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Attorney General Madigan Applauds Committee Passage Requiring Improved Medical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors

April Sexual Violence MonthChicago —(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2018

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By: Rosemary Piser

Today, Attorney General Lisa Madigan applauded the House Human Services Committee for passing House Bill 5245. This legislation will expand the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act to ensure that all survivors of sexual assault are treated in a timely manner by health care professionals who are specially trained to conduct forensic examinations of sexual assault survivors. It also allows sexual abuse survivors under the age of 13 to…

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