Public Act 90-0322 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0322
SB901 Enrolled LRB9000081DPccA
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Clinical Laboratory and
Blood Bank Act by changing Sections 7-101 and 7-102 and
adding Section 2-127.5.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood
Bank Act is amended by changing Sections 7-101 and 7-102 and
adding Section 2-127.5 as follows:
(210 ILCS 25/2-127.5 new)
Sec. 2-127.5. Therapeutic optometrist. "Therapeutic
optometrist" means a person who is licensed in Illinois to
practice optometry and who is therapeutically certified.
(210 ILCS 25/7-101) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)
Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical
laboratory shall examine specimens only at the request of a
licensed physician, licensed dentist, licensed podiatrist,
therapeutic optometrist for diagnostic or therapeutic
purposes related to the use of diagnostic topical or
therapeutic ocular pharmaceutical agents, as defined in
subsections (c) and (d) of Section 15.1 of the Illinois
Optometric Practice Act of 1987, authorized law enforcement
agency, or in the case of blood alcohol, at the request of
the individual for whom the test is to be performed in
compliance with Sections 11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code. If the request to a laboratory is oral, the
physician or other authorized person shall submit a written
request to the laboratory within 48 hours. If the laboratory
does not receive the written request within that period, it
shall note that fact in its records.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-102) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-102)
Sec. 7-102. Reports of test results. The result of a
test shall be reported directly to the licensed physician or
other authorized person who requested it. No interpretation,
diagnosis or prognosis or suggested treatment shall appear on
the laboratory report form except that a report made by a
physician licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, or a
dentist licensed in Illinois, or a therapeutic optometrist
may include such information.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)