Bill Text: IL SB0764 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Requires each county sheriff to ensure that his or her office, in accordance with the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act, is equipped with an operational and accessible automated external defibrillator and an adequate number of personnel trained to administer the automated external defibrillator. Makes a similar change regarding municipal police departments in the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes conforming changes in the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Automated External Defibrillator Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0246 [SB0764 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0764-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 2310-371.5 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5) (was 20 ILCS 2310/371)
Sec. 2310-371.5. Heartsaver AED Fund; grants. Subject to
appropriation, the Department of Public Health has the power to
make matching grants from the Heartsaver AED Fund, a special
fund created in the State treasury, to any school in the State,
public park district, forest preserve district, conservation
district, sheriff's office, municipal police department,
municipal recreation department, college, or university to
assist in the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator.
Applicants for AED grants must demonstrate that they have funds
to pay 50% of the cost of the AEDs for which matching grant
moneys are sought. Any school, public park district, forest
preserve district, conservation district, sheriff's office,
municipal police department, municipal recreation department,
college, or university applying for the grant shall not receive
more than one grant from the Heartsaver AED Fund each fiscal
year. The State Treasurer shall accept and deposit into the

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Fund all gifts, grants, transfers, appropriations, and other
amounts from any legal source, public or private, that are
designated for deposit into the Fund.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-721, eff. 6-3-08.)
Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
3-6040 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/3-6040 new)
Sec. 3-6040. Automated external defibrillators. The
sheriff of each county shall, in accordance with the
requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator Act,
ensure that:
(1) his or her office is equipped with an operational
and accessible automated external defibrillator that meets
the requirements of the Automated External Defibrillator
Act; and
(2) an adequate number of personnel in his or her
office is trained to administer the automated external
defibrillator in accordance with the Automated External
Defibrillator Act.
Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-1-13 as follows:
(65 ILCS 5/11-1-13 new)

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Sec. 11-1-13. Automated external defibrillators. The
corporate authorities of each municipality shall, in
accordance with the requirements of the Automated External
Defibrillator Act, ensure that:
(1) each police department that employs 100 or more
police officers is equipped with an operational and
accessible automated external defibrillator; and
(2) an adequate number of personnel in each police
department is trained to administer the automated external
defibrillator.
Section 20. The Automated External Defibrillator Act is
amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
(410 ILCS 4/30)
Sec. 30. Exemption from civil liability.
(a) A physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine
in all its branches who authorizes the purchase of an automated
external defibrillator is not liable for civil damages as a
result of any act or omission arising out of authorizing the
purchase of an automated external defibrillator, except for
willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act
are met.
(b) An individual or entity providing training in the use
of automated external defibrillators is not liable for civil
damages as a result of any act or omission involving the use of

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an automated external defibrillator, except for willful or
wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met.
(c) A person, unit of State or local government, sheriff's
office, municipal police department, or school district
owning, occupying, or managing the premises where an automated
external defibrillator is located is not liable for civil
damages as a result of any act or omission involving the use of
an automated external defibrillator, except for willful or
wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act are met.
(d) An AED user is not liable for civil damages as a result
of any act or omission involving the use of an automated
external defibrillator in an emergency situation, except for
willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act
are met.
(e) This Section does not apply to a public hospital.
(Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.)