104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2207
 
Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Chris Balkema
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.8 new
740 ILCS 128/50 new
    Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Defines "health care professional" as a person licensed or registered by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, Nurse Practice Act, Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and Respiratory Care Practice Act or a person licensed or registered by the Department of Public Health under the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act. Provides that, for license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2026, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements shall complete at least a one-hour course in training on the recognition and reporting of human trafficking. Provides rulemaking abilities for the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Provides that any person, institution, or agency participating in the making of a report, providing information or records related to a report, assessment, or services, or participating in the investigation of a report under the Act in good faith, or taking photographs or x-rays as a result of an authorized assessment, shall have immunity from any civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, criminal or other proceeding brought in consequence of making such report or assessment or on account of submitting or otherwise disclosing such photographs or x-rays to any agency designated to receive reports of alleged or suspected human trafficking. Provides that any person, institution, or agency authorized by the Department to provide assessment, intervention, or administrative services under the Act shall, in the good faith performance of those services, have immunity from any civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, criminal, or other proceeding brought as a consequence of the performance of those services. Provides that, for the purposes of any civil, criminal, or other proceeding, the good faith of any person required to report, permitted to report, or participating in an investigation of a report of alleged or suspected human trafficking shall be presumed.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:

4    Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
5of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by 
6adding Section 2105-15.8 as follows:

7    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.8 new)
8    Sec. 2105-15.8. Continuing education; human trafficking 
9training.
10    (a) As used in this Section, "health care professional" 
11means the following:
12        (1) a person licensed or registered by the Department 
13 of Financial and Professional Regulation under the Medical 
14 Practice Act of 1987, Nurse Practice Act, Physician 
15 Assistant Practice Act of 1987, and Respiratory Care 
16 Practice Act; or
17            (2) a person licensed or registered by the Department 
18 of Public Health under the Emergency Medical Services 
19 (EMS) Systems Act.    
20    (a) For license or registration renewals occurring on or 
21after January 1, 2026, a health care professional who has 
22continuing education requirements shall complete at least a 
23one-hour course in training on the recognition and reporting 
 
 
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1of human trafficking. A health care professional may count 
2this one hour for completion of this course toward meeting the 
3minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Any 
4training on human trafficking applied to meet any other State 
5licensure requirement, professional accreditation or 
6certification requirement, or health care institutional 
7practice agreement may count toward the continuing education 
8requirement under this Section.
9    (b) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation 
10of this Section.

11    Section 10. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act is 
12amended by adding Section 50 as follows:

13    (740 ILCS 128/50 new)
14    Sec. 50. Reports; good faith standard. Any person, 
15institution, or agency participating in the making of a 
16report, providing information or records related to a report, 
17assessment, or services, or participating in the investigation 
18of a report under this Act in good faith, or taking photographs 
19or x-rays as a result of an authorized assessment, shall have 
20immunity from any civil, criminal or other liability in any 
21civil, criminal or other proceeding brought in consequence of 
22making such report or assessment or on account of submitting 
23or otherwise disclosing such photographs or x-rays to any 
24agency designated to receive reports of alleged or suspected 
 
 
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1human trafficking. Any person, institution, or agency 
2authorized by the Department to provide assessment, 
3intervention, or administrative services under this Act shall, 
4in the good faith performance of those services, have immunity 
5from any civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, 
6criminal, or other proceeding brought as a consequence of the 
7performance of those services. For the purposes of any civil, 
8criminal, or other proceeding, the good faith of any person 
9required to report, permitted to report, or participating in 
10an investigation of a report of alleged or suspected human 
11trafficking shall be presumed.