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LRB093 05460 LRD 05551 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to health care.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Medical Patient Rights Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 7 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 50/7 new) |
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| Sec. 7. Patient examination. Any physician, medical |
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| student, resident, advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, |
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| or physician assistant who provides treatment or care to a |
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| patient shall inform the patient of his or her profession upon |
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| providing the treatment or care, which includes but is not |
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| limited to any physical examination, such as a pelvic |
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| examination. In the case of an unconscious patient, any care or |
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| treatment must be related to the patient's illness, condition, |
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| or disease.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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| 2004.
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