SB 333

Abstract

Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Creates procedures for a medical facility, physician, or nurse to report a sexual assault when the sexual assault survivor requests treatment at the medical facility. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. In the new procedures for a medical facility, physician, or nurse to report a sexual assault when the sexual assault survivor requests treatment at the medical facility, provides that the procedures are an exception to the other requirements of the existing provisions. In the procedure regarding notification of law enforcement of a sexual assault survivor, provides that the healthcare provider must advise the survivor about the options for timing of the law enforcement notification, ask the survivor if the survivor has been threatened, and offer to connect the survivor with a rape crisis center for safety planning, if appropriate, and provides that the documentation required to show a survivor's decision regarding notification of law enforcement must include confirmation that the healthcare provider asked the survivor if the survivor has been threatened. Moves language stating that the provisions do not change the obligations of mandated reporters under specified Acts. Provides that nothing in the provisions require a delay in notification of law enforcement by the Department of Children and Family Services, Adult Protective Services, or any other agency receiving a mandated report. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the language applies to sexual assault survivors age 13 or older (rather than all sexual assault survivors). In the new procedures for a medical facility, physician, or nurse to report a sexual assault when the sexual assault survivor requests treatment at the medical facility, provides that the procedures are an exception to the other requirements of the existing provisions. In the procedure regarding notification of law enforcement of a sexual assault survivor, provides that the health care provider must advise the survivor about the options for timing of the law enforcement notification, ask the survivor if the survivor has been threatened, and offer to connect the survivor with a rape crisis center for safety planning, if appropriate, and provides that the documentation required to show a survivor's decision regarding notification of law enforcement must include confirmation that the health care provider asked the survivor if the survivor has been threatened. Moves language stating that the provisions do not change the obligations of mandated reporters under specified Acts. Provides that nothing in the provisions require a delay in notification of law enforcement by the Department of Children and Family Services, Adult Protective Services, or any other agency receiving a mandated report.