(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.)
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