(a) It shall be the duty of any person conducting or operating a hospital to telephone the police department immediately upon application for treatment of a person, who is not accompanied by a police officer, when the person conducting or operating a hospital, or any employee thereof, knows that the person to be treated is at the hospital as a result of:
(1) Any injury resulting from the discharge of a firearm;
(2) Any injury or wound apparently inflicted by any object used as a weapon;
(3) Any injury sustained in the commission of or as a victim of a criminal offense;
(4) Any animal or human bite;
(5) Poisoning;
(6) Any injury in which a motor vehicle was involved;
(7) Any injury sustained on public property;
(8) Any injury of any cause where it is evident that death will probably occur as a direct result thereof, or when death has resulted;
(9) Any affliction which is a result of an overdose or misuse of and from alcohol and/or narcotics.
(b) The hospital shall not be held responsible for inaccurate information being given by the patient or those accompanying him.
(Code 1972, § 6-14-5)
Cross reference-Police department, Ch. 9.
State law reference-Notification of treatment of firearm injury and injury sustained in commission of or received from criminal offense, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 38, § 206-3.2.