Full Text of HB0991 94th General Assembly
HB0991enr 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HB0991 Enrolled |
|
LRB094 06832 RXD 36938 b |
|
| 1 |
| AN ACT concerning health.
| 2 |
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 |
| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Asthma | 5 |
| Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 7 |
| "Recreational camp" means any place set apart for | 8 |
| recreational purposes for boys and girls. "Recreational camp" | 9 |
| shall not apply to private camps owned or leased for individual | 10 |
| or family use, or to any camp operated for a period of less | 11 |
| than 10 days in a year.
| 12 |
| Section 10. Possession, self-administration, and use of | 13 |
| epinephrine auto-injectors or inhalers at recreation camps. | 14 |
| (a) A recreation camp shall permit a child with severe, | 15 |
| potentially life-threatening allergies to possess, | 16 |
| self-administer, and use an epinephrine auto-injector or | 17 |
| inhaler, if the following conditions are satisfied: | 18 |
| (1) The child has the written approval of his or her | 19 |
| parent or guardian. | 20 |
| (2) The recreational camp administrator or, if a nurse | 21 |
| is assigned to the camp, the nurse shall receive copies of | 22 |
| the written approvals required under paragraph (1) of | 23 |
| subsection (a) of this Section. | 24 |
| (3) The child's parent or guardian shall submit written | 25 |
| verification confirming that the child has the knowledge | 26 |
| and skills to safely possess, self-administer, and use an | 27 |
| epinephrine auto-injector or inhaler in a camp setting. | 28 |
| (b) The child's parent or guardian shall provide the camp | 29 |
| with the following information: | 30 |
| (1) the child's name; | 31 |
| (2) the name, route, and dosage of medication; |
|
|
|
HB0991 Enrolled |
- 2 - |
LRB094 06832 RXD 36938 b |
|
| 1 |
| (3) the frequency and time of medication | 2 |
| administration or assistance; | 3 |
| (4) the date of the order; | 4 |
| (5) a diagnosis and any other medical conditions | 5 |
| requiring medications, if not a violation of | 6 |
| confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the | 7 |
| parent or guardian to keep confidential; | 8 |
| (6) specific recommendations for administration; | 9 |
| (7) any special side effects, contraindications, and | 10 |
| adverse reactions to be observed; | 11 |
| (8) the name of each required medication; and
| 12 |
| (9) any severe adverse reactions that may occur to | 13 |
| another child, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector or | 14 |
| inhaler is not prescribed, should the other child receive a | 15 |
| dose of the medication. | 16 |
| (c) If the conditions of this Act are satisfied, the child | 17 |
| may possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine | 18 |
| auto-injector or inhaler at the camp or at any camp-sponsored | 19 |
| activity, event, or program. | 20 |
| (d) The recreational camp must inform the parents or | 21 |
| guardians of the child, in writing, that the recreational camp | 22 |
| and its employees and agents are to incur no liability, except | 23 |
| for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury | 24 |
| arising from the self-administration of medication to the | 25 |
| child. The parents or guardians of the child must sign a | 26 |
| statement acknowledging that the recreational camp is to incur | 27 |
| no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a | 28 |
| result of any injury arising from the self-administration of | 29 |
| medication by the child and that the parents or guardians must | 30 |
| indemnify and hold harmless the recreational camp and its | 31 |
| employees and agents against any claims, except a claim based | 32 |
| on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the | 33 |
| self-administration of medication by the child.
| 34 |
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 35 |
| becoming law.
|
|