Subject Index Health Law

Acts revised for trauma reporting PA094-0671

December
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 622
The hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/1 et seq) has been amended to require more rigorous reporting of certain traumas sustained by patients under the age of majority.

Home Health and Hospice drug dispensation and Administration Act passed PA094-0638

December
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 622
An effort to provide hospice and home health care service providers with more protection, while at the same time making certain medications available to patients.

Legislature addresses increased incidence of autism PA094-0632

December
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 622
In response to findings by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that diagnoses of autism have risen considerably in Illinois, the general Assembly has promulgated the Autism Spectrum Disorders reporting Act.

New health requirements for indoor physical fitness facilities

December
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 622
Pursuant to the Physical Fitness Facility Medical Emergency Preparedness Act, the Department of Public health has added Part 527 to Title 77 (77 Ill Adm Code 527). 

Revised criteria for Vocational Rehabilitation program eligibility

November
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 564
The Illinois Department of Human Services (Department) has recently amended Part 553 of Title 89. 

Registry of health care professionals to be maintained - PA094-0308

October
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 506
Beginning on July 22, 2005, the Department of Public Health is required to compile a registry of all active health care professionals. 

Correspondence from Our Readers

May
2005
Column
, Page 222
Nonprofits' billing practices; bankruptcy lawyers and divorce.

The Health Care Surrogate Act: a physician’s finding must in writing

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
May
2005
LawPulse
, Page 226
The Illinois Supreme Court rules that the Act did not require a hospital to consult a wife before removing a patient from a ventilator because the attending physician had not made a written finding that the patient lacked "decisional capacity."

Visa Waiver Program to include non-primary care physicians

May
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 232
The Department of Public Health has recently adopted amendments to 77 Ill Adm Code 591, effective on February 16, 2005. 

HIPAA and POAs revisited

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
March
2005
LawPulse
, Page 110
Experts still say you shouldn't have to amend your POAs to make them HIPAA compliant, but maybe it's better to be safe than sorry.

Patients Challenge Nonprofit Hospitals’ Charitable-Care Practices

By Neville M. Bilimoria
March
2005
Article
, Page 134
A look at recent cases brought by plaintiffs against hospitals and their charitable-care practices

Hospital and HMO Liability for Contract Physician Malpractice: An Update

By Robert J. Napleton
February
2005
Article
, Page 88
This article offers a trial lawyers' perspective on how the apparent agency doctrine has evolved since Gilbert v Sycamore Municipal Hospital

HIV/AIDS Confidentiality and Testing Code incorporates federal rapid testing guidelines and adopts limited exceptions to confidentiality of test results

January
2005
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Department of Public Health recently amended the HIV/AIDS Confidentiality and Testing Code under 77 Ill Adm Code 697. 

Illinois adopts asthma prevention and control program P.A. 093-1015

December
2004
Illinois Law Update
, Page 620
Effective August 24, 2004, the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois was amended by adding section 2310-338 to provide an asthma prevention and control program. 

Potluck events excluded from regulation by health authorities P.A. 093-1039

December
2004
Illinois Law Update
, Page 620
Effective June 1, 2005, no health authority will have regulatory power over potluck food events.

Challenging the Medical Studies Act’s Peer-Review Privilege

By Judy L. Cates
November
2004
Article
, Page 582
A plaintiff's-eye view of this important limit on discovery in med-mal cases.

The Challenge of Representing Mentally Impaired Clients

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
October
2004
Cover Story
, Page 518
You think your client's judgment might be impaired – must you do what he asks? Can you talk to the family? A look at governing law.

Professional Service Corporation licensing is not intended to protect the public health and welfare

October
2004
Illinois Law Update
, Page 514
On July 8, 2004, the Illinois Second District Appellate Court answered two questions, certified for interlocutory appeal by the Circuit Court of McHenry County, in the negative.

Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: Good Faith Immunity for Health Care Providers

By Theodore R. LeBlang
July
2004
Article
, Page 356
A look at how recent cases have construed the nature and scope of the immunity.

Are Statutory Health Care POAs HIPAA-Compliant?

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
June
2004
Article
, Page 302
Do your health care POA forms pass HIPAA muster? Read and find out.

Background Checks Required for Euthanasia Technicians P.A. 093-0626

May
2004
Illinois Law Update
, Page 242
Effective immediately, each applicant for certification as a euthanasia technician must have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form.

Correspondence from Our Readers

December
2003
Column
, Page 590
"Incorrect assumptions" about involuntary psychiatric treatment.

Discovery of Medical Information After HIPAA: A Litigator’s Guide

By Katherine L. Dzik
November
2003
Article
, Page 554
HIPAA has changed the rules for obtaining medical information from health care providers. Here's a brief guide, complete with forms.

Involuntary Administration of Psychotropic Drugs: Balancing Safety and Civil Liberties

By Anthony E. Rothert
October
2003
Article
, Page 496
A look at recent cases and trends in this dynamic area of law.

Hospitals potentially liable even if doctor takes the blame

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
September
2003
LawPulse
, Page 430
The supreme court recently affirmed a med-mal plaintiff's right to proceed against a hospital even where the physician falls on his sword.

Hospital Employment of Physicians After Berlin and Carter-Shields

By Saul J. Morse & Robert John Kane
August
2003
Article
, Page 402
Recent developments in Illinois law governing employment of physicians by hospitals and hospital affiliates.

Department of Agriculture prepares to combat West Nile

June
2003
Illinois Law Update
, Page 280
The Illinois Department of Agriculture, anticipating the renewed threat posed by the West Nile Virus, has amended 8 Ill Adm Code 250.

Nursing home litigation: no certificate of merit required

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
May
2003
LawPulse
, Page 220
In a victory for plaintiffs, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that litigants need not attach 2-622 certificates of merit to suits against nursing homes under the Nursing Home Care Act.

What HIPAA’s Privacy Regs Mean for Employers and Group Health Plans

By Aaron W. Brooks
April
2003
Article
, Page 192
Guidance for lawyers and their employer clients.

The dentist-patient privilege

By Helen W. Gunnarsson
February
2003
LawPulse
, Page 58
The physician-patient privilege applies to dentists, too, the supreme court rules.

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