Bill Text: IL SB1571 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program. Provides that nothing in the Act may be construed to require an employer or a property and casualty insurer to reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of cannabis.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-10 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0031 [SB1571 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1571-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0031 | ||||
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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 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot | ||||
Program Act is amended by changing Section 40 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 130/40) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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Sec. 40. Discrimination prohibited.
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(a)(1) No school, employer, or landlord may refuse to | ||||
enroll or lease to, or otherwise penalize, a person solely for | ||||
his or her status as a registered qualifying patient or a | ||||
registered designated caregiver, unless failing to do so would | ||||
put the school, employer, or landlord in violation of federal | ||||
law or unless failing to do so would cause it to lose a | ||||
monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or | ||||
rules. This does not prevent a landlord from prohibiting the | ||||
smoking of cannabis on the premises. | ||||
(2) For the purposes of medical care, including organ | ||||
transplants, a registered qualifying patient's authorized use | ||||
of cannabis in accordance with this Act is considered the | ||||
equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication used | ||||
at the direction of a physician, and may not constitute the use | ||||
of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a qualifying |
patient from needed medical care.
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(b) A person otherwise entitled to custody of or visitation | ||
or parenting time with a minor may not be denied that right, | ||
and there is no presumption of neglect or child endangerment, | ||
for conduct allowed under this Act, unless the person's actions | ||
in relation to cannabis were such that they created an | ||
unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor as established | ||
by clear and convincing evidence.
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(c) No school, landlord, or employer may be penalized or | ||
denied any benefit under State law for enrolling, leasing to, | ||
or employing a cardholder.
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(d) Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a | ||
government medical assistance program , employer, property and | ||
casualty insurer, or private health insurer to reimburse a | ||
person for costs associated with the medical use of cannabis.
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(e) Nothing in this Act may be construed to require any | ||
person or establishment in lawful possession of property to | ||
allow a guest, client, customer, or visitor who is a registered | ||
qualifying patient to use cannabis on or in that property.
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(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)
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