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LRB094 18846 AJO 54268 b |
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| AN ACT concerning immunity.
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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 70 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 49/70)
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| Sec. 70. Law enforcement officers,
or firemen, Emergency |
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| Medical Technicians (EMTs) and First Responders; exemption |
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| from
civil liability for emergency care.
Any law enforcement |
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| officer or fireman as defined in Section 2 of the
Line of Duty |
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| Compensation Act, any "emergency medical technician (EMT)" as |
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| defined in Section 3.50 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
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| Systems Act, and any "first responder" as defined in Section |
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| 3.60 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act,
who |
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| in good faith
provides emergency care without fee or |
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| compensation to any person shall not, as a result of
his or her |
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| acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the
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| part of
the person, in providing the care, be liable to a |
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| person to whom such
care is provided for civil damages.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-1047, eff. 10-18-04.)
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