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92_HB1490
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 11-501.4-1 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-501.4-1)
7 Sec. 11-501.4-1. Reporting of test results of blood or
8 urine conducted in the regular course of providing emergency
9 medical treatment.
10 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
11 results of blood or urine tests performed for the purpose of
12 determining the content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
13 intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
14 thereof, in an individual's blood or urine conducted upon
15 persons receiving medical treatment in a hospital emergency
16 room for injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident
17 shall be disclosed to the Department of State Police or local
18 law enforcement agencies of jurisdiction, upon request. These
19 Such blood or urine tests are admissible in evidence as a
20 business record exception to the hearsay rule only in
21 prosecutions for any violation of Section 11-501 of this Code
22 or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or in
23 prosecutions for reckless homicide brought under the Criminal
24 Code of 1961.
25 (b) The confidentiality provisions of law pertaining to
26 medical records and medical treatment shall not be applicable
27 with regard to tests performed upon an individual's blood or
28 urine under the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
29 No person shall be liable for civil damages or professional
30 discipline as a result of the disclosure or reporting of the
31 tests or the evidentiary use of an individual's blood or
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1 urine test results under this Section or Section 11-501.4 or
2 as a result of that person's testimony made available under
3 this Section or Section 11-501.4, except for willful or
4 wanton misconduct.
5 (Source: P.A. 90-779, eff. 1-1-99; 91-125, eff. 1-1-00.)