,
15 including but not limited to the history, bedside notes,
16 charts, pictures and plates, kept in connection with the
17 treatment of such patient, and permit copies of such records
18 to be made by him or her or his or her physician or
19 authorized attorney. A request for examination of the records
20 shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the
21 administrator of such hospital. The hospital shall be
22 reimbursed by the person requesting such records at the time
23 of such copying for all reasonable expenses, including the
24 costs of independent copy service companies, incurred by the
25 hospital in connection with such copying not to exceed a $15
26 handling charge for processing the request for copies and 20
27 cents per page.
28 The requirements of this Section shall be satisfied
29 within 60 days of the receipt of a request by a patient, for
30 his or her physician, authorized attorney, or own person.
31 Failure to comply with the time limit requirement of this
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1 Section shall subject the denying party to expenses and
2 reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any
3 court ordered enforcement of the provisions of this Section.
4 (Source: P.A. 84-7.)
5 (735 ILCS 5/8-2003) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2003)
6 (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 89-7,
7 which has been held unconstitutional)
8 Sec. 8-2003. Physician's records. Every physician shall,
9 upon the request of any patient who has been treated by such
10 physician, permit such patient's physician or authorized
11 attorney to examine and copy the patient's records, including
12 but not limited to those relating to the diagnosis,
13 treatment, prognosis, history, charts, pictures and plates,
14 kept in connection with the treatment of such patient. Such
15 request for examining and copying of the records shall be in
16 writing and shall be delivered to such physician. Such
17 written request shall be complied with by the physician
18 within a reasonable time after receipt by him or her at his
19 or her office or any other place designated by him or her.
20 The physician shall be reimbursed by the person requesting
21 such records at the time of such examination or copying, for
22 all reasonable expenses, including the costs of independent
23 copy service companies, incurred by the physician in
24 connection with such examination or copying not to exceed a
25 $15 handling charge for processing the request for copies and
26 20 cents per page.
27 The requirements of this Section shall be satisfied
28 within 60 days of the receipt of a request by a patient, his
29 or her physician or authorized attorney.
30 Failure to comply with the time limit requirement of this
31 Section shall subject the denying party to expenses and
32 reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any
33 court ordered enforcement of the provisions of this Section.
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1 (Source: P.A. 84-7.)