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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Sections 11-501.4-1.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 11-501.4-1 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/11-501.4-1)
 8        Sec.  11-501.4-1.  Reporting  of test results of blood or
 9    urine conducted in the regular course of providing  emergency
10    medical treatment.
11        (a)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law, the
12    results of blood or urine tests performed for the purpose  of
13    determining  the  content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
14    intoxicating  compound  or  compounds,  or  any   combination
15    thereof,  in  an  individual's  blood or urine conducted upon
16    persons receiving medical treatment in a  hospital  emergency
17    room  for  injuries  resulting  from a motor vehicle accident
18    shall may be disclosed reported to the  Department  of  State
19    Police  or  local  law  enforcement agencies of jurisdiction,
20    upon request. Such blood or urine  tests  are  admissible  in
21    evidence  as  a business record exception to the hearsay rule
22    only in prosecutions for any violation of Section  11-501  of
23    this  Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or in
24    prosecutions for reckless homicide brought under the Criminal
25    Code of 1961.
26        (b)  The confidentiality provisions of law pertaining  to
27    medical records and medical treatment shall not be applicable
28    with  regard to tests performed upon an individual's blood or
29    urine under the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section.
30    No person shall be liable for civil damages  or  professional
31    discipline  as a result of the disclosure or reporting of the
 
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 1    tests or the evidentiary use  of  an  individual's  blood  or
 2    urine  test results under this Section or Section 11-501.4 or
 3    as a result of that person's testimony made  available  under
 4    this  Section  or  Section  11-501.4,  except  for willful or
 5    wanton misconduct.
 6    (Source: P.A. 89-517, eff. 1-1-97; 90-779, eff. 1-1-99.)

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