93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6239


 
Introduced 02/06/04, by Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













745 ILCS 49/5









    Amends the Good Samaritan Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning immunity from civil liability for giving or receiving and acting on
emergency
telephone instructions.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB6239

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    AN ACT in relation to civil immunities. 

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing 
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Section 5 as
follows:


 
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    (745 ILCS 49/5)

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    Sec. 5. Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from 
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civil liability.
No person who gives emergency instructions 
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through a system
established under the Emergency Telephone 
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System Act to persons rendering
services in an emergency
at 
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another location, nor any person following the instructions in

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rendering the services, is
shall be liable for any civil 
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damages as a
result of issuing or following the instructions, 
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unless issuing or
following the instructions constitutes 
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willful or wanton misconduct.


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(Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97.)