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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5349 Introduced 2/15/2012, by Rep. Bill Mitchell SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a transportation company may employ a driver that is not physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle under Title 49 CFR Part 391.41 due to dependence on insulin, if the driver holds a valid Illinois driver's license, operates solely within the State, and has received a doctor's statement that:
(i) the driver's medical condition is not likely to interfere with the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle; and
(ii) the doctor's opinion is that the driver's condition is likely to remain stable for the 2 years that the medical certificate is valid. Provides that a transportation company that employs a driver under an intrastate medical waiver must maintain in the driver's qualification file a copy of the doctor's statement of intrastate medical waiver. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the new provisions.
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| | HB5349 | | LRB097 19281 HEP 64525 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 6-508.2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-508.2 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6-508.2. Intrastate medical waiver. |
| 8 | | (a) A transportation company may employ a driver that is |
| 9 | | not physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle |
| 10 | | under Title 49 CFR Part 391.41 due to dependence on insulin, if |
| 11 | | the driver: |
| 12 | | (1) holds a valid Illinois driver's license; |
| 13 | | (2) has received a doctor's statement that:
(i) the |
| 14 | | driver's medical condition is not likely to interfere with |
| 15 | | the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial motor |
| 16 | | vehicle; and
(ii) the doctor's opinion is that the driver's |
| 17 | | condition is likely to remain stable for the 2 years that |
| 18 | | the medical certificate is valid; and |
| 19 | | (3) operates commercial motor vehicles intrastate |
| 20 | | wholly within this State. |
| 21 | | (b) A transportation company that employs a driver under an |
| 22 | | intrastate medical waiver must maintain in the driver's |
| 23 | | qualification file a copy of the doctor's statement of |