95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3145


 
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













625 ILCS 5/11-501.4-1










    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB3145

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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 
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Section 11-501.4-1 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.4-1)



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    Sec. 11-501.4-1. Reporting of test results of blood or 
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urine conducted in
the
the regular course of providing 
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emergency medical treatment.
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    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the results 
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of blood or
urine
tests performed for the purpose of 
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determining the content of alcohol, other
drug or drugs, or 
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intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination

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thereof, in an individual's blood or urine conducted upon 
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persons
receiving medical treatment in a hospital emergency 
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room for injuries resulting
from a motor vehicle accident shall 
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be disclosed
to the Department
of State Police
or local law 
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enforcement agencies of jurisdiction, upon request.
Such blood 
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or urine tests are admissible in evidence as a business record

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exception to the hearsay rule only in prosecutions for any 
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violation of Section
11-501 of this Code or a similar provision 
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of a local ordinance, or in
prosecutions for reckless homicide 
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brought under the Criminal Code of 1961.

 


 






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    (b) The confidentiality provisions of law pertaining to 
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medical records and
medical treatment shall not be applicable 
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with regard to tests performed upon
an
individual's blood or 
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urine under the provisions of subsection (a) of this
Section. 
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No person shall be liable for civil damages or professional 
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discipline
as a result of the disclosure or reporting of the 
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tests or the evidentiary
use of an
individual's blood or urine 
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test results under this Section or Section 11-501.4
or as a 
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result of that person's testimony made available under this 
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Section or
Section 11-501.4, except for willful or wanton 
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misconduct.

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(Source: P.A. 90-779, eff. 1-1-99; 91-125, eff. 1-1-00.)