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HB4869 Engrossed |
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LRB095 18127 AJO 44210 b |
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 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. |