No patient, patient's relatives, or patient's friends named in any medical study, shall be interviewed for the purpose of such study unless consent of the attending physician and surgeon is first obtained.
8-2104.Interviews.
Article VIII. Evidence · Part 21. Medical Studies · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceBars interviewing a patient, or the patient's relatives or friends, for purposes of a medical study named in Part 21, unless the attending physician and surgeon first consent to it.
Full Text of 735 ILCS 5/8-2104
Plain-English Summary
A patient, or the patient's relatives or friends, named in any medical study may not be interviewed for the purposes of that study unless the attending physician and surgeon consents first.
The requirement protects patients and their families from being contacted for study purposes over the objection of their treating physician, and it fits within the broader confidentiality structure that Sections 8-2101 and 8-2102 build around medical-study information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who must consent before a patient named in a medical study can be interviewed?
The attending physician and surgeon.
Does this section cover only the patient, or others too?
It covers the patient and also the patient's relatives or friends who are named in the study.
What happens if an interview is conducted without that consent?
The section itself states only the prohibition; it doesn't specify a penalty for conducting the interview without the required consent.
Does the consent requirement apply to any interview, or specifically ones for the study?
Specifically to interviews conducted "for the purpose of such [medical] study."
How does this section fit with the rest of Part 21?
Amendment History
(Source: P.A. 82-280.)
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Illinois Compiled Statutes, published by the
Illinois Compiled Statutes, Illinois General Assembly / Legislative Reference Bureau. Last verified July 20, 2026.
· Official source
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