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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Good
5Samaritan Medical Equipment Donor Act.
 
6    Section 5. Donor's immunity from liability.
7    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no natural person
8who in good faith donates medical equipment or medical supplies
9to a veterinarian school or licensed veterinarian for use by
10the veterinarian school for school use or by the licensed
11veterinarian in that person's veterinary practice shall be
12liable in any civil action based on the theory of warranty,
13negligence, or strict liability in tort for damages incurred
14resulting from the use of the medical equipment or medical
15supplies due to the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the
16medical equipment or medical supplies. For purposes of this
17Act, the term "medical supplies" does not include medications.
18    (b) The immunity provided in subsection (a) shall not apply
19where it is shown that the donation of the medical equipment or
20medical supplies was a willful, wanton, or reckless act of the
21donor.