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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 1-8 as follows:
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| 6 | | (75 ILCS 5/1-8 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1-8. Opioid antagonists. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Authorized personnel" means an employee or volunteer of |
| 10 | | the library who has completed training under subsection (d). |
| 11 | | "Department" means the Department of Human Services. |
| 12 | | "Library" means a public library established under or |
| 13 | | otherwise subject to the requirements of this Act. |
| 14 | | "Opioid antagonist" means a drug approved by the federal |
| 15 | | Food and Drug Administration or recommended for use by the |
| 16 | | World Health Organization that, when administered, negates or |
| 17 | | neutralizes in whole or in part the pharmacological effects of |
| 18 | | an opioid in the body. "Opioid antagonist" shall be limited to |
| 19 | | medications approved by the Department for such purpose. |
| 20 | | (b) All libraries open to the general public in this State |
| 21 | | shall maintain a supply of opioid antagonists in an accessible |
| 22 | | location. |
| 23 | | (c) Any authorized personnel may administer an opioid |
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| 1 | | antagonist to any person whom the authorized personnel |
| 2 | | believes, in good faith, to be having an opioid overdose (i) on |
| 3 | | library grounds, (ii) in the immediate vicinity of the |
| 4 | | library, or (iii) at a library-sponsored event. Authorized |
| 5 | | personnel may carry an opioid antagonist while in the library |
| 6 | | or at a library-sponsored activity. |
| 7 | | (d) During operating hours, a library shall take |
| 8 | | reasonable steps necessary to have at least one person present |
| 9 | | in the library who has completed training in how to recognize |
| 10 | | and respond to an opioid overdose, including the |
| 11 | | administration of an opioid antagonist. Training may be |
| 12 | | conducted by an organization recognized for providing such |
| 13 | | training or may be created by the library using free resources |
| 14 | | available on the website of the Department or the website of |
| 15 | | the Department of Public Health. |
| 16 | | (e) A library and its authorized personnel are immune from |
| 17 | | liability for the administration of an opioid antagonist under |
| 18 | | this Section, except for wilful or wanton misconduct. |
| 19 | | (f) The Director of Public Health may identify |
| 20 | | organizations qualified to offer the training required by |
| 21 | | subsection (d) and may make a list of such organizations |
| 22 | | available on the Department's website. |
| 23 | | (g) A public library may receive an opioid antagonist from |
| 24 | | any lawful source. |
