IL SB1663

Reenacts Section 30 of the Good Samaritan Act (745 ILCS 49/30) that was voided by the Illinois Supreme Court in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (2010) due to an inseverability clause, while excluding provisions on noneconomic damages caps in medical malpractice that violated the separation of powers.

Provides immunity from civil liability for licensed physicians, health care professionals, and hospitals that provide free medical services at established free medical clinics without compensation, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

Allows free medical clinics to receive reimbursement from the Illinois Department of Public Aid for overhead expenses only, with strict prohibitions on using funds to compensate health care providers or fund ownership interests.

Permits free medical clinics to accept voluntary contributions from patients who acknowledge ability to pay, provided such contributions are used only for overhead expenses and not to compensate providers.

Validates all lawful actions taken in reasonable reliance on the reenacted provisions, with a rebuttable presumption that persons acted in reasonable reliance on Public Act 94-677 provisions as they existed at the time of their actions.