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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5509 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Michelle Mussman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new | | 745 ILCS 49/37 new | |
| Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that all Commuter Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid antagonist in case of an emergency. Provides that the opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible places throughout the train cars. Provides that train conductors or others trained in the use of opioid antagonists are the only people authorized to administer the medication. Provides that the Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions. Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a Commuter Rail Board train conductor or other individual trained in the use and administration of opioid antagonists who in good faith dispenses or administers an opioid antagonist under the provisions in the Regional Transportation Authority Act is not liable for civil damages as a result of the conductor's or other individual's acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the conductor or other individual, in dispensing or administering the opioid antagonist. Effective January 1, 2027. |
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| | HB5509 | | LRB103 37196 CES 67315 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 3B.09d as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09d new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3B.09d. Opioid antagonist requirement. All Commuter |
| 8 | | Rail Board trains shall carry naloxone or another opioid |
| 9 | | antagonist while in operation in case of an emergency. The |
| 10 | | opioid antagonist shall be stored in easily accessible spaces |
| 11 | | throughout the train cars. The opioid antagonist may only be |
| 12 | | administered by a train conductor or other individual trained |
| 13 | | in the use and administration of opioid antagonists. The |
| 14 | | Commuter Rail Board shall adopt rules to implement this |
| 15 | | Section.
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| 16 | | Section 10. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding |
| 17 | | Section 37 as follows:
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| 18 | | (745 ILCS 49/37 new) |
| 19 | | Sec. 37. Commuter Rail Board train conductor and other |
| 20 | | individuals; exemptions from civil liability for the |
| 21 | | dispensing of an opioid antagonist. A Commuter Rail Board |