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Public Act 91-0125
SB578 Enrolled LRB9101609KSpc
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Section 11-501.4-1.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 11-501.4-1 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-501.4-1)
Sec. 11-501.4-1. Reporting of test results of blood or
urine conducted in the regular course of providing emergency
medical treatment.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
results of blood or urine tests performed for the purpose of
determining the content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
thereof, in an individual's blood or urine conducted upon
persons receiving medical treatment in a hospital emergency
room for injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident
shall may be disclosed reported to the Department of State
Police or local law enforcement agencies of jurisdiction,
upon request. Such blood or urine tests are admissible in
evidence as a business record exception to the hearsay rule
only in prosecutions for any violation of Section 11-501 of
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or in
prosecutions for reckless homicide brought under the Criminal
Code of 1961.
(b) The confidentiality provisions of law pertaining to
medical records and medical treatment shall not be applicable
with regard to tests performed upon an individual's blood or
urine under the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
No person shall be liable for civil damages or professional
discipline as a result of the disclosure or reporting of the
tests or the evidentiary use of an individual's blood or
urine test results under this Section or Section 11-501.4 or
as a result of that person's testimony made available under
this Section or Section 11-501.4, except for willful or
wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 89-517, eff. 1-1-97; 90-779, eff. 1-1-99.)
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