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Public Act 102-1011
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| SB3216 Enrolled | LRB102 22835 RAM 31986 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Section 1-159.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/1-159.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-159.1)
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Sec. 1-159.1. Person with disabilities. A natural person |
who, as determined by a licensed physician, by a licensed |
physician
assistant, or by a licensed advanced practice |
registered nurse, or by a licensed physical therapist: (1) |
cannot walk
without the use of, or
assistance from, a brace, |
cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device,
wheelchair, |
or other assistive device; (2) is restricted by lung
disease |
to
such an extent that his or her forced (respiratory) |
expiratory volume for one
second, when measured by spirometry, |
is less than one liter, or the arterial
oxygen tension is less |
than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest; (3) uses
portable
oxygen; |
(4) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's
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functional
limitations are classified in severity as Class III |
or Class IV,
according to standards set by the American Heart |
Association; (5) is
severely limited in the person's ability |
to walk due to an arthritic,
neurological, oncological, or |
orthopedic condition; (6) cannot walk 200 feet without
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