(745 ILCS 49/35)
Sec. 35.
Nurses; exemption from civil liability for emergency care.
Any person licensed as a professional nurse or as a practical nurse in Illinois
or any other
state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency
care without fee to a
person shall not, as a result of her or his acts or omissions, except for
willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the
care, be liable for civil damages.
(Source: P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
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