(a) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of an arrest for an offense, as defined in Section 22-19 herein, evidence of the concentration of alcohol, other drug or combination thereof in a person's blood or breath at the time alleged, as determined by analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance,shall be submitted to the court for admission. Where such test is made the following provisions shall apply:
(1) Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance to be considered valid under the provisions of this Section shall be performed according to regulations and standards promulgated by the Illinois Department of Public Health in consultation with the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by that Department for this purpose. The Director of the Department of Public Health in consultation with the Department of State Police is authorized to approve satisfactory techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct such analyses, to issue permits which shall be subject to termination or revocation at the discretion of that Department and to certify the accuracy of breath testing equipment. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall prescribe regulations as necessary to implement this Section.
(2) When a person shall submit to a blood test at the request of a law enforcement officer under the provisions of Section 22-19.1 herein, only a physician authorized to practice medicine, a registered nurse or other qualified person approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol, drug or alcohol and drug content therein. This limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or urine specimens. When a blood test of a person who has been taken to an adjoining state for medical treatment is requested by an Illinois law enforcement officer, the blood may be withdrawn only by a physician authorized to practice medicine in the adjoining state, a registered nurse, or a trained phlebotomist acting under the direction of the physician. The law enforcement officer requesting the test shall take custody of the blood sample, and the blood sample shall be analyzed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Public Health for that purpose.
(3) The person tested may have a physician or a qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse or other qualified person of their own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement officer.
(4) Upon the request of the person who shall submit to a chemical test or tests at the request of a law enforcement officer, full information concerning the test or tests shall be made available to the person or such person's attorney.
(5) Alcohol concentration shall mean either grams of alcohol per one hundred (100) milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per two hundred ten (210) liters of breath. (Ord. 0-82-01, 1-4-82; amd. Ord. 0-94-01, 1-3-94)