IL HB1137

Requires health care facilities and practitioners to notify patients in writing within 3 business days when a patient's record is altered, including explanation of why the record was altered.

Mandates provision of electronic copies of altered records within 7 calendar days of a written request, or within 4 business days for Medicaid-accepting facilities upon request.

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a health care record was fraudulently altered to conceal failure to meet standard of care if the facility or practitioner fails to comply with the specified time limits for providing altered records.

Applies to all health care facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, surgical centers, etc.) and health care practitioners (physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, etc.) in Illinois.