SB2303sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski

Filed: 2/23/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2303

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2303 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by adding Section 67 as follows:

(745 ILCS 49/67 new)

Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any person who is currently certified in first aid by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association and who in good faith provides first aid without fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the aid, be liable to a person to whom such aid is provided for civil damages.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any health care facility as defined in Section 8-2001 of the Code of Civil Procedure or to any practitioner as defined in Section 8-2003 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing services in a hospital or health care facility.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.".