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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 |
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| Section 67 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 49/67 new) |
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| Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any |
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| person who is currently certified in first aid by the American |
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| Red Cross or the American Heart Association and who in good |
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| faith provides first aid without fee to any person shall not, |
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| as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and |
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| wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the |
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| aid, be liable to a person to whom such aid is provided for |
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| civil damages. |
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| The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any |
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| health care facility as defined in Section 8-2001 of the Code |
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| of Civil Procedure or to any practitioner as defined in Section |
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| 8-2003 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing services in a |
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| hospital or health care facility.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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| 2006.
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