2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 210 - HEALTH FACILITIES AND REGULATION › 210 ILCS 25/ - Illinois Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Act. › Article VII - Acceptance, Collection, Identification And Examination Of Specimens, And Reports Of Findings

(210 ILCS 25/Art. VII heading)
ARTICLE VII.  
		ACCEPTANCE, COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF
SPECIMENS, AND REPORTS OF FINDINGS
(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,
(v-A) a licensed advanced practice registered nurse,

(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, (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, or (viii) a pharmacist in accordance with Section 43.5 of the Pharmacy Practice 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. 102-1051, eff. 1-1-23.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-102) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-102)
Sec. 7-102. Reports of test results.
(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.
(Source: P.A. 102-1051, eff. 1-1-23.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-104) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-104)
Sec. 7-104. 
		
		No person other than a licensed physician or one authorized by
law shall manipulate a person for the collection of specimens except that
technical personnel of a clinical laboratory may collect blood, or remove
stomach contents, or collect material for smears and cultures, under the
direction or upon the written request of a licensed physician or dentist.
(Source: P.A. 87-600.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-108) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-108)
Sec. 7-108. Duties of blood banks. A blood bank shall:
(a) Collect, process, and provide for use blood or blood components from
a blood donor only upon the consent of that donor and under the direction
or delegated direction of the blood bank Medical Director.
(b) Transfuse blood or blood components upon the request of a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a dentist, or a podiatric physician 
who is on the medical staff of a hospital and has permission from the medical
staff to make such a request.  If the request is oral, the physician or other
authorized person shall submit a written request to the blood bank within 48
hours.  If the blood bank does not receive the written request within that
period, it shall note that fact in its records.
(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-109) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-109)
Sec. 7-109. Designated donors.
(a)  Each blood bank may allow a recipient of blood to designate a donor
of his choice, for the purpose of receiving red cells, under the following
conditions:
(1) the recipient, or someone on his behalf, has     solicited the donors;
(2) the designated donor consents to the donation;
(3) the designated donor's blood may be obtained in     sufficient time to meet the health care needs of the recipient;
(4) the designated donor is qualified to donate blood     under the criteria for donor selection promulgated by the federal Food and Drug Administration; and
(5) the blood of the donor is acceptable for the     patient's medical needs.
(b) Blood donated for designated use shall be reserved for the designated
recipient; however, if it has not been used within 7 days from the day of
donation, it may be used for any other medically appropriate purpose.
(c) This Section shall not limit other procedures blood banks may establish
to enable directed donations.
(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-110) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-110)
Sec. 7-110. 
		Blood labeling. 
		Every person who withdraws blood from an
individual or separates blood into components by physical processes shall
affix to each container of blood or blood components a label that includes
the appropriate donor classification, "volunteer donor" or "paid donor", in no
less prominence than the word "blood" or the name of the blood component.
Any person who receives blood or blood components in this State from a
federally licensed blood bank in another state shall not be required to
relabel a container of blood or blood components if the container of blood
or blood components is labeled with the appropriate donor classification,
"volunteer donor" or "paid donor", in no less prominence than the word "blood"
or the name of the blood component.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-111) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-111)
Sec. 7-111. 
		Administration of labeled blood. 
		No person may administer
blood by transfusion in this State or transfer or offer to transfer blood
for transfusion purposes by any type of transaction unless the container of
the blood is labeled as required by Section 7-110.
When blood is administered by transfusion in this State, the identification
number of the unit of blood shall be recorded in the patient's medical record
and the label on the container of the blood shall not be removed before or
during the administration of that blood by transfusion.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-112) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-112)
Sec. 7-112. Blood from paid donor; transfusions. No blood initially
acquired from a paid donor may be administered by transfusion in Illinois
unless the physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, the
dentist, or the podiatric physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and has
permission from the medical staff to request a transfusion, who is in charge of
the treatment of the patient to whom the blood is to be administered, has
directed that blood acquired from a paid donor be administered to that patient
and has specified in the patient's medical record his reason for this action.
Blood acquired from a paid donor shall be transferred for transfusion
purposes in this State only as expressly permitted by rules promulgated by the
Illinois Department of Public Health.
(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-113) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-113)
Sec. 7-113. 
		Nonreplacement fees. 
		The assessment of nonreplacement
fees with respect to blood is prohibited.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-114) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-114)
Sec. 7-114. 
		Industrial uses; volunteer or paid donor. 
		Blood and blood
components, including salvage plasma, may be used and transferred for
industrial uses without regard to whether its original acquisition was from
a volunteer donor or a paid donor.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/7-115) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-115)
Sec. 7-115. 
		HIV testing; rules.
(a) The Department shall by rule provide for the testing of blood for
evidence of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and any
other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS).  These rules shall require the disposal of any blood showing
evidence of exposure to HIV or any other identified causative agent of
AIDS, unless a research facility requests, in writing, the use of this
blood for AIDS research.  The rules shall also provide for the personal and
confidential notification of the donor if the tests required by the
Department yield a positive result.  No person shall incur any civil or
criminal liability for making this notification, if it is made in good
faith and in accordance with the rules of the Department.
(b) No blood may be withdrawn from any individual in this State for
transfusion or industrial use without (i) giving the individual notice that
the blood withdrawn will be subjected to testing for evidence of exposure
to the causative agent of AIDS and (ii) giving the individual an
opportunity to refuse to consent to the withdrawal of blood.
(c) In a medical emergency constituting an imminent threat to the life
of a potential transfusion recipient, if blood that has been subjected to
the testing required under subsection (a) is not available, the testing and
notification requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply.
(Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
(210 ILCS 25/8-108) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 628-108)
Sec. 8-108. 
		
		The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are
hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all  administrative rules and
procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that in
case of conflict between the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and this Act
the provisions of this Act shall control, and except that Section 5-35 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for rule-making
does not apply to the adoption of any rule required by federal law in
connection with which the Department is precluded by law from exercising any
discretion.
(Source: P.A. 88-45.)