IL SB3824

Creates the Health Care Services Human Trafficking Recognition Training Act requiring all licensed health care practitioners in Illinois to complete human trafficking recognition and reporting training beginning June 1, 2023

Training must be completed within 6 months of beginning employment in the state and renewed every 2 years thereafter, with a minimum duration of 20 minutes

Applies to physicians, dentists, nurses, physician assistants, psychologists, social workers, therapists, counselors, and various health care organizational structures, but excludes health care facilities

Required curriculum must cover definitions of human trafficking and commercial exploitation of children, identification of at-risk individuals, differences between labor and sex trafficking, and reporting protocols

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation must develop and publish the training curriculum on its website at no cost by June 1, 2023, with optional consultation from the U.S. Department of Justice