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91_SB0578sam003 LRB9101609KSgcam02 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 578 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 578, AS AMENDED, 3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 4 following: 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 shallmaybe disclosedreportedto 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 -2- LRB9101609KSgcam02 1 this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or in 2 prosecutions for reckless homicide brought under the Criminal 3 Code of 1961. 4 (b) The confidentiality provisions of law pertaining to 5 medical records and medical treatment shall not be applicable 6 with regard to tests performed upon an individual's blood or 7 urine under the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section. 8 No person shall be liable for civil damages or professional 9 discipline as a result of the disclosure or reporting of the 10 tests or the evidentiary use of an individual's blood or 11 urine test results under this Section or Section 11-501.4 or 12 as a result of that person's testimony made available under 13 this Section or Section 11-501.4, except for willful or 14 wanton misconduct. 15 (Source: P.A. 89-517, eff. 1-1-97; 90-779, eff. 1-1-99.)".