Public Act 094-0434
 		





SB1878 Enrolled
LRB094 11451 RXD 42372 b






    AN ACT concerning health.

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


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



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



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

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


        (1) appropriate medical examinations and laboratory

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


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


        (3) appropriate oral and written information 
    concerning accepted medical
procedures, medication, and 
    possible contraindications of such medication
available 
    for the prevention or treatment of infection or disease 
    resulting
from sexual assault;


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


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


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


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

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

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






Effective Date:  1/1/2006