AB430,4,2322 2. The victim advocate fails to comply with hospital policies governing the
23conduct of individuals accompanying patients in the hospital.
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13. The hospital has knowledge that the victim advocate, in his or her role as a
2victim advocate at any hospital, has taken one of the following actions and is more
3likely than not to take that action again:
AB430,5,54 a. Failing to agree to or comply with confidentiality requirements relating to
5another individual at a hospital.
AB430,5,66 b. Failing to comply with a request by a victim under par. (e).
AB430,5,97 (h) If a hospital has excluded a specific victim advocate under par. (g), the
8hospital shall, at the request of the victim, permit a different victim advocate to
9accompany the victim.
AB430,5,13 10(3) Immunity from liability. A hospital and its employees or agents are
11immune from civil liability for allowing a victim advocate to accompany a victim, for
12any failure to comply with any requirement in sub. (2), and for any act or omission
13by a victim advocate.
AB430,5,16 14(4) Duties of the department. (a) The department shall respond to any
15complaint received by the department concerning noncompliance by a hospital with
16the requirements of sub. (2).
AB430,5,1917 (b) The department, in cooperation with the department of justice, shall
18develop guidelines for, and provide assistance to, hospitals that are subject to the
19requirements of sub. (2).
AB430,5,2420 (c) The department shall prescribe a form to be used by hospitals that provide
21emergency services to victims of sexual assault, human trafficking, or child abuse to
22provide notification to victims and, if a victim is a minor, the victim's parent,
23guardian, or legal custodian, of his or her right to be accompanied by a victim
24advocate under sub. (2). The form shall include all of the following information:
AB430,5,2525 1. The right to request accompaniment under sub. (2) (a) to (c).
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12. The right to exclude a victim advocate under sub. (2) (e).
AB430,6,22 3. The procedure to make a complaint to the department under sub. (4) (a).
AB430,2 3Section 2. 146.82 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB430,6,64 146.82 (4) (b) 3. A victim advocate, as defined in s. 50.378 (1) (a), who is
5accompanying a victim of sexual assault, human trafficking, or child abuse under s.
650.378 (2).
AB430,3 7Section 3. 905.045 (1) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB430,6,138 905.045 (1) (a) "Abusive conduct" means abuse, as defined in s. 813.122 (1) (a),
9of a child, as defined in s. 48.02 (2), interspousal battery, as described under s. 940.19
10or 940.20 (1m), domestic abuse, as defined in s. 813.12 (1) (am), or sexual exploitation
11by a therapist under s. 940.22,
sexual assault under s. 940.225 , human trafficking
12involving a commercial sex act under s. 940.302, or child abuse under ss. 948.01 to
13948.11
.
AB430,6,2214 (c) A communication or information is "confidential" if not intended to be
15disclosed to 3rd persons other than persons present to further the interest of the
16person receiving counseling, assistance, or support services, persons reasonably
17necessary for the transmission of the communication or information, and persons
18who are participating in providing counseling, assistance, or support services under
19the direction of an a victim advocate, including family members of the person
20receiving counseling, assistance, or support services and members of any group of
21individuals with whom the person receives counseling, assistance, or support
22services.
AB430,4 23Section 4. 905.045 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 905.045 (1) (e) and
24amended to read:
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1905.045 (1) (e) "Advocate" "Victim advocate" means an individual who is an
2employee of or a volunteer for an organization the purpose of which is to provide
3counseling, assistance, or support services free of charge to a victim.
AB430,5 4Section 5. 905.045 (2), (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB430,7,125 905.045 (2) General rule of privilege. A victim has a privilege to refuse to
6disclose and to prevent any other person from disclosing confidential
7communications made or information obtained or disseminated among the victim,
8an a victim advocate who is acting in the scope of his or her duties as an a victim
9advocate, and persons who are participating in providing counseling, assistance, or
10support services under the direction of an a victim advocate, if the communication
11was made or the information was obtained or disseminated for the purpose of
12providing counseling, assistance, or support services to the victim.
AB430,7,17 13(3) Who may claim the privilege. The privilege may be claimed by the victim,
14by the victim's guardian or conservator, or by the victim's personal representative if
15the victim is deceased. The victim advocate may claim the privilege on behalf of the
16victim. The victim advocate's authority to do so is presumed in the absence of
17evidence to the contrary.
AB430,7,20 18(4) Exceptions. Subsection (2) does not apply to any report concerning child
19abuse that an a victim advocate is required to make under s. 48.981, or the report of
20an offense under ss. 948.015 to 948.11
.
AB430,6 21Section 6. 950.02 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB430,7,2222 950.02 (4g) "Victim advocate" has the meaning given in s. 905.045 (1) (e).
AB430,7 23Section 7. 950.045 of the statutes is created to read:
AB430,8,4 24950.045 Accompaniment by a victim advocate. (1) Right to
25accompaniment at law enforcement interviews; exceptions.
(a) In addition to all

1rights afforded to victims under s. 950.04, an individual who is a victim of a violation
2of s. 940.22, 940.225, 940.302, or 948.015 to 948.11 has the right to be accompanied
3by a victim advocate at law enforcement interviews, subject to par. (b) and except as
4provided in par. (c).
AB430,8,135 (b) A victim advocate may not obstruct or delay a law enforcement interview,
6shall comply with the victim's requests or instructions, and shall comply with any
7rule, policy, or requirement established by a law enforcement agency regarding the
8confidentiality of information relating to an investigation. A victim advocate may
9not disclose information not previously disclosed to the general public to any person
10except that the victim advocate may disclose information to an individual or to an
11agency that is providing counseling, assistance, or support services to the victim to
12the extent that disclosure is reasonably necessary to assist in the provision of
13counseling, assistance, or support services.
AB430,8,1614 (c) A victim advocate who violates the provisions of par. (b) may be excluded
15from a law enforcement interview. At the request of the victim, a different victim
16advocate may be allowed to accompany the victim.
AB430,8,23 17(2) Right to accompaniment at proceedings. In addition to all rights afforded
18to victims under s. 950.04, an individual who is a victim of a violation of s. 940.22,
19940.225, 940.302, or 948.015 to 948.11 has a right to be accompanied by a victim
20advocate at interviews and proceedings at which he or she is requested or allowed
21to attend that are related to the crime committed against him or her, including
22prosecution interviews, department of corrections proceedings, court proceedings,
23and postconviction proceedings.
AB430,9,2 24(3) Civil immunity. A law enforcement agency and its employees or agents are
25immune from civil liability for allowing a victim advocate to accompany a victim, for

1any failure to comply with any requirement in this section, and for any act or
2omission by a victim advocate.
AB430,8 3Section 8. Initial applicability.
AB430,9,54 (1) This act first applies to violations that are committed against a victim on
5the effective date of this subsection.
AB430,9 6Section 9. Effective date.
AB430,9,87 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
8publication.
AB430,9,99 (End)
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