Section 545.25  Incorporated and Referenced Materials

a)         The following materials are referenced in this Part:

1)         State of Illinois Statutes

A)        Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act [410 ILCS 70].

B)        Hospital Licensing Act [210 ILCS 85].

C)        University of Illinois Hospital Act [110 ILCS 330].

D)        Criminal Code of 2012 [720 ILCS 5].

E)        Crime Victims Compensation Act [740 ILCS 45].

F)         Criminal Identification Act [20 ILCS 2630].

G)        Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 [725 ILCS 5].

H)        Illinois Public Aid Code [305 ILCS 5].

I)         Illinois Insurance Code [215 ILCS 5].

J)         Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60].

K)        Emergency Medical Treatment Act [210 ILCS 70].

L)        Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65].

M)       Consent by Minors to Health Care Services Act [410 ILCS 210].

N)        AIDS Confidentiality Act [410 ILCS 305].

O)        Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 95].

P)         Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act [325 ILCS 5].

Q)        Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act [210 ILCS 30].

R)        Adult Protective Services Act [320 ILCS 20].

S)         Health Care Surrogate Act [755 ILCS 40].

T)         Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act [210 ILCS 50].

U)        Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405].

V)        Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act [725 ILCS 202].

2)         State of Illinois Rules

A)        Department of Public Health, Practice and Procedure in Administrative Hearings (77 Ill. Adm. Code 100).

B)        Department of Public Health, Hospital Licensing Requirements (77 Ill. Adm. Code 250).

C)        Department of Public Health, Freestanding Emergency Center Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 518).

D)        Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Hospital Services (89 Ill. Adm. Code 148).

3)         Federal Statute

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) (42 U.S.C. 1395dd).

4)         "Crime Victims Compensation: Frequently Asked Questions", which may be obtained from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. Second Street, Springfield, IL  62706, or at:  http://tinyurl.com/m7rpnvfx.

5)         "Medical Forensic Exam Brochure" (December 27, 2021), which may be obtained from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General at:  https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/Page-Attachments/YourRightsAndChoicesForAMedicalForensicExam.pdf.

6)         "After Sexual Assault", (April 2024) published by the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, available at: https://icasa.org/uploads/documents/Publications/ASA-Final.pdf.  A Spanish-language version of this document is available at https://icasa.org/uploads/documents/Publications/ASA-2022.pdf.

b)         The following materials are incorporated in this Part:

1)         Federal Guidelines

A)        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines", 2021, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), July 23, 2021, Vol. 70, No. 4; available at: https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/STI-Guidelines-2021.pdf.

B)        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections", April 13, 2007, Vol. 56, No. 14.  Available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., N.E., Atlanta, GA  30329-4027, or at:  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5614a3.htm.

C)        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance", 2022, available at: https://www.cdc.gov/std/statistics/2022/default.htm.

D)        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV − United States, 2016", available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA  30329-4027, or at: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/programresources/cdc-hiv-npep-guidelines.pdf.

E)        Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma Informed Approach" (June 2, 2022), available at: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138924.

2)         Association Standards

A)        "Management of the Patient with the Complaint of Sexual Assault", February, 2020.  Available at: https://tinyurl.com/2aktadne or from the American College of Emergency Physicians, Post Office Box 619911, Dallas, TX  75261-9911.

B)        "Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Education Guidelines, Adult and Pediatric" (2022), which may be obtained from the International Association of Forensic Nurses at:  https://tinyurl.com/3rntt7jx.

c)         All incorporations by reference of federal guidelines and association standards refer to the guidelines and standards in effect on the date specified and do not include any later editions or amendments.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 14759, effective September 25, 2024)