Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3110

Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In the list of circumstances under which a physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose information acquired in attending a patient in a professional character, provides that the physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose the information in any criminal action where the charge is: (1) solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit homicide; (2) attempt or actual criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, provided that the State's Attorney shall petition the court for a protective order and that disclosure is limited to information concerning the alleged injuries, the cause of the alleged injuries, and the identity of the offender in the alleged crime for which charges have been filed; or (3) battery or aggravated battery, domestic or aggravated domestic battery, or battery or aggravated battery of an unborn child, provided that disclosure is limited to information concerning the alleged injuries, the cause of the alleged injuries, and the identity of the offender in the alleged crime for which charges have been filed. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In the list of circumstances under which a physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose information acquired in attending a patient in a professional character, provides that the physician or surgeon is permitted to disclose the information upon the issuance of a grand jury subpoena. Provides that upon disclosure pursuant to a grand jury subpoena, in any criminal action where the charge is domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the State's Attorney shall petition the court for a protective order.

Provides that upon disclosure pursuant to a grand jury subpoena, in any criminal action where the charge is domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or an offense under the Sex Offenses Article of the Criminal Code of 2012 or where the patient is under the age of 18 years or upon the request of the patient (instead of "domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse"), the State's Attorney shall petition the court for a protective order.

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