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1 AN ACT in relation to health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Automated External Defibrillator Act is
5 amended by changing Sections 25 and 30 as follows:
6 (410 ILCS 4/25)
7 Sec. 25. Illinois Department of Public Health;
8 responsibilities. The Illinois Department of Public Health
9 shall maintain incident reports on automated external
10 defibrillator use and conduct annual analyses of all related
11 data. The Department shall establish a central data base
12 regarding the location and uses of automated external
13 defibrillators in Illinois, if known from incident reports,
14 specific data collection undertaken by the Department, or
15 other available sources of information. The Department shall
16 adopt rules to carry out its responsibilities under this Act.
17 The Director of Public Health shall establish guidelines
18 with respect to placing automated external defibrillators in
19 State buildings. The guidelines shall take into account the
20 extent to which the devices may be used by lay persons, the
21 typical number of employees and visitors in the buildings,
22 the extent of the need for security measures regarding the
23 buildings, buildings or portions of buildings in which there
24 are special circumstances such as high electrical voltage or
25 extreme heat or cold, and other factors that the Director
26 determines are appropriate. The Director shall recommend the
27 appropriate placement of the automated external
28 defibrillators in State buildings on the basis of the
29 guidelines. The recommendations shall at least include, when
30 appropriate, placement in State buildings in which more than
31 200 persons may be present at any particular time.
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1 The Director of Public Health shall establish guidelines
2 with respect to placing automated external defibrillators in
3 all public and private school buildings and other school
4 facilities, including appropriate placements and the training
5 of personnel for use of automated external defibrillators at
6 school-sponsored athletic activities and events. By March
7 1, 2002, the Director shall recommend a program of assistance
8 and training to enable schools' compliance with the
9 guidelines.
10 (Source: P.A. 91-524, eff. 1-1-00.)
11 (410 ILCS 4/30)
12 Sec. 30. Exemption from civil liability.
13 (a) A physician licensed in Illinois to practice
14 medicine in all its branches who authorizes the purchase of
15 an automated external defibrillator is not liable for civil
16 damages as a result of any act or omission arising out of
17 authorizing the purchase of an automated external
18 defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if
19 the requirements of this Act are met.
20 (b) An individual or entity providing training in the
21 use of automated external defibrillators is not liable for
22 civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving
23 the use of an automated external defibrillator, except for
24 willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act
25 are met.
26 (c) A person owning, occupying, or managing the premises
27 where an automated external defibrillator is located or to
28 which an automated external defibrillator has been moved for
29 use is not liable for civil damages as a result of any act or
30 omission involving the use of an automated external
31 defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if
32 the requirements of this Act are met.
33 (d) A trained AED user is not liable for civil damages
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1 as a result of any act or omission involving the use of an
2 automated external defibrillator in an emergency situation,
3 except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements
4 of this Act are met.
5 (Source: P.A. 91-524, eff. 1-1-00.)
6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.
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