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Statutes > Illinois > Chapter745 > 2076 (745 ILCS 49/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Act. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/2) Sec. 2. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly has established numerous protections for the generous and compassionate acts of its citizens who volunteer their time and talents to help others. These protections or good samaritan provisions have been codified in many Acts of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. This Act recodifies existing good samaritan provisions. Further, without limitation the provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed to encourage persons to volunteer their time and talents. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/5) Sec. 5. Emergency telephone instructions; exemption from civil liability. No person who gives emergency instructions through a system established under the Emergency Telephone System Act to persons rendering services in an emergency at another location, nor any person following the instructions in rendering the services, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing or following the instructions, unless issuing or following the instructions constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/10) Sec. 10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person currently certified in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation who complies with generally recognized standards, and who in good faith, not for compensation, provides emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a person who is an apparent victim of acute cardiopulmonary insufficiency shall not, as the result of his or her acts or omissions in providing resuscitation, be liable for civil damages, unless the acts or omissions constitute willful and wanton misconduct. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/15) Sec. 15. Dentists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any dentist or any person licensed as a dentist in any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a victim of an accident at the scene of an accident shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/25) Sec. 25. Physicians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or any person licensed to practice the treatment of human ailments in any other state or territory of the United States who, in good faith, provides emergency care without fee to a person, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/35) Sec. 35. Nurses; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed as a professional nurse or as a practical nurse in Illinois or any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a person shall not, as a result of her or his acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/42) Sec. 42. Optometrists; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any optometrist or any person licensed as a optometrist in any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a victim of an accident at the scene of an accident shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 90‑413, eff. 1‑1‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/45) Sec. 45. Physical Therapist; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any physical therapist, as defined in Section 1 of the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, who in good faith provides emergency care 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 care, be liable to a person to whom such care is provided for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/46) Sec. 46. Physician assistant; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed as a physician assistant under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a person shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the care. (Source: P.A. 91‑446, eff. 8‑6‑99.) |
(745 ILCS 49/50) Sec. 50. Podiatrist; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any person licensed to practice podiatric medicine in Illinois, or licensed under an Act of any other state or territory of the United States, who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a victim of an accident at the scene of an accident or in case of nuclear attack shall not, as a result of his acts or omissions, except willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/55) Sec. 55. Respiratory care practitioner; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed under the Respiratory Care Practice Act or any person licensed as a respiratory care practitioner in another state or territory, who in good faith provides emergency care, without a fee, to a victim of an accident at the scene of an accident or to a victim of a natural disaster, including but not limited to an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, nuclear attack, or other similar emergency, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct in providing care, be liable for civil damages. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/60) Sec. 60. Veterinarians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care to humans. Any person licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 or any person licensed as a veterinarian in any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care to a human victim of an accident, at the scene of an accident or in a catastrophe shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person in providing the care. (Source: P.A. 93‑281, eff. 12‑31‑03.) |
(745 ILCS 49/65) Sec. 65. Choking victim at food‑service establishment; exemption from civil liability for emergency assistance. Except as provided by law, no person shall be obligated to remove, assist in removing, or attempt to remove, food from another person's throat, nor shall any person who in good faith removes or attempts to remove food in an emergency occurring at a food‑service establishment as defined in the Choke‑Saving Methods Act be liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by that person in rendering emergency assistance. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |
(745 ILCS 49/75) Sec. 75. Employers and employees under the Health and Safety Act; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. Any employer, who in good faith provides emergency medical or first aid care without fee to any employee or any other person employed on the same project shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the employer, in providing the care, be liable to such employee or such other person to whom such care is provided for civil damages. Any employee who in good faith provides emergency medical or first aid care without fee to any other employee or any other person employed on the same project shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the employee in providing the care, be liable to the employee or other person to whom the care is provided for civil damages. Excluded from the operation of this Section are any employees who are licensed physicians, nurses, dentists, or other licensed health services personnel. The provisions of this Section do not affect or in any way diminish or change an employer's liability under the Workers' Compensation Act, or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. This Section applies only to employers and employees under the Health and Safety Act. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; 90‑742, eff. 8‑13‑98.) |
(745 ILCS 49/80) Sec. 80. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/85) Sec. 85. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/87) Sec. 87. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/92) Sec. 92. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
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(745 ILCS 49/95) Sec. 95. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/100) Sec. 100. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/110) Sec. 110. (Amendatory provision; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/115) Sec. 115. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97; text omitted.) |
(745 ILCS 49/120) Sec. 120. The Law Enforcement Emergency Care Act is repealed. (Source: P.A. 89‑607, eff. 1‑1‑97.) |