(210 ILCS 91/15)
Sec. 15. Notice to designated caregiver.
A hospital shall notify a patient's designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer to another hospital or facility licensed by the Department of Public Health as soon as possible prior to the patient's actual discharge or transfer and, in any event, upon issuance of a discharge order by the patient's attending physician, unless the patient indicates he or she does not wish the designated caregiver to be so notified. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay, or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or an appropriate discharge or transfer of the patient.
(Source: P.A. 99-222, eff. 1-27-16.) |