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Public Act 103-0474


 

Public Act 0474 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 103-0474
 
SB0188 EnrolledLRB103 02849 LNS 47855 b

    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Consent by Minors to Health Care Services
Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
    (410 ILCS 210/2)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4502)
    Sec. 2. Any parent, including a parent who is a minor, may
consent to the performance upon his or her child of a health
care service by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
all its branches, a chiropractic physician, a licensed
optometrist, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or
a licensed physician assistant or a dental procedure by a
licensed dentist. The consent of a parent who is a minor shall
not be voidable because of such minority, but, for such
purpose, a parent who is a minor shall be deemed to have the
same legal capacity to act and shall have the same powers and
obligations as has a person of legal age.
    A parent who consents to the performance upon the parent's
child of a health care service under this Section shall be
entitled, upon request, to inspect and copy the part of that
child's records related to the specific health care service
for which the parent is treated as the child's personal
representative under HIPAA, 45 CFR 164.502(g). For purposes of
this Section, each appointment, referral, test, treatment,
procedure, or other medical intervention is a separate and
distinct health care service for the purpose of determining
whether a parent is treated as the child's personal
representative under HIPAA, 45 CFR 164.502(g), with respect to
that health care service.
(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-378, eff. 1-1-18;
100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
    Section 10. The Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Confidentiality Act is amended by changing
Section 4 as follows:
 
    (740 ILCS 110/4)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 804)
    Sec. 4. (a) The following persons shall be entitled, upon
request, to inspect and copy a recipient's record or any part
thereof:
        (1) the parent or guardian of a recipient who is under
    12 years of age;
        (2) the recipient if he is 12 years of age or older;
        (3) the parent or guardian of a recipient who is at
    least 12 but under 18 years, if the recipient is informed
    and does not object or if the therapist does not find that
    there are compelling reasons for denying the access. The
    parent or guardian who is denied access by either the
    recipient or the therapist may petition a court for access
    to the record. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to
    prohibit the parent or guardian of a recipient who is at
    least 12 but under 18 years from requesting and receiving
    the following information: current physical and mental
    condition, diagnosis, treatment needs, services provided,
    and services needed, including medication, if any;
        (3.5) the personal representative under HIPAA, 45 CFR
    164.502(g), of a recipient, regardless of the age of the
    recipient;
        (4) the guardian of a recipient who is 18 years or
    older;
        (5) an attorney or guardian ad litem who represents a
    minor 12 years of age or older in any judicial or
    administrative proceeding, provided that the court or
    administrative hearing officer has entered an order
    granting the attorney this right;
        (6) an agent appointed under a recipient's power of
    attorney for health care or for property, when the power
    of attorney authorizes the access;
        (7) an attorney-in-fact appointed under the Mental
    Health Treatment Preference Declaration Act; or
        (8) any person in whose care and custody the recipient
    has been placed pursuant to Section 3-811 of the Mental
    Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
    (b) Assistance in interpreting the record may be provided
without charge and shall be provided if the person inspecting
the record is under 18 years of age. However, access may in no
way be denied or limited if the person inspecting the record
refuses the assistance. A reasonable fee may be charged for
duplication of a record. However, when requested to do so in
writing by any indigent recipient, the custodian of the
records shall provide at no charge to the recipient, or to the
Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, the agency designated by
the Governor under Section 1 of the Protection and Advocacy
for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act or to any
other not-for-profit agency whose primary purpose is to
provide free legal services or advocacy for the indigent and
who has received written authorization from the recipient
under Section 5 of this Act to receive his records, one copy of
any records in its possession whose disclosure is authorized
under this Act.
    (c) Any person entitled to access to a record under this
Section may submit a written statement concerning any disputed
or new information, which statement shall be entered into the
record. Whenever any disputed part of a record is disclosed,
any submitted statement relating thereto shall accompany the
disclosed part. Additionally, any person entitled to access
may request modification of any part of the record which he
believes is incorrect or misleading. If the request is
refused, the person may seek a court order to compel
modification.
    (d) Whenever access or modification is requested, the
request and any action taken thereon shall be noted in the
recipient's record.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2024