(410 ILCS 50/7)
Sec. 7. Patient examination. Any physician, medical student, resident, advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, or physician assistant who provides treatment or care to a patient shall inform the patient of his or her profession upon providing the treatment or care, which includes but is not limited to any physical examination, such as a pelvic examination. In the case of an unconscious patient, any care or treatment must be related to the patient's illness, condition, or disease.
(Source: P.A. 93-771, eff. 7-21-04.)
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