735 ILCS 5/8-802
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 735 - CIVIL PROCEDURE|735 ILCS 5/ - Code of Civil Procedure.|Article VIII - Evidence

 (from Ch. 110, par. 8-802)Sec. 8-802. Physician and patient. No physician or surgeon shall be  permitted to disclose any information he or she may have acquired in  attending any patient in a professional character, necessary to enable him  or her professionally to serve the patient, except only (1) in trials for  homicide when the disclosure relates directly to the fact or immediate  circumstances of the homicide, (2) in actions, civil or criminal, against  the physician for malpractice, (3) with the expressed consent of the  patient, or in case of his or her death or disability, of his or her  personal representative or other person authorized to sue for personal  injury or of the beneficiary of an insurance policy on his or her life,  health, or physical condition, or as authorized by Section 8-2001.5, (4) in all actions brought by or against the  patient, his or her personal representative, a beneficiary under a policy  of insurance, or the executor or administrator of his or her estate wherein  the patient's physical or mental condition is an issue, (5) upon an issue  as to the validity of a document as a will of the patient, (6) (blank), (7) in actions, civil or criminal, arising  from the filing of a report in compliance with the Abused and Neglected  Child Reporting Act, (8) to any department, agency, institution  or facility which has custody of the patient pursuant to State statute  or any court order of commitment, (9) in prosecutions where written  results of blood alcohol tests are admissible pursuant to Section 11-501.4  of the Illinois Vehicle Code, (10) in prosecutions where written  results of blood alcohol tests are admissible under Section 5-11a of the  Boat Registration and Safety Act,   (11) in criminal actions arising from the filing of a report of suspected  terrorist offense in compliance with Section 29D-10(p)(7) of the Criminal Code  of 2012, (12) upon the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to Section 38 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987; the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to Section 25.1 of the Illinois Dental Practice Act; the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to Section 22 of the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act; or the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to Section 25.5 of the Workers' Compensation Act, (13) upon the issuance of a grand jury subpoena pursuant to Article 112 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or (14) to or through a health information exchange, as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, in accordance with State or federal law.Upon disclosure under item (13) of this Section, in any criminal action where the charge is domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or an offense under Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or where the patient is under the age of 18 years or upon the request of the patient, the State's Attorney shall petition the court for a protective order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 415.In the event of a conflict between the application of this Section  and the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality  Act to a specific situation, the provisions of the Mental Health and  Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act shall control.  (Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19.)