Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Filed: 3/26/2008
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4869
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4869 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 30.5 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (745 ILCS 49/30.5 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 30.5. Alternative free medical clinic without | ||||||
8 | physical premises patient notification practice. | ||||||
9 | A free medical clinic under this Act which does not have | ||||||
10 | physical premises on which to post the explanation of the | ||||||
11 | exemption from civil liability under this Act, shall provide a | ||||||
12 | clear, concise, and understandable explanation of the | ||||||
13 | exemption from civil liability provided in this Act in writing, | ||||||
14 | in at least 14 point bold type to each person who is enrolled | ||||||
15 | as a patient or member of that free clinic or, in the case of a | ||||||
16 | minor patient or member to the parent or guardian of the minor. |
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1 | The explanation of the exemption from civil liability must | ||||||
2 | be contained in a separate document and be signed by the | ||||||
3 | patient or member of the free clinic or, in the case of a minor | ||||||
4 | patient or member by the parent or guardian of the minor. | ||||||
5 | No immunity provisions under this Act apply unless a free | ||||||
6 | medical clinic without physical premises complies with this | ||||||
7 | Section. | ||||||
8 | The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 95th General
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9 | Assembly apply to actions accruing on or after the effective | ||||||
10 | date of this amendatory Act
of the 95th General Assembly.
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.".
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