The right of each patient to care consistent with sound nursing and medical practices, to be informed of the name of the 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.

The right of each patient, regardless of source of payment, to examine and receive a reasonable explanation of his or her total bill for services rendered by the physician or health care provider, including the itemized charges for specific services received.

In the event an insurance company or health services corporation cancels or refuses to renew an individual policy or plan, the insured patient shall be entitled to timely, prior notice of the termination of such policy or plan.

An insurance company or health services corporation that requires any insured patient or applicant for new or continued insurance or coverage to be tested for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or any other identified causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome shall (1) give the patient or applicant prior written notice of such requirement, (2) proceed with such testing only upon the written authorization of the applicant or patient, and (3) keep the results of such testing confidential. Notice of an adverse underwriting or coverage decision may be given to any appropriately interested party, but the insurer may disclose the test result itself only to a physician designated by the applicant or patient, and any such disclosure shall be in a manner that assures confidentiality.

The right of each patient to privacy and confidentiality in health care. Each physician, health care provider, health services corporation, and insurance company shall refrain from disclosing the nature or details of services provided to patients, except that such information may be disclosed: (1) to the patient; (2) to the party making treatment decisions if the patient is incapable of making decisions regarding the health services provided; (3) for treatment in accordance with state law; (4) for payment in accordance with state law; (5) to those parties responsible for peer review, utilization review, and quality assurance; (6) for health care operations in accordance with state law; (7) to those parties required to be notified under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act or the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act; or (8) as otherwise permitted, authorized, or required by state or federal law. This right may be waived in writing by the patient or the patient’s guardian or legal representative, but a physician or other health care provider may not condition the provision of services on the patient’s, guardian’s, or legal representative’s agreement to sign such a waiver.

Any patient who is the subject of a research program or an experimental procedure, as defined under the rules and regulations of the Hospital Licensing Act, shall have, at a minimum, the right to receive an explanation of the nature and possible consequences of such research or experiment before the research or experiment is conducted, and to consent to or reject it.

Every health care facility in this state shall permit visitation by any person or persons designated by a patient who is 18 years of age or older and who is allowed rights of visitation unless (1) the facility does not allow any visitation for a patient or patients, or (2) the facility or the patient’s physician determines that visitation would endanger the physical health or safety of a patient or visitor, or would interfere with the operations of the facility.