SB 1258 Illinois Senate · 101st Regular Session

EMS SYSTEMS-OVERDOSE REPORTING

Summary
Amends the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that covered vehicle service provider personnel who treat and either release or transport to a health care facility an individual experiencing a suspected or an actual opioid overdose shall document in the patient's care report the date and time of the overdose, the location in latitude and longitude where the overdose victim was initially encountered, whether one or more doses of an opioid overdose reversal drug was administered, and whether the overdose was fatal or nonfatal when the overdose victim was initially encountered and during the transportation of the victim to a health care facility. Provides that a covered vehicle service provider shall also provide the information to a specified mapping application. Provides that the information documented by a covered vehicle service provider shall not be used in an opioid use-related criminal investigation or prosecution of the individual treated by the covered vehicle service provider personnel. Exempts from civil or criminal liability all covered vehicle service providers and covered vehicle service provider personnel who report the information in good faith. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 7, 2019 Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House May 21, 2019

How they voted

430
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Mar 7, 2019
D Democratic30
27 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-5)
senate
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Public Health; 011-000-000
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Public Health
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.