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House Bill 3152 |
House Author: Thompson, Senfronia et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman |
House Bill 3152 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to designate a health care facility as a sexual assault forensic exam‑ready facility, or SAFE-ready facility, if the facility notifies DSHS that the facility employs or contracts with a sexual assault forensic examiner or uses a telemedicine system of sexual assault forensic examiners to provide consultation to a licensed nurse or physician when conducting a sexual assault forensic medical examination. The bill establishes the duties that a health care facility that is not a SAFE-ready facility owes to a sexual assault survivor, including the duty to transfer the survivor to a SAFE-ready facility.