(410 ILCS 50/3.2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 5403.2)
Sec. 3.2.
(a) 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. Nothing in this Act shall
restrict the ability of a health care facility to regulate the hours of
visitation, the number of visitors per patient or the movement of visitors
within the facility.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to further limit or
restrict the right of visitation provided by other provisions of law.
(c) For the purposes of this Section a "health care facility" does not
include a developmental disability facility, a mental health facility or a
mental health center.
(Source: P.A. 87-651.)
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