Rep. Sam Yingling
Filed: 3/16/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2940




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2940 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

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



6    (745 ILCS 49/70)



7    Sec. 70. Law enforcement officers, firemen, Emergency 
8Medical Technicians (EMTs) and First Responders; exemption 
9from
civil liability for emergency care.
Any law enforcement 
10officer or fireman as defined in Section 2 of the
Line of Duty 
11Compensation Act, any  "emergency medical technician (EMT)" as 
12defined in Section 3.50 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 
13Systems Act, and any "first responder" as defined in Section 
143.60 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act,
who 
15in good faith
provides emergency care without fee or 
16compensation to any person shall not, as a result of
his or her 
 
 
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1acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct, be 
2liable for civil damages when administering naloxone in an 
3emergency situation, and shall not, as a result of his or her 
4acts or omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the

5part of
the person, in providing the care, be liable to a 
6person to whom such
care is provided for civil damages.

7(Source: P.A. 93-1047, eff. 10-18-04; 94-826, eff. 1-1-07.)".