Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 5/24/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2949

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2949 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act
5is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, and 10 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 607/1)
7    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Emergency
8Asthma Inhalers and Allergy Treatment for Children at
9Recreational Camps Act.
10(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 
11    (410 ILCS 607/5)
12    Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
13    "After-school care program" means an after-school care
14program operated by a park district or any nonprofit entity.
15    "Recreational camp" means any place set apart for

 

 

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1recreational purposes for boys and girls. "Recreational camp"
2shall not apply to private camps owned or leased for
3individual or family use, or to any camp operated for a period
4of less than 10 days in a year.
5(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 607/10)
7    Sec. 10. Possession, self-administration, and use of
8epinephrine auto-injectors or inhalers at recreation camps and
9after-school care programs.
10    (a) A recreation camp or an after-school care program
11shall permit a child with severe, potentially life-threatening
12allergies to possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine
13auto-injector or inhaler, if the following conditions are
14satisfied:
15        (1) The child has the written approval of his or her
16    parent or guardian.
17        (2) The recreational camp or after-school care program
18    administrator or, if a nurse is assigned to the camp or
19    program, the nurse shall receive copies of the written
20    approvals required under paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
21    of this Section.
22        (3) The child's parent or guardian shall submit
23    written verification confirming that the child has the
24    knowledge and skills to safely possess, self-administer,
25    and use an epinephrine auto-injector or inhaler in a camp

 

 

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1    or an after-school care program setting.
2    (b) The child's parent or guardian shall provide the camp
3or program with the following information:
4        (1) the child's name;
5        (2) the name, route, and dosage of medication;
6        (3) the frequency and time of medication
7    administration or assistance;
8        (4) the date of the order;
9        (5) a diagnosis and any other medical conditions
10    requiring medications, if not a violation of
11    confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the
12    parent or guardian to keep confidential;
13        (6) specific recommendations for administration;
14        (7) any special side effects, contraindications, and
15    adverse reactions to be observed;
16        (8) the name of each required medication; and
17        (9) any severe adverse reactions that may occur to
18    another child, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector or
19    inhaler is not prescribed, should the other child receive
20    a dose of the medication.
21    (c) If the conditions of this Act are satisfied, the child
22may possess, self-administer, and use an epinephrine
23auto-injector or inhaler at the camp or after-school care
24program or at any camp-sponsored or program-sponsored
25activity, event, or program.
26    (d) The recreational camp or after-school care program

 

 

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1must inform the parents or guardians of the child, in writing,
2that the recreational camp or after-school care program and
3its employees and agents are to incur no liability, as
4applicable, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a result
5of any injury arising from the self-administration of
6medication to the child. The parents or guardians of the child
7must sign a statement acknowledging that the recreational camp
8or after-school care program is to incur no liability, except
9for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury
10arising from the self-administration of medication by the
11child and that the parents or guardians must indemnify and
12hold harmless the recreational camp or after-school care
13program and its employees and agents, as applicable, against
14any claims, except a claim based on willful and wanton
15conduct, arising out of the self-administration of medication
16by the child.
17    (e) After-school care program personnel who have completed
18an anaphylaxis training program as identified under the
19Epinephrine Injector Act may administer an undesignated
20epinephrine injection to any child if the after-school care
21program personnel believe in good faith that the child is
22having an anaphylactic reaction while in the after-school care
23program. After-school care program personnel may carry
24undesignated epinephrine injectors on their person while in
25the after-school care program.
26    (f) After-school care program personnel may administer

 

 

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1undesignated asthma medication to any child if the
2after-school care program personnel believe in good faith that
3the child is experiencing respiratory distress while in the
4after-school care program. After-school care program personnel
5may carry undesignated asthma medication on their person while
6in the after-school care program.
7    (g) If after-school care program personnel are to
8administer an undesignated epinephrine injection or an
9undesignated asthma medication to a child, the after-school
10care program personnel must inform the parents or guardians of
11the child, in writing, that the after-school care program and
12its employees and agents, acting in accordance with standard
13protocols and the prescription for the injection or
14medication, shall incur no liability, except for willful and
15wanton conduct, as a result of any injury arising from the
16administration of the injection or medication, notwithstanding
17whether authorization was given by the child's parents or
18guardians or by the child's physician, physician assistant, or
19advanced practice registered nurse. A parent or guardian of
20the child must sign a statement acknowledging that the
21after-school care program and its employees and agents are to
22incur no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as
23a result of any injury arising from the administration of the
24medication or injection, regardless of whether authorization
25was given by a parent or guardian of the child or by the
26child's physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice

 

 

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1registered nurse, and that the parent or guardian must also
2indemnify and hold harmless the after-school care program and
3its employees and agents against any claims, except a claim
4based on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the
5administration of the medication or injection, regardless of
6whether authorization was given by the child's parent or
7guardian or by the child's physician, physician assistant, or
8advanced practice registered nurse.
9    (h) If after-school care program personnel administer an
10undesignated epinephrine injection to a person and the
11after-school care program personnel believe in good faith the
12person is having an anaphylactic reaction or administer
13undesignated asthma medication to a person and believe in good
14faith the person is experiencing respiratory distress, then
15the after-school care program and its employees and agents,
16acting in accordance with standard protocols and the
17prescription for the injection or medication, shall not incur
18any liability or be subject to professional discipline, except
19for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury
20arising from the use of the injection or medication,
21notwithstanding whether notice was given to or authorization
22was given by the child's parent or guardian or by the child's
23physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
24registered nurse and notwithstanding the absence of the
25parent's or guardian's signed statement acknowledging release
26from liability.

 

 

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1    (i) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
2Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply to actions filed on or
3after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
4General Assembly.
5(Source: P.A. 94-670, eff. 8-23-05.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".