Any person licensed as a professional nurse or as a practical nurse in Illinois or any other state or territory of the United States who in good faith provides emergency care without fee to a person shall not, as a result of her or his acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the person, in providing the care, be liable for civil damages.
745 ILCS 49/35
Nurses; exemption from civil liability for emergency care
Known as the Good Samaritan Act
The act spans §§ 745-49-1 to 745-49-95 (40 sections).
P.A. 89-607, eff. 1-1-97; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.