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§ 4. Informed consent. No person may order an HIV test without first providing pre-test information, as defined under subsection (w-5) of Section 3 of this Act, and receiving the informed consent of the subject of the test or the subject's legally authorized representative in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (q) of Section 3 of this Act.
A health care provider, health care professional, or health care facility conducting opt-in testing and obtaining informed consent pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (q) of Section 3 shall document verbal or written consent in the general consent for medical care, a separate consent form, or elsewhere in the medical record.
A health care provider, health care professional, or health care facility conducting opt-out testing pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (q) of Section 3 shall document the subject's or the subject's legally authorized representative's declination of the test in the medical record. Individual documentation of the provision of pre-test information to each test subject is not required. A health care provider, health care professional, or health facility conducting opt-out testing and shall establish and implement a written procedure for conducting opt-out testing pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (q) of Section 3 and for providing pre-test information, as that term is defined under subsection (w-5) of Section 3 of this Act.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 410. Public Health § 305/4. Informed consent - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-410-public-health/il-st-sect-410-305-4/
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