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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency
5Treatment Act is amended by changing Sections 1a, 1a-1, 2,
62-1, 2.1, 2.1-1, 5, 5-1, 5.4, and 9.5 as follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 70/1a)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-1a)
8    Sec. 1a. Definitions.
9    (a) In this Act:
10    "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the meaning
11provided in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
12    "Ambulance provider" means an individual or entity that
13owns and operates a business or service using ambulances or
14emergency medical services vehicles to transport emergency
15patients.
16    "Approved pediatric health care facility" means a health
17care facility, other than a hospital, with a sexual assault
18treatment plan approved by the Department to provide medical
19forensic services to pediatric sexual assault survivors under
20the age of 18 who present with a complaint of sexual assault
21within a minimum of the last 7 days or who have disclosed past
22sexual assault by a specific individual and were in the care of
23that individual within a minimum of the last 7 days.

 

 

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1    "Areawide sexual assault treatment plan" means a plan,
2developed by hospitals or by hospitals and approved pediatric
3health care facilities in a community or area to be served,
4which provides for medical forensic services to sexual assault
5survivors that shall be made available by each of the
6participating hospitals and approved pediatric health care
7facilities.
8    "Board-certified child abuse pediatrician" means a
9physician certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in
10child abuse pediatrics.
11    "Board-eligible child abuse pediatrician" means a
12physician who has completed the requirements set forth by the
13American Board of Pediatrics to take the examination for
14certification in child abuse pediatrics.
15    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
16    "Emergency contraception" means medication as approved by
17the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that can
18significantly reduce the risk of pregnancy if taken within 72
19hours after sexual assault.
20    "Follow-up healthcare" means healthcare services related
21to a sexual assault, including laboratory services and
22pharmacy services, rendered within 90 days of the initial
23visit for medical forensic services.
24    "Health care professional" means a physician, a physician
25assistant, a sexual assault forensic examiner, an advanced
26practice registered nurse, a registered professional nurse, a

 

 

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1licensed practical nurse, or a sexual assault nurse examiner.
2    "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under the Hospital
3Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois
4Hospital Act, any outpatient center included in the hospital's
5sexual assault treatment plan where hospital employees provide
6medical forensic services, and an out-of-state hospital that
7has consented to the jurisdiction of the Department under
8Section 2.06.
9    "Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection
10Kit" means a prepackaged set of materials and forms to be used
11for the collection of evidence relating to sexual assault. The
12standardized evidence collection kit for the State of Illinois
13shall be the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence
14Collection Kit.
15    "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the law
16enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where an alleged sexual
17assault or sexual abuse occurred.
18    "Licensed practical nurse" has the meaning provided in
19Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
20    "Medical forensic services" means health care delivered to
21patients within or under the care and supervision of personnel
22working in a designated emergency department of a hospital or
23an approved pediatric health care facility. "Medical forensic
24services" includes, but is not limited to, taking a medical
25history, performing photo documentation, performing a physical
26and anogenital examination, assessing the patient for evidence

 

 

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1collection, collecting evidence in accordance with a statewide
2sexual assault evidence collection program administered by the
3Illinois State Police using the Illinois State Police Sexual
4Assault Evidence Collection Kit, if appropriate, assessing the
5patient for drug-facilitated or alcohol-facilitated sexual
6assault, providing an evaluation of and care for sexually
7transmitted infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),
8pregnancy risk evaluation and care, and discharge and
9follow-up healthcare planning.
10    "Pediatric health care facility" means a clinic or
11physician's office that provides medical services to patients
12under the age of 18 pediatric patients.
13    "Pediatric sexual assault survivor" means a person under
14the age of 13 who presents for medical forensic services in
15relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual
16assault.
17    "Photo documentation" means digital photographs or
18colposcope videos stored and backed up securely in the
19original file format.
20    "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine
21in all its branches.
22    "Physician assistant" has the meaning provided in Section
234 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
24    "Prepubescent sexual assault survivor" means a female who
25is under the age of 18 years and has not had a first menstrual
26cycle or a male who is under the age of 18 years and has not

 

 

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1started to develop secondary sex characteristics who presents
2for medical forensic services in relation to injuries or
3trauma resulting from a sexual assault.
4    "Qualified medical provider" means a board-certified child
5abuse pediatrician, board-eligible child abuse pediatrician, a
6sexual assault forensic examiner, or a sexual assault nurse
7examiner who has access to photo documentation tools, and who
8participates in peer review.
9    "Registered Professional Nurse" has the meaning provided
10in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
11    "Sexual assault" means:
12        (1) an act of sexual conduct; as used in this
13    paragraph, "sexual conduct" has the meaning provided under
14    Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
15        (2) any act of sexual penetration; as used in this
16    paragraph, "sexual penetration" has the meaning provided
17    under Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 and
18    includes, without limitation, acts prohibited under
19    Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of
20    2012.
21    "Sexual assault forensic examiner" means a physician or
22physician assistant who has completed training that meets or
23is substantially similar to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
24Education Guidelines established by the International
25Association of Forensic Nurses.
26    "Sexual assault nurse examiner" means an advanced practice

 

 

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1registered nurse or registered professional nurse who has
2completed a sexual assault nurse examiner training program
3that meets the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education
4Guidelines established by the International Association of
5Forensic Nurses.
6    "Sexual assault services voucher" means a document
7generated by a hospital or approved pediatric health care
8facility at the time the sexual assault survivor receives
9outpatient medical forensic services that may be used to seek
10payment for any ambulance services, medical forensic services,
11laboratory services, pharmacy services, and follow-up
12healthcare provided as a result of the sexual assault.
13    "Sexual assault survivor" means a person who presents for
14medical forensic services in relation to injuries or trauma
15resulting from a sexual assault.
16    "Sexual assault transfer plan" means a written plan
17developed by a hospital and approved by the Department, which
18describes the hospital's procedures for transferring sexual
19assault survivors to another hospital, and an approved
20pediatric health care facility, if applicable, in order to
21receive medical forensic services.
22    "Sexual assault treatment plan" means a written plan that
23describes the procedures and protocols for providing medical
24forensic services to sexual assault survivors who present
25themselves for such services, either directly or through
26transfer from a hospital or an approved pediatric health care

 

 

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1facility.
2    "Transfer hospital" means a hospital with a sexual assault
3transfer plan approved by the Department.
4    "Transfer services" means the appropriate medical
5screening examination and necessary stabilizing treatment
6prior to the transfer of a sexual assault survivor to a
7hospital or an approved pediatric health care facility that
8provides medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors
9pursuant to a sexual assault treatment plan or areawide sexual
10assault treatment plan.
11    "Treatment hospital" means a hospital with a sexual
12assault treatment plan approved by the Department to provide
13medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors who
14present with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of
15the last 7 days or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a
16specific individual and were in the care of that individual
17within a minimum of the last 7 days.
18    "Treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer"
19means a hospital with a treatment plan approved by the
20Department to provide medical forensic services to sexual
21assault survivors 13 years old or older who present with a
22complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days
23or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific
24individual and were in the care of that individual within a
25minimum of the last 7 days.
26    (b) This Section is effective on and after January 1, 2024

 

 

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12022.
2(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-634, eff. 6-5-20;
3102-22, eff. 6-25-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-674, eff.
411-30-21; revised 12-16-21.)
 
5    (410 ILCS 70/1a-1)
6    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
7    Sec. 1a-1. Definitions.
8    (a) In this Act:
9    "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the meaning
10provided in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
11    "Ambulance provider" means an individual or entity that
12owns and operates a business or service using ambulances or
13emergency medical services vehicles to transport emergency
14patients.
15    "Approved pediatric health care facility" means a health
16care facility, other than a hospital, with a sexual assault
17treatment plan approved by the Department to provide medical
18forensic services to pediatric sexual assault survivors under
19the age of 18 who present with a complaint of sexual assault
20within a minimum of the last 7 days or who have disclosed past
21sexual assault by a specific individual and were in the care of
22that individual within a minimum of the last 7 days.
23    "Approved federally qualified health center" means a
24facility as defined in Section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal
25Social Security Act with a sexual assault treatment plan

 

 

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1approved by the Department to provide medical forensic
2services to sexual assault survivors 13 years old or older who
3present with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of
4the last 7 days or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a
5specific individual and were in the care of that individual
6within a minimum of the last 7 days.
7    "Areawide sexual assault treatment plan" means a plan,
8developed by hospitals or by hospitals, approved pediatric
9health care facilities, and approved federally qualified
10health centers in a community or area to be served, which
11provides for medical forensic services to sexual assault
12survivors that shall be made available by each of the
13participating hospitals and approved pediatric health care
14facilities.
15    "Board-certified child abuse pediatrician" means a
16physician certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in
17child abuse pediatrics.
18    "Board-eligible child abuse pediatrician" means a
19physician who has completed the requirements set forth by the
20American Board of Pediatrics to take the examination for
21certification in child abuse pediatrics.
22    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
23    "Emergency contraception" means medication as approved by
24the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that can
25significantly reduce the risk of pregnancy if taken within 72
26hours after sexual assault.

 

 

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1    "Federally qualified health center" means a facility as
2defined in Section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the federal Social
3Security Act that provides primary care or sexual health
4services.
5    "Follow-up healthcare" means healthcare services related
6to a sexual assault, including laboratory services and
7pharmacy services, rendered within 90 days of the initial
8visit for medical forensic services.
9    "Health care professional" means a physician, a physician
10assistant, a sexual assault forensic examiner, an advanced
11practice registered nurse, a registered professional nurse, a
12licensed practical nurse, or a sexual assault nurse examiner.
13    "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under the Hospital
14Licensing Act or operated under the University of Illinois
15Hospital Act, any outpatient center included in the hospital's
16sexual assault treatment plan where hospital employees provide
17medical forensic services, and an out-of-state hospital that
18has consented to the jurisdiction of the Department under
19Section 2.06-1.
20    "Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection
21Kit" means a prepackaged set of materials and forms to be used
22for the collection of evidence relating to sexual assault. The
23standardized evidence collection kit for the State of Illinois
24shall be the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence
25Collection Kit.
26    "Law enforcement agency having jurisdiction" means the law

 

 

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1enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where an alleged sexual
2assault or sexual abuse occurred.
3    "Licensed practical nurse" has the meaning provided in
4Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
5    "Medical forensic services" means health care delivered to
6patients within or under the care and supervision of personnel
7working in a designated emergency department of a hospital,
8approved pediatric health care facility, or an approved
9federally qualified health centers.
10    "Medical forensic services" includes, but is not limited
11to, taking a medical history, performing photo documentation,
12performing a physical and anogenital examination, assessing
13the patient for evidence collection, collecting evidence in
14accordance with a statewide sexual assault evidence collection
15program administered by the Department of State Police using
16the Illinois State Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection
17Kit, if appropriate, assessing the patient for
18drug-facilitated or alcohol-facilitated sexual assault,
19providing an evaluation of and care for sexually transmitted
20infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), pregnancy
21risk evaluation and care, and discharge and follow-up
22healthcare planning.
23    "Pediatric health care facility" means a clinic or
24physician's office that provides medical services to patients
25under the age of 18 pediatric patients.
26    "Pediatric sexual assault survivor" means a person under

 

 

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1the age of 13 who presents for medical forensic services in
2relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual
3assault.
4    "Photo documentation" means digital photographs or
5colposcope videos stored and backed up securely in the
6original file format.
7    "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine
8in all its branches.
9    "Physician assistant" has the meaning provided in Section
104 of the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987.
11    "Prepubescent sexual assault survivor" means a female who
12is under the age of 18 years and has not had a first menstrual
13cycle or a male who is under the age of 18 years and has not
14started to develop secondary sex characteristics who presents
15for medical forensic services in relation to injuries or
16trauma resulting from a sexual assault.
17    "Qualified medical provider" means a board-certified child
18abuse pediatrician, board-eligible child abuse pediatrician, a
19sexual assault forensic examiner, or a sexual assault nurse
20examiner who has access to photo documentation tools, and who
21participates in peer review.
22    "Registered Professional Nurse" has the meaning provided
23in Section 50-10 of the Nurse Practice Act.
24    "Sexual assault" means:
25        (1) an act of sexual conduct; as used in this
26    paragraph, "sexual conduct" has the meaning provided under

 

 

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1    Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
2        (2) any act of sexual penetration; as used in this
3    paragraph, "sexual penetration" has the meaning provided
4    under Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 and
5    includes, without limitation, acts prohibited under
6    Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of
7    2012.
8    "Sexual assault forensic examiner" means a physician or
9physician assistant who has completed training that meets or
10is substantially similar to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
11Education Guidelines established by the International
12Association of Forensic Nurses.
13    "Sexual assault nurse examiner" means an advanced practice
14registered nurse or registered professional nurse who has
15completed a sexual assault nurse examiner training program
16that meets the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education
17Guidelines established by the International Association of
18Forensic Nurses.
19    "Sexual assault services voucher" means a document
20generated by a hospital or approved pediatric health care
21facility at the time the sexual assault survivor receives
22outpatient medical forensic services that may be used to seek
23payment for any ambulance services, medical forensic services,
24laboratory services, pharmacy services, and follow-up
25healthcare provided as a result of the sexual assault.
26    "Sexual assault survivor" means a person who presents for

 

 

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1medical forensic services in relation to injuries or trauma
2resulting from a sexual assault.
3    "Sexual assault transfer plan" means a written plan
4developed by a hospital and approved by the Department, which
5describes the hospital's procedures for transferring sexual
6assault survivors to another hospital, and an approved
7pediatric health care facility, if applicable, in order to
8receive medical forensic services.
9    "Sexual assault treatment plan" means a written plan that
10describes the procedures and protocols for providing medical
11forensic services to sexual assault survivors who present
12themselves for such services, either directly or through
13transfer from a hospital or an approved pediatric health care
14facility.
15    "Transfer hospital" means a hospital with a sexual assault
16transfer plan approved by the Department.
17    "Transfer services" means the appropriate medical
18screening examination and necessary stabilizing treatment
19prior to the transfer of a sexual assault survivor to a
20hospital or an approved pediatric health care facility that
21provides medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors
22pursuant to a sexual assault treatment plan or areawide sexual
23assault treatment plan.
24    "Treatment hospital" means a hospital with a sexual
25assault treatment plan approved by the Department to provide
26medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors who

 

 

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1present with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of
2the last 7 days or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a
3specific individual and were in the care of that individual
4within a minimum of the last 7 days.
5    "Treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer"
6means a hospital with a treatment plan approved by the
7Department to provide medical forensic services to sexual
8assault survivors 13 years old or older who present with a
9complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days
10or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific
11individual and were in the care of that individual within a
12minimum of the last 7 days.
13    (b) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2023.
14(Source: P.A. 101-634, eff. 6-5-20; 102-22, eff. 6-25-21;
15102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
16    (410 ILCS 70/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2)
17    Sec. 2. Hospital and approved pediatric health care
18facility requirements for sexual assault plans.
19    (a) Every hospital required to be licensed by the
20Department pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act, or operated
21under the University of Illinois Hospital Act that provides
22general medical and surgical hospital services shall provide
23either (i) transfer services to all sexual assault survivors,
24(ii) medical forensic services to all sexual assault
25survivors, or (iii) transfer services to pediatric sexual

 

 

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1assault survivors and medical forensic services to sexual
2assault survivors 13 years old or older, in accordance with
3rules adopted by the Department.
4    In addition, every such hospital, regardless of whether or
5not a request is made for reimbursement, shall submit to the
6Department a plan to provide either (i) transfer services to
7all sexual assault survivors, (ii) medical forensic services
8to all sexual assault survivors, or (iii) transfer services to
9pediatric sexual assault survivors and medical forensic
10services to sexual assault survivors 13 years old or older
11within the time frame established by the Department. The
12Department shall approve such plan for either (i) transfer
13services to all sexual assault survivors, (ii) medical
14forensic services to all sexual assault survivors, or (iii)
15transfer services to pediatric sexual assault survivors and
16medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors 13 years
17old or older, if it finds that the implementation of the
18proposed plan would provide (i) transfer services or (ii)
19medical forensic services for sexual assault survivors in
20accordance with the requirements of this Act and provide
21sufficient protections from the risk of pregnancy to sexual
22assault survivors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
23this paragraph, the Department may approve a sexual assault
24transfer plan for the provision of medical forensic services
25if:
26        (1) a treatment hospital with approved pediatric

 

 

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1    transfer has agreed, as part of an areawide treatment
2    plan, to accept sexual assault survivors 13 years of age
3    or older from the proposed transfer hospital, if the
4    treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer is
5    geographically closer to the transfer hospital than a
6    treatment hospital or another treatment hospital with
7    approved pediatric transfer and such transfer is not
8    unduly burdensome on the sexual assault survivor; and
9        (2) a treatment hospital has agreed, as a part of an
10    areawide treatment plan, to accept sexual assault
11    survivors under 13 years of age from the proposed transfer
12    hospital and transfer to the treatment hospital would not
13    unduly burden the sexual assault survivor.
14    The Department may not approve a sexual assault transfer
15plan unless a treatment hospital has agreed, as a part of an
16areawide treatment plan, to accept sexual assault survivors
17from the proposed transfer hospital and a transfer to the
18treatment hospital would not unduly burden the sexual assault
19survivor.
20    In counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the
21Department may not approve a sexual assault transfer plan for
22a hospital located within a 20-mile radius of a 4-year public
23university, not including community colleges, unless there is
24a treatment hospital with a sexual assault treatment plan
25approved by the Department within a 20-mile radius of the
264-year public university.

 

 

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1    A transfer must be in accordance with federal and State
2laws and local ordinances.
3    A treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer must
4submit an areawide treatment plan under Section 3 of this Act
5that includes a written agreement with a treatment hospital
6stating that the treatment hospital will provide medical
7forensic services to pediatric sexual assault survivors
8transferred from the treatment hospital with approved
9pediatric transfer. The areawide treatment plan may also
10include an approved pediatric health care facility.
11    A transfer hospital must submit an areawide treatment plan
12under Section 3 of this Act that includes a written agreement
13with a treatment hospital stating that the treatment hospital
14will provide medical forensic services to all sexual assault
15survivors transferred from the transfer hospital. The areawide
16treatment plan may also include an approved pediatric health
17care facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
18this paragraph, the areawide treatment plan may include a
19written agreement with a treatment hospital with approved
20pediatric transfer that is geographically closer than other
21hospitals providing medical forensic services to sexual
22assault survivors 13 years of age or older stating that the
23treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer will
24provide medical services to sexual assault survivors 13 years
25of age or older who are transferred from the transfer
26hospital. If the areawide treatment plan includes a written

 

 

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1agreement with a treatment hospital with approved pediatric
2transfer, it must also include a written agreement with a
3treatment hospital stating that the treatment hospital will
4provide medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors
5under 13 years of age who are transferred from the transfer
6hospital.
7    Beginning January 1, 2019, each treatment hospital and
8treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer shall
9ensure that emergency department attending physicians,
10physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and
11registered professional nurses providing clinical services,
12who do not meet the definition of a qualified medical provider
13in Section 1a of this Act, receive a minimum of 2 hours of
14sexual assault training by July 1, 2020 or until the treatment
15hospital or treatment hospital with approved pediatric
16transfer certifies to the Department, in a form and manner
17prescribed by the Department, that it employs or contracts
18with a qualified medical provider in accordance with
19subsection (a-7) of Section 5, whichever occurs first.
20    After July 1, 2020 or once a treatment hospital or a
21treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer certifies
22compliance with subsection (a-7) of Section 5, whichever
23occurs first, each treatment hospital and treatment hospital
24with approved pediatric transfer shall ensure that emergency
25department attending physicians, physician assistants,
26advanced practice registered nurses, and registered

 

 

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1professional nurses providing clinical services, who do not
2meet the definition of a qualified medical provider in Section
31a of this Act, receive a minimum of 2 hours of continuing
4education on responding to sexual assault survivors every 2
5years. Protocols for training shall be included in the
6hospital's sexual assault treatment plan.
7    Sexual assault training provided under this subsection may
8be provided in person or online and shall include, but not be
9limited to:
10        (1) information provided on the provision of medical
11    forensic services;
12        (2) information on the use of the Illinois Sexual
13    Assault Evidence Collection Kit;
14        (3) information on sexual assault epidemiology,
15    neurobiology of trauma, drug-facilitated sexual assault,
16    child sexual abuse, and Illinois sexual assault-related
17    laws; and
18        (4) information on the hospital's sexual
19    assault-related policies and procedures.
20    The online training made available by the Office of the
21Attorney General under subsection (b) of Section 10 may be
22used to comply with this subsection.
23    (a-5) A hospital must submit a plan to provide either (i)
24transfer services to all sexual assault survivors, (ii)
25medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors, or
26(iii) transfer services to pediatric sexual assault survivors

 

 

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1and medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors 13
2years old or older as required in subsection (a) of this
3Section within 60 days of the Department's request. Failure to
4submit a plan as described in this subsection shall subject a
5hospital to the imposition of a fine by the Department. The
6Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per day until the
7hospital submits a plan as described in this subsection.
8    (a-10) Upon receipt of a plan as described in subsection
9(a-5), the Department shall notify the hospital whether or not
10the plan is acceptable. If the Department determines that the
11plan is unacceptable, the hospital must submit a modified plan
12within 10 days of service of the notification. If the
13Department determines that the modified plan is unacceptable,
14or if the hospital fails to submit a modified plan within 10
15days, the Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per day
16until an acceptable plan has been submitted, as determined by
17the Department.
18    (b) An approved pediatric health care facility may provide
19medical forensic services, in accordance with rules adopted by
20the Department, to all pediatric sexual assault survivors
21under the age of 18 who present for medical forensic services
22in relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual
23assault. These services shall be provided by a qualified
24medical provider.
25    A pediatric health care facility must participate in or
26submit an areawide treatment plan under Section 3 of this Act

 

 

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1that includes a treatment hospital. If a pediatric health care
2facility does not provide certain medical or surgical services
3that are provided by hospitals, the areawide sexual assault
4treatment plan must include a procedure for ensuring a sexual
5assault survivor in need of such medical or surgical services
6receives the services at the treatment hospital. The areawide
7treatment plan may also include a treatment hospital with
8approved pediatric transfer.
9    The Department shall review a proposed sexual assault
10treatment plan submitted by a pediatric health care facility
11within 60 days after receipt of the plan. If the Department
12finds that the proposed plan meets the minimum requirements
13set forth in Section 5 of this Act and that implementation of
14the proposed plan would provide medical forensic services for
15pediatric sexual assault survivors under the age of 18, then
16the Department shall approve the plan. If the Department does
17not approve a plan, then the Department shall notify the
18pediatric health care facility that the proposed plan has not
19been approved. The pediatric health care facility shall have
2030 days to submit a revised plan. The Department shall review
21the revised plan within 30 days after receipt of the plan and
22notify the pediatric health care facility whether the revised
23plan is approved or rejected. A pediatric health care facility
24may not provide medical forensic services to pediatric sexual
25assault survivors under the age of 18 who present with a
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1or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific
2individual and were in the care of that individual within a
3minimum of the last 7 days until the Department has approved a
4treatment plan.
5    If an approved pediatric health care facility is not open
624 hours a day, 7 days a week, it shall post signage at each
7public entrance to its facility that:
8        (1) is at least 14 inches by 14 inches in size;
9        (2) directs those seeking services as follows: "If
10    closed, call 911 for services or go to the closest
11    hospital emergency department, (insert name) located at
12    (insert address).";
13        (3) lists the approved pediatric health care
14    facility's hours of operation;
15        (4) lists the street address of the building;
16        (5) has a black background with white bold capital
17    lettering in a clear and easy to read font that is at least
18    72-point type, and with "call 911" in at least 125-point
19    type;
20        (6) is posted clearly and conspicuously on or adjacent
21    to the door at each entrance and, if building materials
22    allow, is posted internally for viewing through glass; if
23    posted externally, the sign shall be made of
24    weather-resistant and theft-resistant materials,
25    non-removable, and adhered permanently to the building;
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1        (7) has lighting that is part of the sign itself or is
2    lit with a dedicated light that fully illuminates the
3    sign.
4    A copy of the proposed sign must be submitted to the
5Department and approved as part of the approved pediatric
6health care facility's sexual assault treatment plan.
7    (c) Each treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
8approved pediatric transfer, and approved pediatric health
9care facility must enter into a memorandum of understanding
10with a rape crisis center for medical advocacy services, if
11these services are available to the treatment hospital,
12treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer, or
13approved pediatric health care facility. With the consent of
14the sexual assault survivor, a rape crisis counselor shall
15remain in the exam room during the collection for forensic
16evidence.
17    (d) Every treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
18approved pediatric transfer, and approved pediatric health
19care facility's sexual assault treatment plan shall include
20procedures for complying with mandatory reporting requirements
21pursuant to (1) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
22(2) the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents
23Reporting Act; (3) the Adult Protective Services Act; and (iv)
24the Criminal Identification Act.
25    (e) Each treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
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1care facility shall submit to the Department every 6 months,
2in a manner prescribed by the Department, the following
3information:
4        (1) The total number of patients who presented with a
5    complaint of sexual assault.
6        (2) The total number of Illinois Sexual Assault
7    Evidence Collection Kits:
8            (A) offered to (i) all sexual assault survivors
9        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors pursuant
10        to paragraph (1.5) of subsection (a-5) of Section 5;
11            (B) completed for (i) all sexual assault survivors
12        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors; and
13            (C) declined by (i) all sexual assault survivors
14        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors.
15    This information shall be made available on the
16Department's website.
17    (f) This Section is effective on and after January 1,
182024.
19(Source: P.A. 101-73, eff. 7-12-19; 101-634, eff. 6-5-20;
20102-22, eff. 6-25-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
21    (410 ILCS 70/2-1)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
23    Sec. 2-1. Hospital, approved pediatric health care
24facility, and approved federally qualified health center
25requirements for sexual assault plans.

 

 

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1    (a) Every hospital required to be licensed by the
2Department pursuant to the Hospital Licensing Act, or operated
3under the University of Illinois Hospital Act that provides
4general medical and surgical hospital services shall provide
5either (i) transfer services to all sexual assault survivors,
6(ii) medical forensic services to all sexual assault
7survivors, or (iii) transfer services to pediatric sexual
8assault survivors and medical forensic services to sexual
9assault survivors 13 years old or older, in accordance with
10rules adopted by the Department.
11    In addition, every such hospital, regardless of whether or
12not a request is made for reimbursement, shall submit to the
13Department a plan to provide either (i) transfer services to
14all sexual assault survivors, (ii) medical forensic services
15to all sexual assault survivors, or (iii) transfer services to
16pediatric sexual assault survivors and medical forensic
17services to sexual assault survivors 13 years old or older
18within the time frame established by the Department. The
19Department shall approve such plan for either (i) transfer
20services to all sexual assault survivors, (ii) medical
21forensic services to all sexual assault survivors, or (iii)
22transfer services to pediatric sexual assault survivors and
23medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors 13 years
24old or older, if it finds that the implementation of the
25proposed plan would provide (i) transfer services or (ii)
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1accordance with the requirements of this Act and provide
2sufficient protections from the risk of pregnancy to sexual
3assault survivors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
4this paragraph, the Department may approve a sexual assault
5transfer plan for the provision of medical forensic services
6if:
7        (1) a treatment hospital with approved pediatric
8    transfer has agreed, as part of an areawide treatment
9    plan, to accept sexual assault survivors 13 years of age
10    or older from the proposed transfer hospital, if the
11    treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer is
12    geographically closer to the transfer hospital than a
13    treatment hospital or another treatment hospital with
14    approved pediatric transfer and such transfer is not
15    unduly burdensome on the sexual assault survivor; and
16        (2) a treatment hospital has agreed, as a part of an
17    areawide treatment plan, to accept sexual assault
18    survivors under 13 years of age from the proposed transfer
19    hospital and transfer to the treatment hospital would not
20    unduly burden the sexual assault survivor.
21    The Department may not approve a sexual assault transfer
22plan unless a treatment hospital has agreed, as a part of an
23areawide treatment plan, to accept sexual assault survivors
24from the proposed transfer hospital and a transfer to the
25treatment hospital would not unduly burden the sexual assault
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1    In counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the
2Department may not approve a sexual assault transfer plan for
3a hospital located within a 20-mile radius of a 4-year public
4university, not including community colleges, unless there is
5a treatment hospital with a sexual assault treatment plan
6approved by the Department within a 20-mile radius of the
74-year public university.
8    A transfer must be in accordance with federal and State
9laws and local ordinances.
10    A treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer must
11submit an areawide treatment plan under Section 3-1 of this
12Act that includes a written agreement with a treatment
13hospital stating that the treatment hospital will provide
14medical forensic services to pediatric sexual assault
15survivors transferred from the treatment hospital with
16approved pediatric transfer. The areawide treatment plan may
17also include an approved pediatric health care facility.
18    A transfer hospital must submit an areawide treatment plan
19under Section 3-1 of this Act that includes a written
20agreement with a treatment hospital stating that the treatment
21hospital will provide medical forensic services to all sexual
22assault survivors transferred from the transfer hospital. The
23areawide treatment plan may also include an approved pediatric
24health care facility. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
25in this paragraph, the areawide treatment plan may include a
26written agreement with a treatment hospital with approved

 

 

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1pediatric transfer that is geographically closer than other
2hospitals providing medical forensic services to sexual
3assault survivors 13 years of age or older stating that the
4treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer will
5provide medical services to sexual assault survivors 13 years
6of age or older who are transferred from the transfer
7hospital. If the areawide treatment plan includes a written
8agreement with a treatment hospital with approved pediatric
9transfer, it must also include a written agreement with a
10treatment hospital stating that the treatment hospital will
11provide medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors
12under 13 years of age who are transferred from the transfer
13hospital.
14    Beginning January 1, 2019, each treatment hospital and
15treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer shall
16ensure that emergency department attending physicians,
17physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, and
18registered professional nurses providing clinical services,
19who do not meet the definition of a qualified medical provider
20in Section 1a-1 of this Act, receive a minimum of 2 hours of
21sexual assault training by July 1, 2020 or until the treatment
22hospital or treatment hospital with approved pediatric
23transfer certifies to the Department, in a form and manner
24prescribed by the Department, that it employs or contracts
25with a qualified medical provider in accordance with
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1    After July 1, 2020 or once a treatment hospital or a
2treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer certifies
3compliance with subsection (a-7) of Section 5-1, whichever
4occurs first, each treatment hospital and treatment hospital
5with approved pediatric transfer shall ensure that emergency
6department attending physicians, physician assistants,
7advanced practice registered nurses, and registered
8professional nurses providing clinical services, who do not
9meet the definition of a qualified medical provider in Section
101a-1 of this Act, receive a minimum of 2 hours of continuing
11education on responding to sexual assault survivors every 2
12years. Protocols for training shall be included in the
13hospital's sexual assault treatment plan.
14    Sexual assault training provided under this subsection may
15be provided in person or online and shall include, but not be
16limited to:
17        (1) information provided on the provision of medical
18    forensic services;
19        (2) information on the use of the Illinois Sexual
20    Assault Evidence Collection Kit;
21        (3) information on sexual assault epidemiology,
22    neurobiology of trauma, drug-facilitated sexual assault,
23    child sexual abuse, and Illinois sexual assault-related
24    laws; and
25        (4) information on the hospital's sexual
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1    The online training made available by the Office of the
2Attorney General under subsection (b) of Section 10-1 may be
3used to comply with this subsection.
4    (a-5) A hospital must submit a plan to provide either (i)
5transfer services to all sexual assault survivors, (ii)
6medical forensic services to all sexual assault survivors, or
7(iii) transfer services to pediatric sexual assault survivors
8and medical forensic services to sexual assault survivors 13
9years old or older as required in subsection (a) of this
10Section within 60 days of the Department's request. Failure to
11submit a plan as described in this subsection shall subject a
12hospital to the imposition of a fine by the Department. The
13Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per day until the
14hospital submits a plan as described in this subsection. No
15fine shall be taken or assessed until 12 months after the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
17Assembly.
18    (a-10) Upon receipt of a plan as described in subsection
19(a-5), the Department shall notify the hospital whether or not
20the plan is acceptable. If the Department determines that the
21plan is unacceptable, the hospital must submit a modified plan
22within 10 days of service of the notification. If the
23Department determines that the modified plan is unacceptable,
24or if the hospital fails to submit a modified plan within 10
25days, the Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per day
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1the Department. No fine shall be taken or assessed until 12
2months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
3102nd General Assembly.
4    (b) An approved pediatric health care facility may provide
5medical forensic services, in accordance with rules adopted by
6the Department, to all pediatric sexual assault survivors
7under the age of 18 who present for medical forensic services
8in relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual
9assault. These services shall be provided by a qualified
10medical provider.
11    A pediatric health care facility must participate in or
12submit an areawide treatment plan under Section 3-1 of this
13Act that includes a treatment hospital. If a pediatric health
14care facility does not provide certain medical or surgical
15services that are provided by hospitals, the areawide sexual
16assault treatment plan must include a procedure for ensuring a
17sexual assault survivor in need of such medical or surgical
18services receives the services at the treatment hospital. The
19areawide treatment plan may also include a treatment hospital
20with approved pediatric transfer.
21    The Department shall review a proposed sexual assault
22treatment plan submitted by a pediatric health care facility
23within 60 days after receipt of the plan. If the Department
24finds that the proposed plan meets the minimum requirements
25set forth in Section 5-1 of this Act and that implementation of
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1pediatric sexual assault survivors under the age of 18, then
2the Department shall approve the plan. If the Department does
3not approve a plan, then the Department shall notify the
4pediatric health care facility that the proposed plan has not
5been approved. The pediatric health care facility shall have
630 days to submit a revised plan. The Department shall review
7the revised plan within 30 days after receipt of the plan and
8notify the pediatric health care facility whether the revised
9plan is approved or rejected. A pediatric health care facility
10may not provide medical forensic services to pediatric sexual
11assault survivors under the age of 18 who present with a
12complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days
13or who have disclosed past sexual assault by a specific
14individual and were in the care of that individual within a
15minimum of the last 7 days until the Department has approved a
16treatment plan.
17    If an approved pediatric health care facility is not open
1824 hours a day, 7 days a week, it shall post signage at each
19public entrance to its facility that:
20        (1) is at least 14 inches by 14 inches in size;
21        (2) directs those seeking services as follows: "If
22    closed, call 911 for services or go to the closest
23    hospital emergency department, (insert name) located at
24    (insert address).";
25        (3) lists the approved pediatric health care
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1        (4) lists the street address of the building;
2        (5) has a black background with white bold capital
3    lettering in a clear and easy to read font that is at least
4    72-point type, and with "call 911" in at least 125-point
5    type;
6        (6) is posted clearly and conspicuously on or adjacent
7    to the door at each entrance and, if building materials
8    allow, is posted internally for viewing through glass; if
9    posted externally, the sign shall be made of
10    weather-resistant and theft-resistant materials,
11    non-removable, and adhered permanently to the building;
12    and
13        (7) has lighting that is part of the sign itself or is
14    lit with a dedicated light that fully illuminates the
15    sign.
16    (b-5) An approved federally qualified health center may
17provide medical forensic services, in accordance with rules
18adopted by the Department, to all sexual assault survivors 13
19years old or older who present for medical forensic services
20in relation to injuries or trauma resulting from a sexual
21assault during the duration, and 90 days thereafter, of a
22proclamation issued by the Governor declaring a disaster, or a
23successive proclamation regarding the same disaster, in all
24102 counties due to a public health emergency. These services
25shall be provided by (i) a qualified medical provider,
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1registered nurse who has received a minimum of 10 hours of
2sexual assault training provided by a qualified medical
3provider on current Illinois legislation, how to properly
4perform a medical forensic examination, evidence collection,
5drug and alcohol facilitated sexual assault, and forensic
6photography and has all documentation and photos peer reviewed
7by a qualified medical provider or (ii) until the federally
8qualified health care center certifies to the Department, in a
9form and manner prescribed by the Department, that it employs
10or contracts with a qualified medical provider in accordance
11with subsection (a-7) of Section 5-1, whichever occurs first.
12    A federally qualified health center must participate in or
13submit an areawide treatment plan under Section 3-1 of this
14Act that includes a treatment hospital. If a federally
15qualified health center does not provide certain medical or
16surgical services that are provided by hospitals, the areawide
17sexual assault treatment plan must include a procedure for
18ensuring a sexual assault survivor in need of such medical or
19surgical services receives the services at the treatment
20hospital. The areawide treatment plan may also include a
21treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer or an
22approved pediatric health care facility.
23    The Department shall review a proposed sexual assault
24treatment plan submitted by a federally qualified health
25center within 14 days after receipt of the plan. If the
26Department finds that the proposed plan meets the minimum

 

 

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1requirements set forth in Section 5-1 and that implementation
2of the proposed plan would provide medical forensic services
3for sexual assault survivors 13 years old or older, then the
4Department shall approve the plan. If the Department does not
5approve a plan, then the Department shall notify the federally
6qualified health center that the proposed plan has not been
7approved. The federally qualified health center shall have 14
8days to submit a revised plan. The Department shall review the
9revised plan within 14 days after receipt of the plan and
10notify the federally qualified health center whether the
11revised plan is approved or rejected. A federally qualified
12health center may not (i) provide medical forensic services to
13sexual assault survivors 13 years old or older who present
14with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of the
15previous 7 days or (ii) who have disclosed past sexual assault
16by a specific individual and were in the care of that
17individual within a minimum of the previous 7 days until the
18Department has approved a treatment plan.
19    If an approved federally qualified health center is not
20open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it shall post signage at
21each public entrance to its facility that:
22        (1) is at least 14 inches by 14 inches in size;
23        (2) directs those seeking services as follows: "If
24    closed, call 911 for services or go to the closest
25    hospital emergency department, (insert name) located at
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1        (3) lists the approved federally qualified health
2    center's hours of operation;
3        (4) lists the street address of the building;
4        (5) has a black background with white bold capital
5    lettering in a clear and easy to read font that is at least
6    72-point type, and with "call 911" in at least 125-point
7    type;
8        (6) is posted clearly and conspicuously on or adjacent
9    to the door at each entrance and, if building materials
10    allow, is posted internally for viewing through glass; if
11    posted externally, the sign shall be made of
12    weather-resistant and theft-resistant materials,
13    non-removable, and adhered permanently to the building;
14    and
15        (7) has lighting that is part of the sign itself or is
16    lit with a dedicated light that fully illuminates the
17    sign.
18    A copy of the proposed sign must be submitted to the
19Department and approved as part of the approved federally
20qualified health center's sexual assault treatment plan.
21    (c) Each treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
22approved pediatric transfer, approved pediatric health care
23facility, and approved federally qualified health center must
24enter into a memorandum of understanding with a rape crisis
25center for medical advocacy services, if these services are
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1approved pediatric transfer, approved pediatric health care
2facility, or approved federally qualified health center. With
3the consent of the sexual assault survivor, a rape crisis
4counselor shall remain in the exam room during the collection
5for forensic evidence.
6    (d) Every treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
7approved pediatric transfer, approved pediatric health care
8facility, and approved federally qualified health center's
9sexual assault treatment plan shall include procedures for
10complying with mandatory reporting requirements pursuant to
11(1) the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act; (2) the
12Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents
13Reporting Act; (3) the Adult Protective Services Act; and (iv)
14the Criminal Identification Act.
15    (e) Each treatment hospital, treatment hospital with
16approved pediatric transfer, approved pediatric health care
17facility, and approved federally qualified health center shall
18submit to the Department every 6 months, in a manner
19prescribed by the Department, the following information:
20        (1) The total number of patients who presented with a
21    complaint of sexual assault.
22        (2) The total number of Illinois Sexual Assault
23    Evidence Collection Kits:
24            (A) offered to (i) all sexual assault survivors
25        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors pursuant
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1            (B) completed for (i) all sexual assault survivors
2        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors; and
3            (C) declined by (i) all sexual assault survivors
4        and (ii) pediatric sexual assault survivors.
5    This information shall be made available on the
6Department's website.
7    (f) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2023.
8(Source: P.A. 101-634, eff. 6-5-20; 102-22, eff. 6-25-21;
9102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
10    (410 ILCS 70/2.1)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-2.1)
11    Sec. 2.1. Plan of correction; penalties.
12    (a) If the Department surveyor determines that the
13hospital or approved pediatric health care facility is not in
14compliance with its approved plan, the surveyor shall provide
15the hospital or approved pediatric health care facility with a
16written list of the specific items of noncompliance within 10
17working days after the conclusion of the on-site review. The
18hospital shall have 10 working days to submit to the
19Department a plan of correction which contains the hospital's
20or approved pediatric health care facility's specific
21proposals for correcting the items of noncompliance. The
22Department shall review the plan of correction and notify the
23hospital in writing within 10 working days as to whether the
24plan is acceptable or unacceptable.
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1unacceptable, the hospital or approved pediatric health care
2facility shall have 10 working days to resubmit an acceptable
3Plan of Correction. Upon notification that its Plan of
4Correction is acceptable, a hospital or approved pediatric
5health care facility shall implement the Plan of Correction
6within 60 days.
7    (b) The failure of a hospital to submit an acceptable Plan
8of Correction or to implement the Plan of Correction, within
9the time frames required in this Section, will subject a
10hospital to the imposition of a fine by the Department. The
11Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per day until a
12hospital complies with the requirements of this Section. If a
13hospital submits 2 Plans of Correction that are found to not be
14acceptable by the Department, the hospital shall become
15subject to the imposition of a fine by the Department.
16    If an approved pediatric health care facility fails to
17submit an acceptable Plan of Correction or to implement the
18Plan of Correction within the time frames required in this
19Section, then the Department shall notify the approved
20pediatric health care facility that the approved pediatric
21health care facility may not provide medical forensic services
22under this Act. The Department may impose a fine of up to $500
23per patient provided services in violation of this Act. If an
24approved pediatric facility submits 2 Plans of Correction that
25are found to not be acceptable by the Department, the approved
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1imposition of a fine by the Department and the termination of
2its approved sexual assault treatment plan.
3    (c) Before imposing a fine pursuant to this Section, the
4Department shall provide the hospital or approved pediatric
5health care facility via certified mail with written notice
6and an opportunity for an administrative hearing. Such hearing
7must be requested within 10 working days after receipt of the
8Department's Notice. All hearings shall be conducted in
9accordance with the Department's rules in administrative
10hearings.
11    (d) This Section is effective on and after January 1,
122024.
13(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-634, eff. 6-5-20;
14102-22, eff. 6-25-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
15    (410 ILCS 70/2.1-1)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
17    Sec. 2.1-1. Plan of correction; penalties.
18    (a) If the Department surveyor determines that the
19hospital, approved pediatric health care facility, or approved
20federally qualified health center is not in compliance with
21its approved plan, the surveyor shall provide the hospital,
22approved pediatric health care facility, or approved federally
23qualified health center with a written list of the specific
24items of noncompliance within 10 working days after the
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1pediatric health care facility, or approved federally
2qualified health center shall have 10 working days to submit
3to the Department a plan of correction which contains the
4hospital's, approved pediatric health care facility's, or
5approved federally qualified health center's specific
6proposals for correcting the items of noncompliance. The
7Department shall review the plan of correction and notify the
8hospital, approved pediatric health care facility, or approved
9federally qualified health center in writing within 10 working
10days as to whether the plan is acceptable or unacceptable.
11    If the Department finds the Plan of Correction
12unacceptable, the hospital, approved pediatric health care
13facility, or approved federally qualified health center shall
14have 10 working days to resubmit an acceptable Plan of
15Correction. Upon notification that its Plan of Correction is
16acceptable, a hospital, approved pediatric health care
17facility, or approved federally qualified health center shall
18implement the Plan of Correction within 60 days.
19    (b) The failure of a hospital to submit an acceptable Plan
20of Correction or to implement the Plan of Correction, within
21the time frames required in this Section, will subject a
22hospital to the imposition of a fine by the Department. If a
23hospital submits 2 Plans of Correction that are found to not be
24acceptable by the Department, the facility shall become
25subject to the imposition of a fine by the Department. The
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1hospital complies with the requirements of this Section. No
2fine shall be taken or assessed until 12 months after the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
4Assembly.
5    If an approved pediatric health care facility or approved
6federally qualified health center fails to submit an
7acceptable Plan of Correction or to implement the Plan of
8Correction within the time frames required in this Section,
9then the Department shall notify the approved pediatric health
10care facility or approved federally qualified health center
11that the approved pediatric health care facility or approved
12federally qualified health center may not provide medical
13forensic services under this Act. If an approved pediatric
14health care facility or approved federally qualified health
15center submits 2 Plans of Correction that are found to not be
16acceptable by the Department, the facility shall become
17subject to the imposition of a fine by the Department and the
18termination of its approved sexual assault treatment plan. The
19Department may impose a fine of up to $500 per patient provided
20services in violation of this Act. No fine shall be taken or
21assessed until 12 months after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
23    (c) Before imposing a fine pursuant to this Section, the
24Department shall provide the hospital, or approved pediatric
25health care facility, or approved federally qualified health
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1opportunity for an administrative hearing. Such hearing must
2be requested within 10 working days after receipt of the
3Department's Notice. All hearings shall be conducted in
4accordance with the Department's rules in administrative
5hearings.
6    (d) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2023.
7(Source: P.A. 101-634, eff. 6-5-20; 102-22, eff. 6-25-21;
8102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
9    (410 ILCS 70/5)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5)
10    Sec. 5. Minimum requirements for medical forensic services
11provided to sexual assault survivors by hospitals and approved
12pediatric health care facilities.
13    (a) Every hospital and approved pediatric health care
14facility providing medical forensic services to sexual assault
15survivors under this Act shall, as minimum requirements for
16such services, provide, with the consent of the sexual assault
17survivor, and as ordered by the attending physician, an
18advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant,
19the services set forth in subsection (a-5).
20    A Beginning January 1, 2023, a qualified medical provider
21must provide the services set forth in subsection (a-5).
22    (a-5) A treatment hospital, a treatment hospital with
23approved pediatric transfer, or an approved pediatric health
24care facility shall provide the following services in
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1        (1) Appropriate medical forensic services without
2    delay, in a private, age-appropriate or
3    developmentally-appropriate space, required to ensure the
4    health, safety, and welfare of a sexual assault survivor
5    and which may be used as evidence in a criminal proceeding
6    against a person accused of the sexual assault, in a
7    proceeding under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or in an
8    investigation under the Abused and Neglected Child
9    Reporting Act.
10        Records of medical forensic services, including
11    results of examinations and tests, the Illinois State
12    Police Medical Forensic Documentation Forms, the Illinois
13    State Police Patient Discharge Materials, and the Illinois
14    State Police Patient Consent: Collect and Test Evidence or
15    Collect and Hold Evidence Form, shall be maintained by the
16    hospital or approved pediatric health care facility as
17    part of the patient's electronic medical record.
18        Records of medical forensic services of sexual assault
19    survivors under the age of 18 shall be retained by the
20    hospital for a period of 60 years after the sexual assault
21    survivor reaches the age of 18. Records of medical
22    forensic services of sexual assault survivors 18 years of
23    age or older shall be retained by the hospital for a period
24    of 20 years after the date the record was created.
25        Records of medical forensic services may only be
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1    and other State and federal law.
2        (1.5) An offer to complete the Illinois Sexual Assault
3    Evidence Collection Kit for any sexual assault survivor
4    who presents within a minimum of the last 7 days of the
5    assault or who has disclosed past sexual assault by a
6    specific individual and was in the care of that individual
7    within a minimum of the last 7 days.
8            (A) Appropriate oral and written information
9        concerning evidence-based guidelines for the
10        appropriateness of evidence collection depending on
11        the sexual development of the sexual assault survivor,
12        the type of sexual assault, and the timing of the
13        sexual assault shall be provided to the sexual assault
14        survivor. Evidence collection is encouraged for
15        prepubescent sexual assault survivors who present to a
16        hospital or approved pediatric health care facility
17        with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of
18        96 hours after the sexual assault.
19            Before January 1, 2023, the information required
20        under this subparagraph shall be provided in person by
21        the health care professional providing medical
22        forensic services directly to the sexual assault
23        survivor.
24            The On and after January 1, 2023, the information
25        required under this subparagraph shall be provided in
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1        medical forensic services directly to the sexual
2        assault survivor.
3            The written information provided shall be the
4        information created in accordance with Section 10 of
5        this Act.
6            (B) Following the discussion regarding the
7        evidence-based guidelines for evidence collection in
8        accordance with subparagraph (A), evidence collection
9        must be completed at the sexual assault survivor's
10        request. A sexual assault nurse examiner conducting an
11        examination using the Illinois State Police Sexual
12        Assault Evidence Collection Kit may do so without the
13        presence or participation of a physician.
14        (2) Appropriate oral and written information
15    concerning the possibility of infection, sexually
16    transmitted infection, including an evaluation of the
17    sexual assault survivor's risk of contracting human
18    immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from sexual assault, and
19    pregnancy resulting from sexual assault.
20        (3) Appropriate oral and written information
21    concerning accepted medical procedures, laboratory tests,
22    medication, and possible contraindications of such
23    medication available for the prevention or treatment of
24    infection or disease resulting from sexual assault.
25        (3.5) After a medical evidentiary or physical
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1    showering facilities are unavailable.
2        (4) An amount of medication, including HIV
3    prophylaxis, for treatment at the hospital or approved
4    pediatric health care facility and after discharge as is
5    deemed appropriate by the attending physician, an advanced
6    practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant in
7    accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and
8    Prevention guidelines and consistent with the hospital's
9    or approved pediatric health care facility's current
10    approved protocol for sexual assault survivors.
11        (5) Photo documentation of the sexual assault
12    survivor's injuries, anatomy involved in the assault, or
13    other visible evidence on the sexual assault survivor's
14    body to supplement the medical forensic history and
15    written documentation of physical findings and evidence
16    beginning July 1, 2019. Photo documentation does not
17    replace written documentation of the injury.
18        (6) Written and oral instructions indicating the need
19    for follow-up examinations and laboratory tests after the
20    sexual assault to determine the presence or absence of
21    sexually transmitted infection.
22        (7) Referral by hospital or approved pediatric health
23    care facility personnel for appropriate counseling.
24        (8) Medical advocacy services provided by a rape
25    crisis counselor whose communications are protected under
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1    is a memorandum of understanding between the hospital or
2    approved pediatric health care facility and a rape crisis
3    center. With the consent of the sexual assault survivor, a
4    rape crisis counselor shall remain in the exam room during
5    the medical forensic examination.
6        (9) Written information regarding services provided by
7    a Children's Advocacy Center and rape crisis center, if
8    applicable.
9        (10) A treatment hospital, a treatment hospital with
10    approved pediatric transfer, an out-of-state hospital as
11    defined in Section 5.4, or an approved pediatric health
12    care facility shall comply with the rules relating to the
13    collection and tracking of sexual assault evidence adopted
14    by the Illinois State Police under Section 50 of the
15    Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
16        (11) Written information regarding the Illinois State
17    Police sexual assault evidence tracking system.
18    (a-7) Every By January 1, 2023, every hospital with a
19treatment plan approved by the Department shall employ or
20contract with a qualified medical provider to initiate medical
21forensic services to a sexual assault survivor within 90
22minutes of the patient presenting to the treatment hospital or
23treatment hospital with approved pediatric transfer. The
24provision of medical forensic services by a qualified medical
25provider shall not delay the provision of life-saving medical
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1    (b) Any person who is a sexual assault survivor who seeks
2medical forensic services or follow-up healthcare under this
3Act shall be provided such services without the consent of any
4parent, guardian, custodian, surrogate, or agent. If a sexual
5assault survivor is unable to consent to medical forensic
6services, the services may be provided under the Consent by
7Minors to Health Care Services Medical Procedures Act, the
8Health Care Surrogate Act, or other applicable State and
9federal laws.
10    (b-5) Every hospital or approved pediatric health care
11facility providing medical forensic services to sexual assault
12survivors shall issue a voucher to any sexual assault survivor
13who is eligible to receive one in accordance with Section 5.2
14of this Act. The hospital shall make a copy of the voucher and
15place it in the medical record of the sexual assault survivor.
16The hospital shall provide a copy of the voucher to the sexual
17assault survivor after discharge upon request.
18    (c) Nothing in this Section creates a physician-patient
19relationship that extends beyond discharge from the hospital
20or approved pediatric health care facility.
21    (d) This Section is effective on and after January 1, 2024
222022.
23(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19;
24101-634, eff. 6-5-20; 102-22, eff. 6-25-21; 102-538, eff.
258-20-21; 102-674, eff. 11-30-21; revised 12-16-21.)
 

 

 

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1    (410 ILCS 70/5-1)
2    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
3    Sec. 5-1. Minimum requirements for medical forensic
4services provided to sexual assault survivors by hospitals,
5approved pediatric health care facilities, and approved
6federally qualified health centers.
7    (a) Every hospital, approved pediatric health care
8facility, and approved federally qualified health center
9providing medical forensic services to sexual assault
10survivors under this Act shall, as minimum requirements for
11such services, provide, with the consent of the sexual assault
12survivor, and as ordered by the attending physician, an
13advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant,
14the services set forth in subsection (a-5).
15    Beginning January 1, 2023, a qualified medical provider
16must provide the services set forth in subsection (a-5).
17    (a-5) A treatment hospital, a treatment hospital with
18approved pediatric transfer, or an approved pediatric health
19care facility, or an approved federally qualified health
20center shall provide the following services in accordance with
21subsection (a):
22        (1) Appropriate medical forensic services without
23    delay, in a private, age-appropriate or
24    developmentally-appropriate space, required to ensure the
25    health, safety, and welfare of a sexual assault survivor
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1    against a person accused of the sexual assault, in a
2    proceeding under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, or in an
3    investigation under the Abused and Neglected Child
4    Reporting Act.
5        Records of medical forensic services, including
6    results of examinations and tests, the Illinois State
7    Police Medical Forensic Documentation Forms, the Illinois
8    State Police Patient Discharge Materials, and the Illinois
9    State Police Patient Consent: Collect and Test Evidence or
10    Collect and Hold Evidence Form, shall be maintained by the
11    hospital or approved pediatric health care facility as
12    part of the patient's electronic medical record.
13        Records of medical forensic services of sexual assault
14    survivors under the age of 18 shall be retained by the
15    hospital for a period of 60 years after the sexual assault
16    survivor reaches the age of 18. Records of medical
17    forensic services of sexual assault survivors 18 years of
18    age or older shall be retained by the hospital for a period
19    of 20 years after the date the record was created.
20        Records of medical forensic services may only be
21    disseminated in accordance with Section 6.5-1 of this Act
22    and other State and federal law.
23        (1.5) An offer to complete the Illinois Sexual Assault
24    Evidence Collection Kit for any sexual assault survivor
25    who presents within a minimum of the last 7 days of the
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1    specific individual and was in the care of that individual
2    within a minimum of the last 7 days.
3            (A) Appropriate oral and written information
4        concerning evidence-based guidelines for the
5        appropriateness of evidence collection depending on
6        the sexual development of the sexual assault survivor,
7        the type of sexual assault, and the timing of the
8        sexual assault shall be provided to the sexual assault
9        survivor. Evidence collection is encouraged for
10        prepubescent sexual assault survivors who present to a
11        hospital or approved pediatric health care facility
12        with a complaint of sexual assault within a minimum of
13        96 hours after the sexual assault.
14            Before January 1, 2023, the information required
15        under this subparagraph shall be provided in person by
16        the health care professional providing medical
17        forensic services directly to the sexual assault
18        survivor.
19            On and after January 1, 2023, the information
20        required under this subparagraph shall be provided in
21        person by the qualified medical provider providing
22        medical forensic services directly to the sexual
23        assault survivor.
24            The written information provided shall be the
25        information created in accordance with Section 10-1 of
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1            (B) Following the discussion regarding the
2        evidence-based guidelines for evidence collection in
3        accordance with subparagraph (A), evidence collection
4        must be completed at the sexual assault survivor's
5        request. A sexual assault nurse examiner conducting an
6        examination using the Illinois State Police Sexual
7        Assault Evidence Collection Kit may do so without the
8        presence or participation of a physician.
9        (2) Appropriate oral and written information
10    concerning the possibility of infection, sexually
11    transmitted infection, including an evaluation of the
12    sexual assault survivor's risk of contracting human
13    immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from sexual assault, and
14    pregnancy resulting from sexual assault.
15        (3) Appropriate oral and written information
16    concerning accepted medical procedures, laboratory tests,
17    medication, and possible contraindications of such
18    medication available for the prevention or treatment of
19    infection or disease resulting from sexual assault.
20        (3.5) After a medical evidentiary or physical
21    examination, access to a shower at no cost, unless
22    showering facilities are unavailable.
23        (4) An amount of medication, including HIV
24    prophylaxis, for treatment at the hospital or approved
25    pediatric health care facility and after discharge as is
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1    practice registered nurse, or a physician assistant in
2    accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and
3    Prevention guidelines and consistent with the hospital's
4    or approved pediatric health care facility's current
5    approved protocol for sexual assault survivors.
6        (5) Photo documentation of the sexual assault
7    survivor's injuries, anatomy involved in the assault, or
8    other visible evidence on the sexual assault survivor's
9    body to supplement the medical forensic history and
10    written documentation of physical findings and evidence
11    beginning July 1, 2019. Photo documentation does not
12    replace written documentation of the injury.
13        (6) Written and oral instructions indicating the need
14    for follow-up examinations and laboratory tests after the
15    sexual assault to determine the presence or absence of
16    sexually transmitted infection.
17        (7) Referral by hospital or approved pediatric health
18    care facility personnel for appropriate counseling.
19        (8) Medical advocacy services provided by a rape
20    crisis counselor whose communications are protected under
21    Section 8-802.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if there
22    is a memorandum of understanding between the hospital or
23    approved pediatric health care facility and a rape crisis
24    center. With the consent of the sexual assault survivor, a
25    rape crisis counselor shall remain in the exam room during
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1        (9) Written information regarding services provided by
2    a Children's Advocacy Center and rape crisis center, if
3    applicable.
4        (10) A treatment hospital, a treatment hospital with
5    approved pediatric transfer, an out-of-state hospital as
6    defined in Section 5.4, or an approved pediatric health
7    care facility shall comply with the rules relating to the
8    collection and tracking of sexual assault evidence adopted
9    by the Department of State Police under Section 50 of the
10    Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
11        (11) Written information regarding the Illinois State
12    Police sexual assault evidence tracking system.
13    (a-7) By January 1, 2023, every hospital with a treatment
14plan approved by the Department shall employ or contract with
15a qualified medical provider to initiate medical forensic
16services to a sexual assault survivor within 90 minutes of the
17patient presenting to the treatment hospital or treatment
18hospital with approved pediatric transfer. The provision of
19medical forensic services by a qualified medical provider
20shall not delay the provision of life-saving medical care.
21    (b) Any person who is a sexual assault survivor who seeks
22medical forensic services or follow-up healthcare under this
23Act shall be provided such services without the consent of any
24parent, guardian, custodian, surrogate, or agent. If a sexual
25assault survivor is unable to consent to medical forensic
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1Minors to Health Care Services Medical Procedures Act, the
2Health Care Surrogate Act, or other applicable State and
3federal laws.
4    (b-5) Every hospital, approved pediatric health care
5facility, or approved federally qualified health center
6providing medical forensic services to sexual assault
7survivors shall issue a voucher to any sexual assault survivor
8who is eligible to receive one in accordance with Section
95.2-1 of this Act. The hospital, approved pediatric health
10care facility, or approved federally qualified health center
11shall make a copy of the voucher and place it in the medical
12record of the sexual assault survivor. The hospital, approved
13pediatric health care facility, or approved federally
14qualified health center shall provide a copy of the voucher to
15the sexual assault survivor after discharge upon request.
16    (c) Nothing in this Section creates a physician-patient
17relationship that extends beyond discharge from the hospital,
18or approved pediatric health care facility, or approved
19federally qualified health center.
20    (d) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2023.
21(Source: P.A. 101-634, eff. 6-5-20; 102-22, eff. 6-25-21;
22102-674, eff. 11-30-21.)
 
23    (410 ILCS 70/5.4)
24    Sec. 5.4. Out-of-state hospitals.
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1a patient in need of medical services from a hospital that has
2been designated as a trauma center by the Department in
3accordance with Section 3.90 of the Emergency Medical Services
4(EMS) Systems Act.
5    (b) A transfer hospital, treatment hospital with approved
6pediatric transfer, or approved pediatric health care facility
7may transfer a sexual assault survivor to an out-of-state
8hospital that is located in a county that borders Illinois has
9been designated as a trauma center by the Department under
10Section 3.90 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems
11Act if the out-of-state hospital: (1) submits an areawide
12treatment plan approved by the Department; and (2) has
13certified the following to the Department in a form and manner
14prescribed by the Department that the out-of-state hospital
15will:
16        (i) consent to the jurisdiction of the Department in
17    accordance with Section 2.06 of this Act;
18        (ii) comply with all requirements of this Act
19    applicable to treatment hospitals, including, but not
20    limited to, offering evidence collection to any Illinois
21    sexual assault survivor who presents with a complaint of
22    sexual assault within a minimum of the last 7 days or who
23    has disclosed past sexual assault by a specific individual
24    and was in the care of that individual within a minimum of
25    the last 7 days and not billing the sexual assault
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1    follow-up healthcare;
2        (iii) use an Illinois State Police Sexual Assault
3    Evidence Collection Kit to collect forensic evidence from
4    an Illinois sexual assault survivor;
5        (iv) ensure its staff cooperates with Illinois law
6    enforcement agencies and are responsive to subpoenas
7    issued by Illinois courts; and
8        (v) provide appropriate transportation upon the
9    completion of medical forensic services back to the
10    transfer hospital or treatment hospital with pediatric
11    transfer where the sexual assault survivor initially
12    presented seeking medical forensic services, unless the
13    sexual assault survivor chooses to arrange his or her own
14    transportation.
15    (c) Subsection (b) of this Section is inoperative on and
16after January 1, 2029 2024.
17(Source: P.A. 100-775, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
18    (410 ILCS 70/9.5)
19    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
20    Sec. 9.5. Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services
21Implementation Task Force.
22    (a) The Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Services
23Implementation Task Force is created to assist hospitals and
24approved pediatric health care facilities with the
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1the l00th General Assembly. The Task Force shall consist of
2the following members, who shall serve without compensation:
3        (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the
4    President of the Senate, who may designate an alternate
5    member;
6        (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
7    Leader of the Senate, who may designate an alternate
8    member;
9        (3) one member of the House of Representatives
10    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
11    who may designate an alternate member;
12        (4) one member of the House of Representatives
13    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
14    Representatives, who may designate an alternate member;
15        (5) two members representing the Office of the
16    Attorney General appointed by the Attorney General, one of
17    whom shall be the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
18    Coordinator for the State of Illinois;
19        (6) one member representing the Department of Public
20    Health appointed by the Director of Public Health;
21        (7) one member representing the Illinois State Police
22    appointed by the Director of the Illinois State Police;
23        (8) one member representing the Department of
24    Healthcare and Family Services appointed by the Director
25    of Healthcare and Family Services;
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1    the head of a statewide organization representing the
2    interests of hospitals in Illinois, at least one of whom
3    shall represent small and rural hospitals and at least one
4    of these members shall represent urban hospitals;
5        (10) one member representing physicians appointed by
6    the head of a statewide organization representing the
7    interests of physicians in Illinois;
8        (11) one member representing emergency physicians
9    appointed by the head of a statewide organization
10    representing the interests of emergency physicians in
11    Illinois;
12        (12) two members representing child abuse
13    pediatricians appointed by the head of a statewide
14    organization representing the interests of child abuse
15    pediatricians in Illinois, at least one of whom shall
16    represent child abuse pediatricians providing medical
17    forensic services in rural locations and at least one of
18    whom shall represent child abuse pediatricians providing
19    medical forensic services in urban locations;
20        (13) one member representing nurses appointed by the
21    head of a statewide organization representing the
22    interests of nurses in Illinois;
23        (14) two members representing sexual assault nurse
24    examiners appointed by the head of a statewide
25    organization representing the interests of forensic nurses
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1    pediatric/adolescent sexual assault nurse examiners and at
2    least one of these members shall represent
3    adult/adolescent sexual assault nurse examiners;
4        (15) one member representing State's Attorneys
5    appointed by the head of a statewide organization
6    representing the interests of State's Attorneys in
7    Illinois;
8        (16) three members representing sexual assault
9    survivors appointed by the head of a statewide
10    organization representing the interests of sexual assault
11    survivors and rape crisis centers, at least one of whom
12    shall represent rural rape crisis centers and at least one
13    of whom shall represent urban rape crisis centers; and
14        (17) two members one member representing children's
15    advocacy centers appointed by the head of a statewide
16    organization representing the interests of children's
17    advocacy centers in Illinois, one of whom represents rural
18    child advocacy centers and one of whom represents urban
19    child advocacy centers.
20    The members representing the Office of the Attorney
21General and the Department of Public Health shall serve as
22co-chairpersons of the Task Force. The Office of the Attorney
23General shall provide administrative and other support to the
24Task Force.
25    (b) The first meeting of the Task Force shall be called by
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1date of this Section.
2    (c) The goals of the Task Force shall include, but not be
3limited to, the following:
4        (1) to facilitate the development of areawide
5    treatment plans among hospitals and pediatric health care
6    facilities;
7        (2) to facilitate the development of on-call systems
8    of qualified medical providers and assist hospitals with
9    the development of plans to employ or contract with a
10    qualified medical provider to initiate medical forensic
11    services to a sexual assault survivor within 90 minutes of
12    the patient presenting to the hospital as required in
13    subsection (a-7) of Section 5;
14        (3) to identify photography and storage options for
15    hospitals to comply with the photo documentation
16    requirements in Sections 5 and 5.1;
17        (4) to develop a model written agreement for use by
18    rape crisis centers, hospitals, and approved pediatric
19    health care facilities with sexual assault treatment plans
20    to comply with subsection (c) of Section 2;
21        (5) to develop and distribute educational information
22    regarding the implementation of this Act to hospitals,
23    health care providers, rape crisis centers, children's
24    advocacy centers, State's Attorney's offices;
25        (6) to examine the role of telemedicine in the
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1    to develop recommendations for statutory change and
2    standards and procedures for the use of telemedicine to be
3    adopted by the Department;
4        (7) to seek inclusion of the International Association
5    of Forensic Nurses Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education
6    Guidelines for nurses within the registered nurse training
7    curriculum in Illinois nursing programs and the American
8    College of Emergency Physicians Management of the Patient
9    with the Complaint of Sexual Assault for emergency
10    physicians within the Illinois residency training
11    curriculum for emergency physicians; and
12        (8) to submit a report to the General Assembly by
13    January 1, 2024 2023 regarding the status of
14    implementation of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
15    Assembly, including, but not limited to, the impact of
16    transfers to out-of-state hospitals on sexual assault
17    survivors, and the availability of treatment hospitals in
18    Illinois, and the status of pediatric sexual assault care.
19    The ; the report to the General Assembly shall be filed
20    with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
21    Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the
22    manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
23    (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025 2024.
24(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
261, 2023, except that this Section and the changes to Section

 

 

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