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Public Act 094-0083
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| HB0950 Enrolled |
LRB094 03688 LCB 33693 b |
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AN ACT concerning 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 changing |
Section 20 as follows:
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(745 ILCS 49/20)
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Sec. 20. Free dental clinic; exemption from civil
liability |
for services
performed without compensation. Any person |
licensed under the Illinois Dental
Practice Act to practice
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dentistry or to practice
as a dental hygienist who, in good |
faith, provides dental treatment, dental
services, diagnoses, |
or advice as part of the services of an established free
dental |
clinic providing care to medically indigent
patients which is |
limited to
care which does not require the services of a |
licensed hospital or ambulatory
surgical treatment center, and |
who receives no fee or compensation from that
source shall not, |
as a result of any acts or omissions, except for willful or
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wanton misconduct on the part of the licensee, in providing |
dental treatment,
dental services, diagnoses or advice, be |
liable for civil damages. For purposes
of this Section, a "free |
dental clinic" is an organized community or public
health based
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program
providing, without charge, dental care to
individuals |
unable to pay for their
care. For purposes of this Section, an |
"organized program" is a program sponsored by a community, |
public health, charitable, voluntary, or organized dental |
organization. Free dental services provided under this Section |
may be provided at a clinic or private dental office. A free |
dental clinic may receive reimbursement from the Illinois
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Department
of Public Aid or may receive partial reimbursement |
from a patient based upon
ability to pay, provided any such |
reimbursements shall be used only to pay
overhead expenses of |
operating the free dental clinic and may not be used, in
whole |