Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 3/22/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 94

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 94 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act
5is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, and 10 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 607/1)
7    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Emergency
8Asthma Inhalers and Allergy Treatment for Children at
9Recreational Camps Act.
10(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 607/5)
12    Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
13    "After-school care program" means an after-school care
14program operated by a park district on school district
15property or any nonprofit entity on school district property.

 

 

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1    "Recreational camp" means any place set apart for
2recreational purposes for boys and girls. "Recreational camp"
3shall not apply to private camps owned or leased for
4individual or family use, or to any camp operated for a period
5of less than 10 days in a year.
6(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 
7    (410 ILCS 607/10)
8    Sec. 10. Possession, self-administration, and use of
9epinephrine auto-injectors or inhalers at recreation camps and
10after-school care programs.
11    (a) A recreation camp or an after-school care program
12shall permit a child with severe, potentially life-threatening
13allergies to possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine
14auto-injector or inhaler, if the following conditions are
15satisfied:
16        (1) The child has the written approval of his or her
17    parent or guardian.
18        (2) The recreational camp or after-school care program
19    administrator or, if a nurse is assigned to the camp or
20    program, the nurse shall receive copies of the written
21    approvals required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
22    of this Section.
23        (3) The child's parent or guardian shall submit
24    written verification confirming that the child has the
25    knowledge and skills to safely possess, self-administer,

 

 

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1    and use an epinephrine auto-injector or inhaler in a camp
2    or an after-school care program setting.
3    (b) The child's parent or guardian shall provide the camp
4or program with the following information:
5        (1) the child's name;
6        (2) the name, route, and dosage of medication;
7        (3) the frequency and time of medication
8    administration or assistance;
9        (4) the date of the order;
10        (5) a diagnosis and any other medical conditions
11    requiring medications, if not a violation of
12    confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the
13    parent or guardian to keep confidential;
14        (6) specific recommendations for administration;
15        (7) any special side effects, contraindications, and
16    adverse reactions to be observed;
17        (8) the name of each required medication; and
18        (9) any severe adverse reactions that may occur to
19    another child, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector or
20    inhaler is not prescribed, should the other child receive
21    a dose of the medication.
22    (c) If the conditions of this Act are satisfied, the child
23may possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine
24auto-injector or inhaler at the camp or after-school care
25program or at any camp-sponsored or program-sponsored
26activity, event, or program.

 

 

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1    (d) The recreational camp or after-school care program
2must inform the parents or guardians of the child, in writing,
3that the recreational camp or after-school care program and
4its employees and agents are to incur no liability, as
5applicable, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result
6of any injury arising from the self-administration of
7medication to the child. The parents or guardians of the child
8must sign a statement acknowledging that the recreational camp
9or after-school care program is to incur no liability, except
10for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury
11arising from the self-administration of medication by the
12child and that the parents or guardians must indemnify and
13hold harmless the recreational camp or after-school care
14program and its employees and agents, as applicable, against
15any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton
16conduct, arising out of the self-administration of medication
17by the child.
18    (e) After-school care program personnel may administer an
19undesignated epinephrine injection to any child if the
20after-school care program personnel believe in good faith that
21the child is having an anaphylactic reaction while in the
22after-school care program. After-school care program personnel
23may carry undesignated epinephrine injectors on their person
24while in the after-school care program.
25    (f) After-school care program personnel may administer
26undesignated asthma medication to any child if the

 

 

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1after-school care program personnel believe in good faith that
2the child is experiencing respiratory distress while in the
3after-school care program. After-school care program personnel
4may carry undesignated asthma medication on their person while
5in the after-school care program.
6    (g) If after-school care program personnel are to
7administer an undesignated epinephrine injection or an
8undesignated asthma medication to a child, the after-school
9care program personnel must inform the parents or guardians of
10the child, in writing, that the after-school care program and
11its employees and agents, acting in accordance with standard
12protocols and the prescription for the injection or
13medication, shall incur no liability, except for willful and
14wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the
15administration of the injection or medication, notwithstanding
16whether authorization was given by the child's parents or
17guardians or by the child's physician, physician assistant, or
18advanced practice registered nurse. A parent or guardian of
19the child must sign a statement acknowledging that the
20after-school care program and its employees and agents are to
21incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as
22a result of any injury arising from the administration of the
23medication or injection, regardless of whether authorization
24was given by a parent or guardian of the child or by the
25child's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
26registered nurse, and that the parent or guardian must also

 

 

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1indemnify and hold harmless the after-school care program and
2its employees and agents against any claims, except a claim
3based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the
4administration of the medication or injection, regardless of
5whether authorization was given by the child's parent or
6guardian or by the child's physician, physician assistant, or
7advanced practice registered nurse.
8    (h) If after-school care program personnel administer an
9undesignated epinephrine injection to a person and the
10after-school care program personnel believe in good faith the
11person is having an anaphylactic reaction or administer
12undesignated asthma medication to a person and believe in good
13faith the person is experiencing respiratory distress, then
14the after-school care program and its employees and agents,
15acting in accordance with standard protocols and the
16prescription for the injection or medication, shall not incur
17any liability or be subject to professional discipline, except
18for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury
19arising from the use of the injection or medication,
20notwithstanding whether notice was given to or authorization
21was given by the child's parent or guardian or by the child's
22physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
23registered nurse and notwithstanding the absence of the
24parent's or guardian's signed statement acknowledging release
25from liability.
26(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".