95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1705

 

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Dale A. Righter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
745 ILCS 49/67

    Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that any person who is certified in first aid (at present, certified by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the National Safety Council) and who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable to a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages. Effective immediately.


LRB095 08987 AJO 29178 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1705 LRB095 08987 AJO 29178 b

1     AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing
5 Section 67 as follows:
 
6     (745 ILCS 49/67)
7     Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any
8 person who is currently certified in first aid by the American
9 Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or the National
10 Safety Council and who in good faith provides first aid without
11 fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or
12 omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of
13 the person in providing the aid, be liable to a person to whom
14 such aid is provided for civil damages.
15     The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any
16 health care facility as defined in Section 8-2001 of the Code
17 of Civil Procedure or to any practitioner as defined in Section
18 8-2003 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing services in a
19 hospital or health care facility.
20 (Source: P.A. 94-825, eff. 7-1-06; 94-1088, eff. 1-25-07.)
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.