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Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 10, 2005
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LRB094 05158 WGH 43192 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 54
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 54 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 27 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 49/27 new) |
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| Sec. 27. Exemption from civil liability for assistance to |
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| law enforcement officers during law enforcement critical |
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| incident, tactical training, or tactical operations. Any |
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| physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to |
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| practice medicine in all its branches or licensed to practice |
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| the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory |
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| of the United States, any physician assistant licensed under |
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| the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, any nurse |
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| licensed under the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act, |
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| any paramedic, any emergency medical technician, or any First |
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| Responder who, in good faith and without fee, or with a fee not |
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| to exceed $1, to a person, provides assistance to a law |
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| enforcement officer while the officer is engaged in law |
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| enforcement critical incident, tactical training, or tactical |
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| operations shall not, as a result of his or her acts or |
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| omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of |
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| the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil |
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| damages.".
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