{"data":{"id":"us-il/745-ilcs-49-55","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"745 ILCS 49/55","heading":"","body":"Respiratory care practitioner; exemption from civil liability for emergency care. A person licensed under the Respiratory Care Practice Act or any person licensed as a respiratory care practitioner in another state or territory, who in good faith provides emergency care, without a fee, to a victim of an accident at the scene of an accident or to a victim of a natural disaster, including but not limited to an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, nuclear attack, or other similar emergency, shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful or wanton misconduct in providing care, be liable for civil damages.","path":["CHAPTER 745 CIVIL IMMUNITIES","Good Samaritan Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2076\u0026ChapterID=58\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:44Z","sha256":"0f0c177c00f91e665659f2e4ee80d05d6a89ad9fb5e856e6a45c5ce3ec26158b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/745-ilcs-49-50","next":"us-il/745-ilcs-49-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}