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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
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