(210 ILCS 74/45)
Sec. 45. Liability. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to either
limit
or
expand the exemptions from civil liability in connection with the purchase or
use of an
automated external defibrillator that are provided under the Automated External
Defibrillator Act or under any other provision of law.
A right of action does not exist in connection with the use or non-use of an
automated external defibrillator at a facility governed by this Act, except for willful or wanton misconduct, provided
that the person, unit of state or local government, or school district
operating the facility has adopted a medical
emergency
plan as required under Section 10 of this Act, has an automated external
defibrillator at the facility as required under Section 15 of this Act, and has
maintained the automated external defibrillator in accordance with the rules
adopted by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 93-910, eff. 1-1-05.) |