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 Bill Status of HB3321  99th General Assembly


Short Description:  DHS-DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy and Grant Wehrli

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 301/5-23


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that the following persons shall not, as a result of their acts or omissions, be liable for civil damages under the Department of Human Services' Drug Prevention Program: (i) a health care professional who, acting in good faith, directly or by standing order, prescribes or dispenses an opioid antidote to a patient who, in the judgment of the health care professional, is capable of administering the drug in an emergency; and (ii) a person who is not otherwise licensed to administer an opioid antidote but who is permitted under the Act to administer an opioid antidote in an emergency if the person has received certain patient information and believes in good faith that another person is experiencing a drug overdose. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  2/26/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/26/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/4/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
  3/10/2015HouseAssigned to Substance Abuse Special
  3/13/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/13/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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