HB3537 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB101 10601 AMC 55707 b

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3537

Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava-Murray

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
225 ILCS 57/46 new

Creates the Massage Therapist Mandatory Reporting and Domestic Abuse Rehabilitation Act. Defines terms. Provides that a massage therapist who notices suspicious bruising on a recipient of a massage on more than one occasion must report the suspicious bruising to law enforcement as suspected domestic abuse. Provides that law enforcement shall follow up with a suspected victim of domestic abuse to determine whether the suspicious bruising is related to abuse and advise the suspected victim of his or her rights under the Act and other State law. Provides that the suspected victim shall decide whether charges may be brought against the domestic abuser. Provides that the court, after notice and a hearing, shall determine whether a person is a domestic abuser. Provides that a person found to be a domestic abuser is subject to immediate psychiatric evaluation and detainment until the psychiatric evaluation is completed. Provides that the court may order a domestic abuser to participate immediately in inpatient de-escalation skills training before the domestic abuser may return to the household. Makes a corresponding change in the Massage Licensing Act. Effective January 1, 2020.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning domestic violence.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Massage Therapist Mandatory Reporting and Domestic Abuse Rehabilitation Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Abuse" has the meaning provided in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986.

"Domestic abuser" means any person found by a preponderance of the evidence to have engaged in abuse.

Section 10. Mandatory reporting; domestic abuse rehabilitation.

(a) A massage therapist who notices suspicious bruising on a recipient of a massage on more than one occasion must report the suspicious bruising to law enforcement as suspected domestic abuse.

(b) Law enforcement shall follow up with a suspected victim of domestic abuse to determine whether the suspicious bruising is related to abuse and advise the suspected victim of his or her rights under this Act and other State law. The suspected victim shall decide whether charges may be brought against the alleged domestic abuser.

(c) The court, after notice and hearing, shall determine whether a person is a domestic abuser. A person found to be a domestic abuser is subject to immediate psychiatric evaluation and detainment until the psychiatric evaluation is completed. A judge may order a domestic abuser to participate immediately in inpatient de-escalation skills training before the domestic abuser may return to the household.

Section 90. The Massage Licensing Act is amended by adding Section 46 as follows:

(225 ILCS 57/46 new)

Sec. 46. Reporting domestic abuse. A massage therapist shall comply with the reporting requirements of Section 10 of the Massage Therapist Mandatory Reporting and Domestic Abuse Rehabilitation Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020.