Topic:
Medical records of deceased family members
(Sullivan, D-Rushville; Brady, R-Bloomington) does three things to the new provisions for getting medical records of deceased family members if no estate is opened. (1) It clarifies that a "handling" fee may not be charged to a patient or patient's representative under Section 8-2001.5. (2) It requires that health-care providers release this information to a patient representative as authorized under this Section. (3) It requires that a person purporting to be a patient representative certify that to be true under penalty of law. Effective July 30, 2012.