Bill Sponsors: IL HB3848 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Creates the Illinois Sexual Assault Emergency Treatment Program Fund. Prohibits a hospital, health care professional, ambulance provider, laboratory, or pharmacy furnishing hospital emergency services, forensic services, transportation, or medication to a sexual assault survivor from directly billing the survivor. Requires every hospital and health care professional to establish a billing protocol to ensure that no sexual assault survivor is billed for treatment. Contains penalty provisions. Makes other changes. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Sexual Assault Emergency Treatment Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0454 [HB3848 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0454 [HB3848 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]