Bill Text: IL SB0764 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Requires each county sheriff to ensure that his or her office, in accordance with the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, is equipped with an operational and accessible automated external defibrillator and an adequate number of personnel trained to administer the automated external defibrillator. Makes a similar change regarding municipal police departments in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes conforming changes in the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Automated External Defibrillator Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0246 [SB0764 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB0764-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 099-0246 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||
Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2310-371.5 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5) (was 20 ILCS 2310/371) | ||||
Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to | ||||
appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to | ||||
make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a special | ||||
fund created in the State treasury, to any school in the State, | ||||
public park district, forest preserve district, conservation | ||||
district, sheriff's office, municipal police department, | ||||
municipal recreation department,
college, or university to | ||||
assist in the purchase of
an Automated External Defibrillator. | ||||
Applicants for AED grants must demonstrate that they have funds | ||||
to pay 50% of the cost of the AEDs
for which matching grant | ||||
moneys are sought. Any school, public park district, forest | ||||
preserve district, conservation district, sheriff's office, | ||||
municipal police department, municipal recreation department, | ||||
college, or university applying for the grant shall not receive | ||||
more than one grant from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal | ||||
year.
The State Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the | ||||
Fund all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations, and other | ||
amounts from any legal source, public or private, that are | ||
designated for deposit into the Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-721, eff. 6-3-08.)
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Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||
3-6040 as follows:
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(55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new) | ||
Sec. 3-6040. Automated external defibrillators. The | ||
sheriff of each county shall, in accordance with the | ||
requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, | ||
ensure that: | ||
(1) his or her office is equipped with an operational | ||
and accessible automated external defibrillator that meets | ||
the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator | ||
Act; and | ||
(2) an adequate number of personnel in his or her | ||
office is trained to administer the automated external | ||
defibrillator in accordance with the Automated External | ||
Defibrillator Act.
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Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||
adding Section 11-1-13 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/11-1-13 new) | ||
Sec. 11-1-13. Automated external defibrillators. The | ||
corporate authorities of each municipality shall, in | ||
accordance with the requirements of the Automated External | ||
Defibrillator Act, ensure that: | ||
(1) each police department that employs 100 or more | ||
police officers is equipped with an operational and | ||
accessible automated external defibrillator; and | ||
(2) an adequate number of personnel in each police | ||
department is trained to administer the automated external | ||
defibrillator.
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Section 20. The Automated External Defibrillator Act is | ||
amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 4/30)
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Sec. 30. Exemption from civil liability.
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(a) A physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine | ||
in all its
branches who authorizes the purchase of an automated | ||
external
defibrillator is not liable for civil damages as a | ||
result of any act or
omission arising out of authorizing the | ||
purchase of an automated external
defibrillator, except for | ||
willful or wanton misconduct, if
the requirements of this Act | ||
are met.
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(b) An individual or entity providing training in the use | ||
of automated
external defibrillators is not liable for civil | ||
damages as a result of any act
or omission involving the use of | ||
an automated external defibrillator, except
for willful or | ||
wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met.
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(c) A person, unit of State or local government, sheriff's | ||
office, municipal police department, or school
district | ||
owning, occupying, or managing the premises where an
automated | ||
external defibrillator is located is not liable for civil | ||
damages as
a
result of any act or omission involving the use of | ||
an automated
external
defibrillator, except for willful or | ||
wanton misconduct, if the requirements of
this Act are met.
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(d) An AED user is not liable for civil damages as a
result | ||
of
any act or omission involving the use of an automated | ||
external defibrillator
in an emergency situation, except for | ||
willful or wanton misconduct, if the
requirements of this Act | ||
are met.
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(e) This Section does not apply to a public hospital.
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(Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)
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