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| 1 | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and | ||||||
| 5 | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
| 6 | amended by changing Section 2310-371.5 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5) (was 20 ILCS 2310/371) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to | ||||||
| 9 | appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to | ||||||
| 10 | make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a special | ||||||
| 11 | fund created in the State treasury, to any school in the State, | ||||||
| 12 | public park district, forest preserve district, conservation | ||||||
| 13 | district, sheriff's office, municipal police department, | ||||||
| 14 | municipal recreation department,
college, or university to | ||||||
| 15 | assist in the purchase of
an Automated External Defibrillator. | ||||||
| 16 | Applicants for AED grants must demonstrate that they have funds | ||||||
| 17 | to pay 50% of the cost of the AEDs
for which matching grant | ||||||
| 18 | moneys are sought. Any school, public park district, forest | ||||||
| 19 | preserve district, conservation district, sheriff's office, | ||||||
| 20 | municipal police department, municipal recreation department, | ||||||
| 21 | college, or university applying for the grant shall not receive | ||||||
| 22 | more than one grant from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal | ||||||
| 23 | year.
The State Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the | ||||||
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| 1 | Fund all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations, and other | ||||||
| 2 | amounts from any legal source, public or private, that are | ||||||
| 3 | designated for deposit into the Fund.
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| 4 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-721, eff. 6-3-08.)
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| 5 | Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 6 | 3-6040 as follows:
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| 7 | (55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 3-6040. Automated external defibrillators. The | ||||||
| 9 | sheriff of each county shall, in accordance with the | ||||||
| 10 | requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, | ||||||
| 11 | ensure that: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) his or her office is equipped with an operational | ||||||
| 13 | and accessible automated external defibrillator that meets | ||||||
| 14 | the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator | ||||||
| 15 | Act; and | ||||||
| 16 | (2) an adequate number of personnel in his or her | ||||||
| 17 | office is trained to administer the automated external | ||||||
| 18 | defibrillator in accordance with the Automated External | ||||||
| 19 | Defibrillator Act.
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| 20 | Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
| 21 | adding Section 11-1-13 as follows:
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| 22 | (65 ILCS 5/11-1-13 new) | ||||||
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| 1 | Sec. 11-1-13. Automated external defibrillators. The | ||||||
| 2 | corporate authorities of each municipality shall, in | ||||||
| 3 | accordance with the requirements of the Automated External | ||||||
| 4 | Defibrillator Act, ensure that: | ||||||
| 5 | (1) each police department that employs 100 or more | ||||||
| 6 | police officers is equipped with an operational and | ||||||
| 7 | accessible automated external defibrillator; and | ||||||
| 8 | (2) an adequate number of personnel in each police | ||||||
| 9 | department is trained to administer the automated external | ||||||
| 10 | defibrillator.
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| 11 | Section 20. The Automated External Defibrillator Act is | ||||||
| 12 | amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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| 13 | (410 ILCS 4/30)
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| 14 | Sec. 30. Exemption from civil liability.
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| 15 | (a) A physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine | ||||||
| 16 | in all its
branches who authorizes the purchase of an automated | ||||||
| 17 | external
defibrillator is not liable for civil damages as a | ||||||
| 18 | result of any act or
omission arising out of authorizing the | ||||||
| 19 | purchase of an automated external
defibrillator, except for | ||||||
| 20 | willful or wanton misconduct, if
the requirements of this Act | ||||||
| 21 | are met.
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| 22 | (b) An individual or entity providing training in the use | ||||||
| 23 | of automated
external defibrillators is not liable for civil | ||||||
| 24 | damages as a result of any act
or omission involving the use of | ||||||
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| 1 | an automated external defibrillator, except
for willful or | ||||||
| 2 | wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met.
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| 3 | (c) A person, unit of State or local government, sheriff's | ||||||
| 4 | office, municipal police department, or school
district | ||||||
| 5 | owning, occupying, or managing the premises where an
automated | ||||||
| 6 | external defibrillator is located is not liable for civil | ||||||
| 7 | damages as
a
result of any act or omission involving the use of | ||||||
| 8 | an automated
external
defibrillator, except for willful or | ||||||
| 9 | wanton misconduct, if the requirements of
this Act are met.
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| 10 | (d) An AED user is not liable for civil damages as a
result | ||||||
| 11 | of
any act or omission involving the use of an automated | ||||||
| 12 | external defibrillator
in an emergency situation, except for | ||||||
| 13 | willful or wanton misconduct, if the
requirements of this Act | ||||||
| 14 | are met.
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| 15 | (e) This Section does not apply to a public hospital.
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| 16 | (Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)
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