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.
745 ILCS 49/60
Veterinarians; exemption from civil liability for emergency care to humans
Known as the Good Samaritan Act
The act spans §§ 745-49-1 to 745-49-95 (40 sections).
P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.