(a) Clinical laboratory test results may be reported or transmitted to: (1) the licensed physician or other authorized person who requested the test, their designee, or both; (2) any health care provider who is providing treatment to the patient; (3) an electronic health information exchange for the purposes of transmitting, using, or disclosing clinical laboratory test results in any manner required or permitted by HIPAA; and (4) a pharmacist in accordance with Section 43.5 of the Pharmacy Practice Act. (b) No interpretation, diagnosis, or prognosis or suggested treatment shall appear on the laboratory report form, except that a report made by a physician licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, a dentist licensed in Illinois, or an optometrist licensed in Illinois may include such information. (c) Nothing in this Act prohibits the sharing of information as authorized in Section 2.1 of the Department of Public Health Act. who requested the test, their designee, or both; treatment to the patient; purposes of transmitting, using, or disclosing clinical laboratory test results in any manner required or permitted by HIPAA; and of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
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