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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 458
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 458 on page 4, by
3 replacing lines 4 through 14 with the following:
4 "Section 30. Exemption from civil liability.
5 (a) A physician licensed in Illinois to practice
6 medicine in all its branches who authorizes the purchase of
7 an automated external defibrillator is not liable for civil
8 damages as a result of any act or omission arising out of
9 authorizing the purchase of an automated external
10 defibrillator, except for willful or wanton misconduct, if
11 the requirements of this Act are met.
12 (b) An individual or entity providing training in the
13 use of automated external defibrillators is not liable for
14 civil damages as a result of any act or omission involving
15 the use of an automated external defibrillator, except for
16 willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements of this Act
17 are met.
18 (c) A person owning, occupying, or managing the premises
19 where an automated external defibrillator is located is not
20 liable for civil damages as a result of any act or omission
21 involving the use of an automated external defibrillator,
22 except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements
23 of this Act are met.
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1 (d) A trained AED user is not liable for civil damages
2 as a result of any act or omission involving the use of an
3 automated external defibrillator in an emergency situation,
4 except for willful or wanton misconduct, if the requirements
5 of this Act are met.".
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