94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1878


 
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














410 ILCS 70/5
  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5







    Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act.      Provides that every hospital providing emergency
hospital services to an alleged sexual assault survivor under the Act
shall provide such medication as is deemed appropriate, including HIV prophylaxis.    
















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    AN ACT concerning health.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency 
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Treatment Act is amended  by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (410 ILCS 70/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5)



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    Sec. 5. Minimum requirements for hospitals providing 
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emergency service
to sexual assault survivors.

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    (a) Every hospital providing emergency
hospital services 
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to an alleged sexual assault survivor under this Act
shall, as 
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minimum requirements for such services, provide, with the 
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consent
of the alleged sexual assault survivor, and as ordered 
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by the attending
physician, an advanced practice nurse who has 
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a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating 
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physician that authorizes provision of emergency services, or a 
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physician assistant who has been delegated authority to provide 
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emergency services, the following:


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        (1) appropriate medical examinations and laboratory

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    tests required to ensure the health, safety, and welfare
of 
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    an alleged sexual assault survivor or which may be
used as 
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    evidence in a criminal proceeding against a person accused 
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    of the
sexual assault, or both; and records of the results 
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    of such examinations
and tests shall be maintained by the 
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    hospital and made available to law
enforcement officials 
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    upon the request of the alleged sexual assault survivor;


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        (2) appropriate oral and written information 
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    concerning the possibility
of infection, sexually 
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    transmitted disease and pregnancy
resulting from sexual 
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    assault;


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        (3) appropriate oral and written information 
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    concerning accepted medical
procedures, medication, and 
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    possible contraindications of such medication
available 
 


 






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    for the prevention or treatment of infection or disease 
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    resulting
from sexual assault;


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        (4) such medication as is deemed appropriate by the 
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    attending physician, an advanced practice nurse, or a 
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    physician assistant, including HIV prophylaxis;


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        (5) a blood test to determine the presence or absence 
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    of sexually
transmitted disease;


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        (6) written and oral instructions indicating the need 
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    for a second blood
test 6 weeks after the sexual assault to 
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    determine the presence or absence of
sexually transmitted 
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    disease; and


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        (7) appropriate counseling as determined by the 
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    hospital, by trained
personnel designated by the hospital.

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    (b) Any minor who is an alleged survivor of sexual
assault 
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who seeks emergency services
under this Act shall be provided 
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such services without the consent
of the parent, guardian or 
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custodian of the minor.

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(Source: P.A. 93-962, eff. 8-20-04.)