House Sponsors: MULLIGAN-COULSON-YARBROUGH-SOTO-MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ AND SLONE. Senate Sponsors: RADOGNO Short description: PUBLIC HEALTH-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Act's short title. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 70/1 Adds reference to: 410 ILCS 70/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 87-5 410 ILCS 70/10 new Deletes everything. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. In the list of minimum required emergency hospital services, adds (i) information concerning accepted medical procedures for postcoital emergency contraception and approved medications and (ii) if requested, medication approved for use as postcoital emergency contraception. Provides that no physician or health care provider shall be required to provide such medication if it is contrary to his or her conscience and the physician or health care provider takes other steps, including making arrangements for an appropriate referral with a physician, health care professional, or pharmacy that guarantees access to emergency contraceptive medication within 2 hours after treatment. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status