210 ILCS 90/ X-Ray Retention Act.

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210 ILCS 90/0.01

(210 ILCS 90/0.01) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-10)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

X-Ray Retention Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

210 ILCS 90/1

(210 ILCS 90/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 157-11)

Sec. 1.

Hospitals which produce photographs of the human anatomy by the X-ray or
roentgen process on the request of licensed physicians for use by them in
the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's illness or condition shall retain
such photographs or films as part of their regularly maintained records for
a period of 5 years provided that
retention of said photographs or film
may be by microfilm
or other recognized means of minification that does not adversely affect
their use for diagnostic purposes.
However,
if the hospital has been notified in writing by an attorney at law before
the expiration of the 5 year period that there is a litigation pending in
court involving a particular X-ray or roentgen photograph in their records
as possible evidence, and that the subject person of such photograph is his
client, or is the person who has instituted such litigation against his
client, then the hospital shall keep such photograph or film
or minified copy thereof in its regular
records until notified in writing by the plaintiff's attorney with the
approval thereon of the defendant's attorney of record that the case in
court involving such photograph has been concluded, or for a period of 12
years from the date that the X-ray photograph film was produced, whichever
occurs first in time.

(Source: P.A. 79-410.)