SB2968sam002 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Dan Cronin

Filed: 2/28/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2968

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2968, AS AMENDED, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing Section 70 as follows:

(745 ILCS 49/70)

Sec. 70. Law enforcement officers, or firemen, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and First Responders; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any law enforcement officer or fireman as defined in Section 2 of the Line of Duty Compensation Act, any "emergency medical technician (EMT)" as defined in Section 3.50 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, and any "first responder" as defined in Section 3.60 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act, who in good faith provides emergency care without fee or compensation 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 care, be liable to a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages.

(Source: P.A. 93-1047, eff. 10-18-04.)".