The Commissioner and any employee acting under the Commissioner's direction, shall be held harmless for any official act performed in accordance with and under the authority of this chapter.
The City of Chicago shall represent and pay all costs, fees, settlements or verdicts associated with any claim or lawsuit filed against a volunteer health professional acting under the Commissioner's direction, or against a physician or dentist acting under the Commissioner's direction pursuant to a contract, if the claim or lawsuit arises out of duties associated with the Department and within the scope of those duties. However, the City of Chicago shall not pay any costs, fees, settlements, or verdicts associated with a claim or lawsuit filed against a physician or dentist acting under the direction of the Commissioner pursuant to a contract if the incident upon which the claim or lawsuit is based occurred more than 90 days following the date upon which the aforementioned contract was entered into.
(Prior code § 9-6(b); Amend Coun. J. 9-11-91, p. 4641; Amend Coun. J. 8-4-93, p. 36046; Amend Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1)
Editor's note – Formerly § 2-112-090. Coun. J. 2-24-21, p. 27657, Art. I, § 1, repealed former § 2-112-060, which pertained to delegation of president's authority.