SB3306 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning government. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | adding Section 10.19 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (50 ILCS 705/10.19) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 10.19. Training; administration of epinephrine. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) This Section, along with Section 40 of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | State Police Act, may be referred to as the Annie LeGere Law. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | (b) For purposes of this Section, "epinephrine | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | auto-injector" means a single-use device used for the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | automatic injection of a pre-measured dose of epinephrine into | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | the human body prescribed in the name of a local law | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | enforcement agency. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (c) The Board shall conduct or approve a required an | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | optional advanced training program for law enforcement | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | officers to recognize and respond to anaphylaxis, including | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector. The | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | training must include, but is not limited to: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (1) how to recognize symptoms of an allergic reaction; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (2) how to respond to an emergency involving an | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | allergic reaction; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | (3) how to administer an epinephrine auto-injector; | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (4) how to respond to an individual with a known | ||||||
| 2 | allergy as well as an individual with a previously unknown | ||||||
| 3 | allergy; | ||||||
| 4 | (5) a test demonstrating competency of the knowledge | ||||||
| 5 | required to recognize anaphylaxis and administer an | ||||||
| 6 | epinephrine auto-injector; and | ||||||
| 7 | (6) other criteria as determined in rules adopted by | ||||||
| 8 | the Board. | ||||||
| 9 | (d) A local law enforcement agency shall may authorize a | ||||||
| 10 | law enforcement officer who has completed the required an | ||||||
| 11 | optional advanced training program under subsection (c) to | ||||||
| 12 | carry, administer, or assist with the administration of | ||||||
| 13 | epinephrine auto-injectors provided by the local law | ||||||
| 14 | enforcement agency whenever the officer is performing official | ||||||
| 15 | duties. | ||||||
| 16 | (e) Each A local law enforcement agency that authorizes | ||||||
| 17 | its officers to carry and administer epinephrine | ||||||
| 18 | auto-injectors under subsection (d) must establish a policy to | ||||||
| 19 | control the acquisition, storage, transportation, | ||||||
| 20 | administration, and disposal of epinephrine auto-injectors and | ||||||
| 21 | to provide continued training in the administration of | ||||||
| 22 | epinephrine auto-injectors. | ||||||
| 23 | (f) A physician, physician assistant with prescriptive | ||||||
| 24 | authority, or advanced practice registered nurse with | ||||||
| 25 | prescriptive authority may provide a standing protocol or | ||||||
| 26 | prescription for epinephrine auto-injectors in the name of a | ||||||
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| 1 | local law enforcement agency to be maintained for use when | ||||||
| 2 | necessary. | ||||||
| 3 | (g) When a law enforcement officer administers an | ||||||
| 4 | epinephrine auto-injector in good faith, the law enforcement | ||||||
| 5 | officer and local law enforcement agency, and its employees | ||||||
| 6 | and agents, including a physician, physician assistant with | ||||||
| 7 | prescriptive authority, or advanced practice registered nurse | ||||||
| 8 | with prescriptive authority who provides a standing order or | ||||||
| 9 | prescription for an epinephrine auto-injector, incur no civil | ||||||
| 10 | or professional liability, except for willful and wanton | ||||||
| 11 | conduct, or as a result of any injury or death arising from the | ||||||
| 12 | use of an epinephrine auto-injector. | ||||||
| 13 | (h) The Board shall adopt rules to implement this Section, | ||||||
| 14 | including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) minimum training standards; | ||||||
| 16 | (2) guidelines to control the acquisition, storage, | ||||||
| 17 | transportation, administration, and disposal of | ||||||
| 18 | epinephrine auto-injectors; and | ||||||
| 19 | (3) documentation and reporting requirements following | ||||||
| 20 | the administration of epinephrine by a law enforcement | ||||||
| 21 | officer. | ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; | ||||||
| 23 | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | ||||||
