# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 350.1236: Section 350.1236 Care and Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 350.1236
- **Heading:** Section 350.1236 Care and Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 350 INTERMEDIATE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE / Section 350.1236 Care and Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors

## Text

Section 350.1236  Care and Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors
a)         For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions
shall apply:
1)         Ambulance Provider – an individual or entity that owns and
operates a business or service using ambulances or emergency medical services
vehicles to transport emergency patients.
2)         Sexual Assault – an act of nonconsensual sexual conduct or
sexual penetration, as defined in Section 11-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
including, without limitation, acts prohibited under Sections 11-1.20 through
11-1.60 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
b)         When a sexual assault is alleged to have occurred, the
facility shall adhere to the following
protocol for the care and treatment
of residents who
are suspected of having
been sexually assaulted in
an
ID/DD
facility or elsewhere
(Section 3-808 of the Act):
1)         Notify local law enforcement pursuant to the requirements of
Section 350.750;
2)         Call an ambulance provider if medical care is needed;
3)         Move the survivor, as quickly as reasonably possible, to a
closed environment to ensure privacy while waiting for emergency or law
enforcement personnel to arrive. The facility shall ensure the welfare and
privacy of the survivor, including the use of incident code to avoid embarrassment;
and
4)         Immediately notify the resident's guardian or other authorized
representative, and inform the guardian or other authorized representative, and
the resident, that the facility will call another friend or family member and a
sexual assault crisis advocate, when available, to accompany the survivor, if
the guardian or other representative, or the resident, wishes.
c)         The facility shall preserve evidence of the alleged sexual
assault, and shall not launder or dispose of the resident's clothing or bed
linens until local law enforcement can determine whether they have evidentiary
value
or family member and a
sexual assault crisis advocate, when available, to accompany the survivor, if
the guardian or other representative, or the resident, wishes.
c)         The facility shall preserve evidence of the alleged sexual
assault, and shall not launder or dispose of the resident's clothing or bed
linens until local law enforcement can determine whether they have evidentiary
value. The facility shall encourage the survivor not to change clothes or
bathe, if the survivor has not done so since the sexual assault.
d)         The facility shall notify the Department and draft a
descriptive summary of the alleged sexual assault pursuant to the requirements
of Section 350.700.

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