92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
CULLERTON.

House Sponsors:
TURNER,JOHN

Short description: 
CIV PRO-MEDICAL RECORDS COPIES                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the  Code  of  Civil  Procedure.  Provides  that,  in  all      
   counties  (rather    than  counties  with  a  population  of less than      
   1,000,000), process may be served, without special appointment,  by  a      
   person  who is licensed or registered as a private detective under the      
   Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, and Locksmith  Act      
   of  1993  or  by  a  registered employee of a private detective agency      
   certified under that Act.                                                   
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          735 ILCS 5/2-202                                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          735 ILCS 5/Art. 8, Part 20 heading                                   
          735 ILCS 5/8-2001               from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001            
          735 ILCS 5/8-2003               from Ch. 110, par. 8-2003            
          735 ILCS 5/8-2004               from Ch. 110, par. 8-2004            
          735 ILCS 5/8-2005 new                                                
          735 ILCS 5/8-2006 new                                                
        Deletes everything.  Amends  provisions  of  the  Code  of  Civil      
   Procedure  concerning  the inspection of hospital and medical records.      
   Provides that the charges imposed  by  a  hospital  or  physician  for      
   copying records may not exceed a $25 handling charge plus 37 cents per      
   page.  Allows  charges for shipping.  Provides that the rates shall be      
   automatically adjusted for inflation  each  year.   Applies  the  same      
   maximum  charges  to  records  of  other  health  care  practitioners,      
   clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, and attorneys.  Makes      
   other changes.  Effective 30 days after becoming law.                       
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Deletes everything.  Reinserts provisions similar to those of the      
   bill as amended, except provides that  the  copying  charges  may  not      
   exceed  a  $20  handling  charge  plus 75 cents per page for the first      
   through 25th pages, 50 cents per page for the 26th through 50th pages,      
   and 25 cents per page for all pages in excess  of  50,  and  that  the      
   charge shall not exceed $1.25 per page for copies made from microfiche      
   or  microfilm.                                                              
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0228

   Last action date: AUG-02-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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