Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that a sexual assault services voucher may be used to seek payment for, among other things, taxi services and car-sharing programs. Defines "car-sharing program".
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1: Adds rideshare services to the list of services for which a sexual assault services voucher may be used.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2: Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Deletes all changes to the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act from the introduced bill. Provides that, following treatment or medical forensic services, a sexual assault services voucher may be used to seek payment for transportation services to the hospital at which the survivor initially presented seeking treatment or medical forensic services or to a location of the survivor's choice within a 60-mile radius of the hospital to which the survivor was transferred. Defines terms.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. In provisions regarding a sexual assault services voucher, provides that, beginning January 1, 2026, after services are provided to a survivor as a result of a sexual assault, a sexual assault services voucher may be used to seek payment for transportation to the hospital the survivor initially presented at, the survivor's residence, or a survivor services shelter by taxi or rideshare services, if available. Provides that a hospital may obtain written consent of the survivor to use taxi or rideshare services arranged by the hospital.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 410 ILCS 70/5
Engrossed: 410 ILCS 70/5
Enrolled: 410 ILCS 70/5