(a) Clinical laboratory test results may be reported or transmitted to:
- (1) the licensed physician or other authorized person who requested the test, their designee, or both;
- (2) any health care provider who is providing treatment to the patient;
- (3) an electronic health information exchange for the purposes of transmitting, using, or disclosing clinical laboratory test results in any manner required or permitted by HIPAA; and
- (4) a pharmacist in accordance with Section 43.5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
- (b) No interpretation, diagnosis, or prognosis or suggested treatment shall appear on the laboratory report form, except that a report made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, a dentist licensed in Illinois, or an optometrist licensed in Illinois may include such information.
- (c) Nothing in this Act prohibits the sharing of information as authorized in Section 2.1 of the Department of Public Health Act.
(from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-102)
(Source: P.A. 102-1051, eff. 1-1-23.)