Public Act 0826 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 094-0826

SB2968 Enrolled

LRB094 18846 AJO 54268 b

AN ACT concerning immunity.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

represented in the General Assembly:

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.)