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215 ILCS 134/5 (2026)

Health care patient rights

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(215 ILCS 134/5)
    Sec. 5. Health care patient rights.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
        (1) A patient has the right to care consistent with
    
professional standards of practice to assure quality nursing and medical practices, to choose the participating physician responsible for coordinating his or her care, to receive information concerning his or her condition and proposed treatment, to refuse any treatment to the extent permitted by law, and to privacy and confidentiality of records except as otherwise provided by law.
        (2) A patient has the right, regardless of source of
    
payment, to examine and to receive a reasonable explanation of his or her total bill for health care services rendered by his or her physician or other health care provider, including the itemized charges for specific health care services received. A physician or other health care provider has responsibility only for a reasonable explanation of those specific health care services provided by the health care provider.
        (3) A patient has the right to timely prior notice of
    
the termination whenever a health care plan cancels or refuses to renew an enrollee's participation in the plan.
        (4) A patient has the right to privacy and
    
confidentiality in health care. This right may be expressly waived in writing by the patient or the patient's guardian.
        (5) An individual has the right to purchase any
    
health care services with that individual's own funds.
    (b) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the health care plan from sharing information for plan quality assessment and improvement purposes as required by Section 80.
(Source: P.A. 91-617, eff. 1-1-00.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2022 · leading case: Neade v. Portes, 739 N.E.2d 496 (Ill. 2000).
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Neade v. Portes, 739 N.E.2d 496 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 2× “" 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) (West Supp.1999). One way the Act helps protect this right is by requiring HMOs to disclose the financial relationships between the health care plan and the health care providers in the plan.”
Chicago Sun-Times v. Cook Cnty. Health & Hosp. Sys., 2022 IL 127519 (Ill. 2022). “¶ 48 Defendant cites provisions in the Medical Rights Act (410 ILCS 50/3(d) (West 2018)), the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2018)), and the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/6.”
In Re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending, 787 N.E.2d 237 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “17 of the HLA which allow a defendant hospital's counsel and those of its employees responsible for risk management to engage in communications with the plaintiffs non-Morgan health care providers.”
Kyoung Suk Kim v. St. Elizabeth's Hosp. of the Hosp. Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, 918 N.E.2d 256 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “(West 2004)), the patient confidentiality laws (735 ILCS 5/8 — 802 (West 2004)), the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (215 ILCS 134/5 (West 2004)), and the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/6.”
Szfranski v. Azaran, 337 Ill. App. 3d 1016 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “The plaintiff argues that an irreconcilable conflict exists between the recognition of a patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality in health care as set forth in section 5(a)(4) of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (MCRPRA) (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2000))…”
In re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending in the Law Div. (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 3× “The plaintiff argues that an irreconcilable conflict exists between the recog­nition of a patient's right to privacy and confidentiality in health care as set forth in section 5(a)(4) of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (MCRPRA) (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2000))…”
Kim v. St. Elizabeth's Hosp. of the Hosp. Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (Ill. App. Ct. 2009). “(West 2004)), the patient confidentiality laws (735 ILCS 5/8-802 (West 2004)), the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (215 ILCS 134/5 (West 2004)), and the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/6.”
Neade v. Portes (Ill. 2000). “” 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) (West Supp. 1999). One way the Act helps protect this right is by requiring HMO’s to disclose the financial relationships between the health care plan and the health care providers in the plan.”
— 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) — 2 cases
Neade v. Portes, 739 N.E.2d 496 (Ill. 2000). “" 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) (West Supp.1999). One way the Act helps protect this right is by requiring HMOs to disclose the financial relationships between the health care plan and the health care providers in the plan.”
Neade v. Portes (Ill. 2000). “” 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) (West Supp. 1999). One way the Act helps protect this right is by requiring HMO’s to disclose the financial relationships between the health care plan and the health care providers in the plan.”
— 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) — 4 cases
Chicago Sun-Times v. Cook Cnty. Health & Hosp. Sys., 2022 IL 127519 (Ill. 2022). “¶ 48 Defendant cites provisions in the Medical Rights Act (410 ILCS 50/3(d) (West 2018)), the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2018)), and the Hospital Licensing Act (210 ILCS 85/6.”
In Re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending, 787 N.E.2d 237 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “17 of the HLA which allow a defendant hospital's counsel and those of its employees responsible for risk management to engage in communications with the plaintiffs non-Morgan health care providers.”
Szfranski v. Azaran, 337 Ill. App. 3d 1016 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The plaintiff argues that an irreconcilable conflict exists between the recognition of a patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality in health care as set forth in section 5(a)(4) of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (MCRPRA) (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2000))…”
In re Med. Malpractice Cases Pending in the Law Div. (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The plaintiff argues that an irreconcilable conflict exists between the recog­nition of a patient's right to privacy and confidentiality in health care as set forth in section 5(a)(4) of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (MCRPRA) (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2000))…”
— 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(l) — 2 cases
Neade v. Portes, 739 N.E.2d 496 (Ill. 2000). “" 215 ILCS 134/5(a)(1) (West Supp.1999). One way the Act helps protect this right is by requiring HMOs to disclose the financial relationships between the health care plan and the health care providers in the plan.”
Szfranski v. Azaran, 337 Ill. App. 3d 1016 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “The plaintiff argues that an irreconcilable conflict exists between the recognition of a patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality in health care as set forth in section 5(a)(4) of the Managed Care Reform and Patient Rights Act (MCRPRA) (215 ILCS 134/5(a)(4) (West 2000))…”
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