SB3747 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB104 15149 BAB 28293 b

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3747

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Chapin Rose

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

745 ILCS 49/6 new

Amends the Good Samaritan Act. Provides that a licensed health care provider who renders medical services voluntarily and without compensation or the expectation or promise of compensation and does not seek reimbursement from charitable or governmental sources is not liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the services unless the act or omission was the result of the licensed health care provider's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Requires notice and consent to be made in writing for a voluntary, noncompensated service before rendering the service in the case of a nonemergency and provides that notice and consent may be given through the use of an electronic medical record device.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning civil law.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding Section 6 as follows:

(745 ILCS 49/6 new)

Sec. 6. Medical services rendered without compensation; exemption from civil liability.

(a) For purposes of this Section:

"Licensed health care provider" means an individual or entity duly licensed or legally authorized to provide medical services. "Licensed health care provider" includes a health care professional who maintains a volunteer license pursuant to Section 2105-17 of the Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.

"Medical services" means health care services or products rendered by a licensed health care provider within the scope of the licensed health care provider's license or legal authorization. "Medical services" includes, but is not limited to, hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision, and pharmaceutical services or products.

(b) A licensed health care provider who renders medical services voluntarily and without compensation or the expectation or promise of compensation and does not seek reimbursement from charitable or governmental sources is not liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the services unless the act or omission was the result of the licensed health care provider's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreement to provide a voluntary, noncompensated service must be made in writing before rendering service in the case of a nonemergency and may be evidenced by the licensed health care provider's giving notice, in writing to the patient or to the person responsible for the patient's care and acting for the patient, that the service being rendered is voluntary and without compensation. Notice and consent may be given through the use of an electronic medical record device.