Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5074 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5074 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 5/8-2001 from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001735 ILCS 5/8-2006 rep. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Prohibits a health care provider from charging a handling fee for providing medical records to a patient or patient's representative if they are electronic records retrieved from a scanning, digital imaging, electronic information, or other digital format in an electronic document. Repeals the annual adjustment for the handling fee for inflation. LRB103 37445 JRC 67567 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5074 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 735 ILCS 5/8-2001 from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001735 ILCS 5/8-2006 rep. 735 ILCS 5/8-2001 from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001 735 ILCS 5/8-2006 rep. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Prohibits a health care provider from charging a handling fee for providing medical records to a patient or patient's representative if they are electronic records retrieved from a scanning, digital imaging, electronic information, or other digital format in an electronic document. Repeals the annual adjustment for the handling fee for inflation. LRB103 37445 JRC 67567 b LRB103 37445 JRC 67567 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5074 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Prohibits a health care provider from charging a handling fee for providing medical records to a patient or patient's representative if they are electronic records retrieved from a scanning, digital imaging, electronic information, or other digital format in an electronic document. Repeals the annual adjustment for the handling fee for inflation.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
16	16	5 changing Section 8-2001 as follows:
17	17	6 (735 ILCS 5/8-2001) (from Ch. 110, par. 8-2001)
18	18	7 Sec. 8-2001. Examination of health care records.
19	19	8 (a) In this Section:
20	20	9 "Health care facility" or "facility" means a public or
21	21	10 private hospital, ambulatory surgical treatment center,
22	22	11 nursing home, independent practice association, or physician
23	23	12 hospital organization, or any other entity where health care
24	24	13 services are provided to any person. The term does not include
25	25	14 a health care practitioner.
26	26	15 "Health care practitioner" means any health care
27	27	16 practitioner, including a physician, dentist, podiatric
28	28	17 physician, advanced practice registered nurse, registered
29	29	18 nurse, licensed practical nurse, physician assistant, clinical
30	30	19 psychologist, clinical social worker, therapist, or counselor.
31	31	20 The term includes a medical office, health care clinic, health
32	32	21 department, group practice, and any other organizational
33	33	22 structure for a licensed professional to provide health care
34	34	23 services. The term does not include a health care facility.
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38	38	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5074 Introduced , by Rep. Sharon Chung SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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42	42	Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Prohibits a health care provider from charging a handling fee for providing medical records to a patient or patient's representative if they are electronic records retrieved from a scanning, digital imaging, electronic information, or other digital format in an electronic document. Repeals the annual adjustment for the handling fee for inflation.
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71	71	1 (b) Every private and public health care facility shall,
72	72	2 upon the request of any patient who has been treated in such
73	73	3 health care facility, or any person, entity, or organization
74	74	4 presenting a valid authorization for the release of records
75	75	5 signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized
76	76	6 representative, or as authorized by Section 8-2001.5, permit
77	77	7 the patient, his or her health care practitioner, authorized
78	78	8 attorney, or any person, entity, or organization presenting a
79	79	9 valid authorization for the release of records signed by the
80	80	10 patient or the patient's legally authorized representative to
81	81	11 examine the health care facility patient care records,
82	82	12 including but not limited to the history, bedside notes,
83	83	13 charts, pictures and plates, kept in connection with the
84	84	14 treatment of such patient, and permit copies of such records
85	85	15 to be made by him or her or his or her health care practitioner
86	86	16 or authorized attorney.
87	87	17 (c) Every health care practitioner shall, upon the request
88	88	18 of any patient who has been treated by the health care
89	89	19 practitioner, or any person, entity, or organization
90	90	20 presenting a valid authorization for the release of records
91	91	21 signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized
92	92	22 representative, permit the patient and the patient's health
93	93	23 care practitioner or authorized attorney, or any person,
94	94	24 entity, or organization presenting a valid authorization for
95	95	25 the release of records signed by the patient or the patient's
96	96	26 legally authorized representative, to examine and copy the
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107	107	1 patient's records, including but not limited to those relating
108	108	2 to the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, history, charts,
109	109	3 pictures and plates, kept in connection with the treatment of
110	110	4 such patient.
111	111	5 (d) A request for copies of the records shall be in writing
112	112	6 and shall be delivered to the administrator or manager of such
113	113	7 health care facility or to the health care practitioner. The
114	114	8 person (including patients, health care practitioners and
115	115	9 attorneys) requesting copies of records shall reimburse the
116	116	10 facility or the health care practitioner at the time of such
117	117	11 copying for all reasonable expenses, including the costs of
118	118	12 independent copy service companies, incurred in connection
119	119	13 with such copying not to exceed a $20 handling charge for
120	120	14 processing the request and the actual postage or shipping
121	121	15 charge, if any, plus: (1) for paper copies 75 cents per page
122	122	16 for the first through 25th pages, 50 cents per page for the
123	123	17 26th through 50th pages, and 25 cents per page for all pages in
124	124	18 excess of 50 (except that the charge shall not exceed $1.25 per
125	125	19 page for any copies made from microfiche or microfilm; records
126	126	20 retrieved from scanning, digital imaging, electronic
127	127	21 information or other digital format do not qualify as
128	128	22 microfiche or microfilm retrieval for purposes of calculating
129	129	23 charges); and (2) for electronic records, retrieved from a
130	130	24 scanning, digital imaging, electronic information or other
131	131	25 digital format in an electronic document, a charge of 50% of
132	132	26 the per page charge for paper copies under subdivision (d)(1).
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143	143	1 This per page charge includes the cost of each CD Rom, DVD, or
144	144	2 other storage media. Records already maintained in an
145	145	3 electronic or digital format shall be provided in an
146	146	4 electronic format when so requested. If the records system
147	147	5 does not allow for the creation or transmission of an
148	148	6 electronic or digital record, then the facility or
149	149	7 practitioner shall inform the requester in writing of the
150	150	8 reason the records can not be provided electronically. The
151	151	9 written explanation may be included with the production of
152	152	10 paper copies, if the requester chooses to order paper copies.
153	153	11 These rates shall be automatically adjusted as set forth in
154	154	12 Section 8-2006. The facility or health care practitioner may,
155	155	13 however, charge for the reasonable cost of all duplication of
156	156	14 record material or information that cannot routinely be copied
157	157	15 or duplicated on a standard commercial photocopy machine such
158	158	16 as x-ray films or pictures.
159	159	17 (d-5) The handling fee shall not be collected from the
160	160	18 patient or the patient's personal representative who obtains
161	161	19 copies of records under Section 8-2001.5.
162	162	20 (e) The requirements of this Section shall be satisfied
163	163	21 within 30 days of the receipt of a written request by a patient
164	164	22 or by his or her legally authorized representative, health
165	165	23 care practitioner, authorized attorney, or any person, entity,
166	166	24 or organization presenting a valid authorization for the
167	167	25 release of records signed by the patient or the patient's
168	168	26 legally authorized representative. If the facility or health
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179	179	1 care practitioner needs more time to comply with the request,
180	180	2 then within 30 days after receiving the request, the facility
181	181	3 or health care practitioner must provide the requesting party
182	182	4 with a written statement of the reasons for the delay and the
183	183	5 date by which the requested information will be provided. In
184	184	6 any event, the facility or health care practitioner must
185	185	7 provide the requested information no later than 60 days after
186	186	8 receiving the request.
187	187	9 (f) A health care facility or health care practitioner
188	188	10 must provide the public with at least 30 days prior notice of
189	189	11 the closure of the facility or the health care practitioner's
190	190	12 practice. The notice must include an explanation of how copies
191	191	13 of the facility's records may be accessed by patients. The
192	192	14 notice may be given by publication in a newspaper of general
193	193	15 circulation in the area in which the health care facility or
194	194	16 health care practitioner is located.
195	195	17 (g) Failure to comply with the time limit requirement of
196	196	18 this Section shall subject the denying party to expenses and
197	197	19 reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with any
198	198	20 court ordered enforcement of the provisions of this Section.
199	199	21 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, a
200	200	22 health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide
201	201	23 without charge one complete copy of a patient's records if the
202	202	24 records are being requested by the patient or a person,
203	203	25 entity, attorney, registered representative, or organization
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215	215	1 signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized
216	216	2 representative who has provided documentation of authority to
217	217	3 act for the patient, or by such other requester as is
218	218	4 authorized by statute if the patient is deceased, for the
219	219	5 purpose of supporting a claim for: (1) federal veterans'
220	220	6 disability benefits; (2) federal Social Security or
221	221	7 Supplemental Security Income benefits, or both, under any
222	222	8 title of the Social Security Act; or (3) Aid to the Aged,
223	223	9 Blind, or Disabled benefits. Upon request, and if the records
224	224	10 are for at least one of the approved purposes, the requester
225	225	11 may obtain updated medical records not included in the
226	226	12 original medical record free of charge if the request is
227	227	13 accompanied by a valid authorization for the release of
228	228	14 records signed by the patient, the patient's legally
229	229	15 authorized representative who has provided documentation of
230	230	16 authority to act for the patient, or such other requester as is
231	231	17 authorized by statute if the patient is deceased.
232	232	18 (Source: P.A. 102-183, eff. 1-1-22.)
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