Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Filed: 3/26/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4869 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4869 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 30.5 as follows:
 
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    (745 ILCS 49/30.5  new)
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    Sec. 30.5. Alternative free medical clinic without 
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physical premises patient notification practice.
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    A free medical clinic under this Act which does not have 
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physical premises on which to post the explanation of the 
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exemption from civil liability under this Act, shall provide a 
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clear, concise, and understandable explanation of the 
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exemption from civil liability provided in this Act in writing, 
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in at least 14 point bold type to each person who is enrolled 
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as a patient or member of that free clinic or, in the case of a 
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minor patient or member to the parent or guardian of the minor. 
 


 






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    The explanation of the exemption from civil liability must 
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be contained in a separate document and be signed by the 
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patient or member of the free clinic or, in the case of a minor 
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patient or member by the parent or guardian of the minor. 
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    No immunity provisions under this Act apply unless a free 
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medical clinic without physical premises complies with this 
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Section. 
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    The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 95th General




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Assembly apply to actions accruing on or after the effective 
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date of this amendatory Act



of the 95th General Assembly. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".