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    AN ACT concerning burn injury reporting.

 
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Burn 
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Injury Reporting Act.
 
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    Section 5. Report requirements.  
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    (a) All hospitals shall be required to report specified 
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burn injuries to local law enforcement. There shall be filed an 
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immediate oral report and later a written report of every burn 
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injury that meets one of the following criteria:
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        (1) a person receives a second-degree or third-degree 
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    burn to 5%  or more of the person's body as a whole;
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        (2) a person sustains a  burn to the upper respiratory 
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    tract or occurring laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of 
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    superheated air; or
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        (3) a person sustains any burn injury likely to result 
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    in death.
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    (b) The oral report shall consist of notification by 
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telephone within 4 hours of completion of the initial treatment 
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of the burn injury victim to local law enforcement in the 
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jurisdiction where the hospital is located.
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    (c) A written report must be filed with the Office of the 
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State Fire Marshal within 72 hours after the patient has been 
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seen.
 
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    Section 10. Report contents.  The report shall consist of 
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the following:
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        (1) Name, address, and date of birth of the victim.
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        (2) Address where the burn injury occurred.
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        (3) Date and time of the burn occurrence.
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        (4) Degree of burn injury, percentage of the body 
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    affected by the burn injury, and the specific area of the 
 


 






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    body affected by the burn injury.
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        (5) The name and address of  the facility treating the 
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    patient.
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        (6) Any other information required by the appropriate 
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    authority.
 
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    Section 15. Confidentiality.    Information collected in 
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these reports that could identify the hospital, any health care 
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professional, hospital staff, or the patient shall remain 
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confidential and only be divulged as needed in the 
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investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense. 
 
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    Section 20. Good faith. With the exception of willful and 
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wanton misconduct, any individual who in good faith acts in 
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accordance with the terms of this Act shall not be subject to 
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any civil or criminal liability or discipline for 
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unprofessional conduct.