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    AN ACT concerning health.

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


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Asthma 
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Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions.  In this Act:
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    "Physician" means any physician or health practitioner 
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with the authority to write prescriptions.
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    "Recreational camp" means any place set apart for 
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recreational purposes for boys and girls.  "Recreational camp" 
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shall not apply to private camps owned or leased for individual 
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or family use, or to any camp operated for a period of less 
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than 10 days in a year.

 
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    Section 10. Possession, self-administration, and use of 
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epinephrine auto-injectors or inhalers at recreation camps. 
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    (a) A recreation camp shall permit a child with severe, 
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potentially life-threatening allergies to possess, 
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self-administer, and use an epinephrine auto-injector or 
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inhaler, if the following conditions are satisfied:
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        (1) The child has the written approval of his or her 
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    physician and the written approval of his or her parent or 
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    guardian.
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        (2) The recreational camp administrator or, if a nurse 
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    is assigned to the camp, the nurse shall receive copies of 
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    the written approvals required under paragraph (1) of 
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    subsection (a) of this Section.
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        (3) The child's parent or guardian shall submit written 
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    verification confirming that the child has the knowledge 
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    and skills to safely possess, self-administer, and use an 
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    epinephrine auto-injector or inhaler in a camp setting.
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    (b) The child's parent or guardian shall provide the camp 
 


 






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with the following information:
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        (1) the child's name;
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        (2) the name, route, and dosage of medication;
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        (3) the frequency and time of medication 
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    administration or assistance;
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        (4) the date of the order;
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        (5) a diagnosis and any other medical conditions 
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    requiring medications, if not a violation of 
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    confidentiality or if not contrary to the request of the 
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    parent or guardian to keep  confidential;
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        (6) specific recommendations for administration;
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        (7) any special side effects, contraindications, and 
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    adverse reactions to be observed;
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        (8) the name of each required medication; and

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        (9) any severe adverse reactions that may occur to 
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    another child, for whom the epinephrine auto-injector or 
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    inhaler is not prescribed, should the other child receive a 
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    dose of the medication.
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    (c) If the conditions of this Act are satisfied, the child 
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may possess, self-administer,  and use an epinephrine 
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auto-injector or inhaler at the camp or at any camp-sponsored 
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activity, event, or program.
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    (d) The recreational camp must inform the parents or 
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guardians of the child, in writing, that the recreational camp 
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and its employees and agents are to incur no liability, except 
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for willful and wanton conduct, as a result of any injury 
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arising from the self-administration of medication to the 
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child.  The parents or guardians of the child must sign a 
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statement acknowledging that the recreational camp is to incur 
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no liability, except for willful and wanton conduct, as a 
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result of any injury arising from the self-administration of 
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medication by the child and that the parents or guardians must 
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indemnify and hold harmless the recreational camp and its 
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employees and agents against any claims, except a claim based 
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on willful and wanton conduct, arising out of the 
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self-administration of medication by the child.