Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 11/15/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1195 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1195 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Good Samaritan Act is amended by changing 
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Section 67 as follows:
 
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    (745 ILCS 49/67)
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    Sec. 67. First aid providers; exemption for first aid. Any 
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person who is currently certified in first aid by the American 
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Red Cross,
or the American Heart Association, or the National 
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Safety Council and who in good faith provides first aid without 
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fee to any person shall not, as a result of his or her acts or 
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omissions, except willful and wanton misconduct on the part of 
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the person in providing the aid, be liable to a person to whom 
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such aid is provided for civil damages.
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    The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any 
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health care facility as defined in Section 8-2001 of the Code 
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of Civil Procedure or to any practitioner as defined in Section 
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8-2003 of the Code of Civil Procedure providing services in a 
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hospital or health care facility.


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(Source: P.A. 94-825, eff. 7-1-06.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".