Public Act 098-0767
 
SB3077 EnrolledLRB098 15177 RPM 50157 b


  
    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank 
Act is amended  by changing Section 7-101 as follows:
 



    (210 ILCS 25/7-101)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-101)


    Sec. 7-101. Examination of specimens. A clinical 
laboratory shall examine
specimens only at the request of (i) a 
licensed physician, (ii) a
licensed dentist, (iii) a licensed 
podiatric physician, (iv) a licensed
optometrist,
 (v) a 
licensed
physician assistant in
accordance with the written 
supervision agreement guidelines required under subdivision 
(3) of
Section 4 and under Section 7.5 of the Physician 
Assistant Practice Act of 1987 or when authorized under Section 
7.7 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of
1987,
(v-A) an 
advanced practice nurse in accordance with the
written 
collaborative agreement required under Section 65-35 of the 
Nurse Practice Act or when authorized under Section 65-45 of 
the Nurse Practice Act,

(vi) an authorized law enforcement 
agency or, in the case of blood
alcohol, at the request of the 
individual for whom the test is to be performed
in compliance 
with Sections 11-501 and 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
or (vii) a genetic counselor with the specific authority from a 
referral to order a test or tests pursuant to subsection (b) of 
Section 20 of the Genetic Counselor Licensing Act.
If the 
request to a laboratory is oral, the physician or other 
authorized
person shall submit a written request to the 
laboratory within 48 hours.  If
the laboratory does not receive 
the written request within that period, it
shall note that fact 
in its records.  For purposes of this Section, a request
made by 
electronic mail or fax constitutes a written request.

(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-185, eff. 1-1-14; 
98-214, eff. 8-9-13; revised 10-15-13.)