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HB1910 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning local government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Local Library Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 1-8 as follows: | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||