Full Text of HB1167 103rd General Assembly
HB1167 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB1167 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/6-901 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-901 |
625 ILCS 5/6-911 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-911 |
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Amends the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows an immediate family member of a person to submit information to the Secretary of State concerning the medical condition of that person if the condition interferes with the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Defines "immediate family member" as a parent, sibling, child by blood or adoption, stepchild, spouse, grandparent, or grandchild.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 6-901 and 6-911 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-901)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-901. Definitions. For the purposes of this
Article:
| 8 | | "Board" means the Driver's License Medical Advisory Board. | 9 | | "Immediate family member" means a parent, sibling, child | 10 | | by blood or adoption, stepchild, spouse, grandparent, or | 11 | | grandchild.
| 12 | | "Medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" means: | 13 | | (i) any
person licensed to practice medicine in all | 14 | | its branches in
the State of Illinois or any other state;
| 15 | | (ii) a licensed physician assistant; or | 16 | | (iii) a licensed advanced practice registered nurse. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18 .)
| 18 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-911) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-911)
| 19 | | Sec. 6-911.
Information submitted by medical | 20 | | practitioners; police
officers; State's attorneys; immediate | 21 | | family members; or members of the judiciary. Any qualified
| 22 | | medical practitioner, commissioned police officer, State's |
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| 1 | | attorney, immediate family member, or
member of the judiciary | 2 | | acting in his or her official capacity may submit
information | 3 | | to the Secretary relative to the medical condition of a
| 4 | | person, including suspected chronic alcoholism or habitual use | 5 | | of
narcotics or dangerous drugs, if the condition interferes | 6 | | with the person's
ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. | 7 | | Persons reporting under this
Section shall enjoy the same | 8 | | immunities granted members of the Board under
Section 6-910.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1249.)
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