Full Text of SB2226 100th General Assembly
SB2226sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Chris Nybo Filed: 1/26/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2226
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2226 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 40 as follows: | 6 | | (20 ILCS 2610/40) | 7 | | Sec. 40. Training; administration of epinephrine. | 8 | | (a) This Section, along with Section 10.19 of the Illinois | 9 | | Police Training Act, may be referred to as the Annie LeGere | 10 | | Law. | 11 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "epinephrine | 12 | | auto-injector" means a single-use device used for the automatic | 13 | | injection of a pre-measured dose of epinephrine into the human | 14 | | body prescribed in the name of the Department. | 15 | | (c) The Department may conduct or approve a training | 16 | | program for State Police officers to recognize and respond to |
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| 1 | | anaphylaxis, including, but not limited to: | 2 | | (1) how to recognize symptoms of an allergic reaction; | 3 | | (2) how to respond to an emergency involving an | 4 | | allergic reaction; | 5 | | (3) how to administer an epinephrine auto-injector; | 6 | | (4) how to respond to an individual with a known | 7 | | allergy as well as an individual with a previously unknown | 8 | | allergy; | 9 | | (5) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge | 10 | | required to recognize anaphylaxis and administer an | 11 | | epinephrine auto-injector; and | 12 | | (6) other criteria as determined in rules adopted by | 13 | | the Department. | 14 | | (d) The Department may authorize a State Police officer who | 15 | | has completed the training program under subsection (c) to | 16 | | carry, administer, or assist with the administration of | 17 | | epinephrine auto-injectors whenever he or she is performing | 18 | | official duties. | 19 | | (e) The Department must establish a written policy to | 20 | | control the acquisition, storage, transportation, | 21 | | administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors | 22 | | before it allows any State Police officer to carry and | 23 | | administer epinephrine auto-injectors. | 24 | | (f) A physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive | 25 | | authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with | 26 | | prescriptive authority may provide a standing protocol or |
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| 1 | | prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of the | 2 | | Department to be maintained for use when necessary. A | 3 | | physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive authority, | 4 | | or advanced practice registered nurse with prescriptive | 5 | | authority who provides a standing order or prescription for an | 6 | | epinephrine auto-injector in the name of the Department, incur | 7 | | no civil or professional liability, except for willful and | 8 | | wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death arising from | 9 | | the use of an epinephrine auto-injector. A health care | 10 | | professional shall not be subject to civil or professional | 11 | | liability for not providing an epinephrine auto-injector | 12 | | standing order or prescription. | 13 | | (g) When a State Police officer administers an epinephrine | 14 | | auto-injector in good faith, the officer and the Department, | 15 | | and its employees and agents, incur no liability, except for | 16 | | willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury or death | 17 | | arising from the use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 99-711, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.) | 19 | | Section 10. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | 20 | | changing Section 10.19 as follows: | 21 | | (50 ILCS 705/10.19) | 22 | | Sec. 10.19. Training; administration of epinephrine. | 23 | | (a) This Section, along with Section 40 of the State Police | 24 | | Act, may be referred to as the Annie LeGere Law. |
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| 1 | | (b) For purposes of this Section, "epinephrine | 2 | | auto-injector" means a single-use device used for the automatic | 3 | | injection of a pre-measured dose of epinephrine into the human | 4 | | body prescribed in the name of a local governmental agency. | 5 | | (c) The Board shall conduct or approve an optional advanced | 6 | | training program for police officers to recognize and respond | 7 | | to anaphylaxis, including the administration of an epinephrine | 8 | | auto-injector. The training must include, but is not limited | 9 | | to: | 10 | | (1) how to recognize symptoms of an allergic reaction; | 11 | | (2) how to respond to an emergency involving an | 12 | | allergic reaction; | 13 | | (3) how to administer an epinephrine auto-injector; | 14 | | (4) how to respond to an individual with a known | 15 | | allergy as well as an individual with a previously unknown | 16 | | allergy; | 17 | | (5) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge | 18 | | required to recognize anaphylaxis and administer an | 19 | | epinephrine auto-injector; and | 20 | | (6) other criteria as determined in rules adopted by | 21 | | the Board. | 22 | | (d) A local governmental agency may authorize a police | 23 | | officer who has completed an optional advanced training program | 24 | | under subsection (c) to carry, administer, or assist with the | 25 | | administration of epinephrine auto-injectors provided by the | 26 | | local governmental agency whenever he or she is performing |
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| 1 | | official duties. | 2 | | (e) A local governmental agency that authorizes its | 3 | | officers to carry and administer epinephrine auto-injectors | 4 | | under subsection (d) must establish a policy to control the | 5 | | acquisition, storage, transportation, administration, and | 6 | | disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors and to provide | 7 | | continued training in the administration of epinephrine | 8 | | auto-injectors. | 9 | | (f) A physician, physician's assistant with prescriptive | 10 | | authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with | 11 | | prescriptive authority may provide a standing protocol or | 12 | | prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a | 13 | | local governmental agency to be maintained for use when | 14 | | necessary. A physician, physician's assistant with | 15 | | prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse | 16 | | with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or | 17 | | prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector in the name of a | 18 | | local governmental agency, incur no civil or professional | 19 | | liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result | 20 | | of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine | 21 | | auto-injector. A health care professional shall not be subject | 22 | | to civil or professional liability for not providing an | 23 | | epinephrine auto-injector standing order or prescription. | 24 | | (g) When a police officer administers an epinephrine | 25 | | auto-injector in good faith, the police officer and local | 26 | | governmental agency, and its employees and agents, incur no |
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| 1 | | liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result | 2 | | of any injury or death arising from the use of an epinephrine | 3 | | auto-injector.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 99-711, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.) | 5 | | Section 15. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by | 6 | | adding Section 65 as follows: | 7 | | (225 ILCS 60/65 new) | 8 | | Sec. 65. Annie LeGere Law; epinephrine auto-injector. A | 9 | | licensee under this Act may not be subject to discipline for | 10 | | providing or not providing a standing order or prescription for | 11 | | an epinephrine auto-injector under Section 40 of the State | 12 | | Police Act or Section 10.19 of the Illinois Police Training | 13 | | Act. | 14 | | Section 20. The Public Health Standing Orders Act is | 15 | | amended by adding Section 30 as follows: | 16 | | (410 ILCS 125/30 new) | 17 | | Sec. 30. Annie LeGere Law; epinephrine auto-injector. | 18 | | Health care personnel may not be subject to civil or | 19 | | professional liability for providing or not providing a | 20 | | standing order or prescription for an epinephrine | 21 | | auto-injector under Section 40 of the State Police Act or | 22 | | Section 10.19 of the Illinois Police Training Act.
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.".
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