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Public Act 094-0825
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| SB2303 Enrolled |
LRB094 18486 LCT 53811 b |
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AN ACT concerning civil liability.
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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 adding |
Section 67 as follows:
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(745 ILCS 49/67 new) |
Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any |
person who is currently certified in first aid by the American |
Red Cross or the American Heart Association and who in good |
faith provides first aid 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 |
aid, be liable to a person to whom such aid is provided for |
civil damages. |
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any |
health care facility as defined in Section 8-2001 of the Code |
of Civil Procedure or to any practitioner as defined in Section |
8-2003 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing services in a |
hospital or health care facility.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
2006.
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