2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 410 - PUBLIC HEALTH › 410 ILCS 10/ - Choke-Saving Methods Act.

(410 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 601)
Sec. 1. 
		This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Choke-Saving Methods Act".
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 602)
Sec. 2. 
		
		As used in this Act, "food-service establishment" means any fixed
or mobile establishment serving food to the public for consumption on the
premises.  The term does not include establishments operated on a temporary
basis by charitable or non-profit organizations.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 603)
Sec. 3. 
		
		The Department of Public Health shall determine methods which may
be used safely and effectively in an emergency by laymen to remove food
lodged in a person's throat and shall by regulation publish approved methods.
Such methods shall be limited to first-aid procedures and shall include
techniques to be employed without the use of instruments or devices.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/3.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 603.1)
Sec. 3.1. 
		
		The Department of Public Health shall design and distribute
to food service establishments without charge placards containing instructions
for applying the methods approved pursuant to Section 3.  The placards shall
be of a size  and design suitable for posting in food service establishments
and the instructions shall to the extent practicable be expressed in words
and illustrations which are not offensive to restaurant patrons.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/3.2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 603.2)
Sec. 3.2. 
		
		The Department of Public Health shall develop and publish guidelines
for training programs that may be used on a voluntary basis by food service
establishments to train employees in the first-aid procedures approved pursuant
to Section 3.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 604)
Sec. 4. 
		
		Each food-service establishment in this State shall have posted
in a conspicuous location that is visible to patrons and employees on the
premises, but which location need not be in the actual dining areas, instructions
concerning at least
one method of first aid assistance to choking persons.  The instructions
shall cover a method which has been determined safe and effective by the
Department of Public Health for employment by laymen without the use of
instruments or devices.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 605)
Sec. 5. 
		Liability for acts of omissions. 
		Exemption from civil liability
for emergency assistance is as provided in the Good Samaritan Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)
(410 ILCS 10/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 605.1)
Sec. 5.1. 
		
		The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly
adopted and incorporated herein as if all of the provisions of such Act
were included in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)
(410 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 606)
Sec. 6. 
		
		Any person who violates Section 4 of this Act is guilty of a
business offense and shall be fined $500.
This Section shall not take effect until 6 months after the effective date of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-448.)