SB2205 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2205

Introduced 12/7/2015, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

225 ILCS 60/23.1 new

Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that every emergency room physician shall report to the Secretary of State certain medical conditions of a driver that are likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to safely operate a motor vehicle within 10 days of the emergency room physician becoming aware of the condition. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Driver's License Medical Advisory Board, shall determine by administrative rule the temporary conditions not required to be reported. Provides that all information furnished to the Secretary shall be deemed confidential and for the privileged use of the Secretary. Provides that emergency room physicians who fail to make the report shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides that emergency room physicians who make the report required by this Section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for a motor vehicle accident caused by the medical condition.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Vanessa's Law.

Section 5. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by adding Section 23.1 as follows:

(225 ILCS 60/23.1 new)

Sec. 23.1. Duty to report medical condition. Every emergency room physician shall report to the Secretary of State any medical condition, as defined by the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 (Article IX of Chapter 6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code), of a driver that is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to safely operate a motor vehicle within 10 days of the emergency room physician becoming aware of the condition. The Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Driver's License Medical Advisory Board, shall determine by administrative rule the temporary conditions not required to be reported under the provisions of this Section. All information furnished to the Secretary under the provisions of this Section shall be deemed confidential and for the privileged use of the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of subsection (j) of Section 2-123 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Emergency room physicians who fail to make a report as required by this Section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Emergency room physicians who make the report required by this Section shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for a motor vehicle accident caused by the medical condition.