755 ILCS 45/4-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 755 - ESTATES|755 ILCS 45/ - Illinois Power of Attorney Act.|Article IV - Powers Of Attorney For Health Care

 (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 804-7)Sec. 4-7. Duties of health care providers and others in relation to  health care agencies.  Each health care provider and each other person with  whom an agent deals under a health care agency shall be subject to the  following duties and responsibilities:(a) It is the responsibility of the agent or patient to notify the  health care provider of the existence of the health care agency and any  amendment or revocation thereof.  A health care provider furnished with a  copy of a health care agency shall make it a part of the patient's medical  records and shall enter in the records any change in or termination of the  health care agency by the principal that becomes known to the provider.  Whenever a provider believes a patient may lack capacity to give informed  consent to health care which the provider deems necessary, the provider  shall consult with any available health care agent known to the provider  who then has power to act for the patient under a health care agency.(b) A health care decision made by an agent in accordance with the terms  of a health care agency shall be complied with by every health care  provider to whom the decision is communicated, subject to the provider's  right to administer treatment for the patient's comfort care or alleviation  of pain; but if the provider is unwilling to comply with the agent's decision,  the provider shall promptly inform the agent who shall then be responsible  to make the necessary arrangements for the transfer of the patient to  another provider.  It is understood that a  provider who is unwilling to comply with the agent's decision will continue  to afford reasonably necessary consultation and care in connection with the transfer.(c) At the patient's expense and subject to reasonable rules of the  health care provider to prevent disruption of the patient's health care,  each health care provider shall give an agent authorized to receive  such information under a health care agency the same right the principal  has to examine and copy any part or all of the patient's medical records  that the agent deems relevant to the exercise of the agent's powers,  whether the records relate to mental health or any other medical condition  and whether they are in the possession of or maintained by any physician,  psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, hospital, nursing home or other  health care provider.(d) If and to the extent a health care agency empowers the agent to (1)  make an anatomical gift on behalf of the principal under the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act, as now or hereafter amended, or (2) authorize  an  autopsy of the principal's body pursuant to Section 2 of "An Act in  relation to autopsy of dead bodies", approved August 13, 1965, as now or  hereafter amended, or (3) direct  the disposition of the principal's remains, the decision by an authorized  agent as to anatomical gift, autopsy  approval or remains disposition shall be deemed the act of the principal  and shall control over the decision of other persons who might otherwise  have priority;  and each person to whom a direction by the agent in accordance with the  terms of the agency is communicated shall comply with such direction.         (Source: P.A. 93-794, eff. 7-22-04.)