Bill Text: MN SF2181 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Sexual assault victims written notice of rights by hospitals requirement
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-26 - Second reading [SF2181 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF2181-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to crime; requiring hospitals to give written notice of rights to victim of
1.3sexual assault;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [611A.199] NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM.
1.6 Subdivision 1. Notice required. A hospital shall give a written notice about victim
1.7rights and available resources to a person seeking medical services in the hospital who
1.8reports to hospital staff or who evidences a sexual assault or other unwanted sexual
1.9contact or sexual penetration. The hospital shall make a good faith effort to provide
1.10this notice prior to medical treatment or the examination performed for the purpose
1.11of gathering evidence, subject to applicable federal and state laws and regulations
1.12regarding the provision of medical care, and in a manner that does not interfere with any
1.13medical screening examination or initiation of treatment necessary to stabilize a victim's
1.14emergency medical condition.
1.15 Subd. 2. Contents of notice. The commissioner of public safety, in consultation
1.16with sexual assault victim advocates and health care professionals, shall develop the notice
1.17required by subdivision 1. The notice must inform the victim, at a minimum, of:
1.18(1) the obligation under section 609.35 of the county where the criminal sexual
1.19conduct occurred to pay for the examination performed for the purpose of gathering
1.20evidence, that payment is not contingent on the victim reporting the criminal sexual conduct
1.21to law enforcement, and that the victim may incur expenses for treatment of injuries; and
1.22(2) the victim's rights if the crime is reported to law enforcement, including the
1.23victim's right to apply for reparations under section 611A.51, information on how to apply
2.1for reparations, and information on how to obtain an order for protection or a harassment
2.2restraining order.
1.3sexual assault;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [611A.199] NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM.
1.6 Subdivision 1. Notice required. A hospital shall give a written notice about victim
1.7rights and available resources to a person seeking medical services in the hospital who
1.8reports to hospital staff or who evidences a sexual assault or other unwanted sexual
1.9contact or sexual penetration. The hospital shall make a good faith effort to provide
1.10this notice prior to medical treatment or the examination performed for the purpose
1.11of gathering evidence, subject to applicable federal and state laws and regulations
1.12regarding the provision of medical care, and in a manner that does not interfere with any
1.13medical screening examination or initiation of treatment necessary to stabilize a victim's
1.14emergency medical condition.
1.15 Subd. 2. Contents of notice. The commissioner of public safety, in consultation
1.16with sexual assault victim advocates and health care professionals, shall develop the notice
1.17required by subdivision 1. The notice must inform the victim, at a minimum, of:
1.18(1) the obligation under section 609.35 of the county where the criminal sexual
1.19conduct occurred to pay for the examination performed for the purpose of gathering
1.20evidence, that payment is not contingent on the victim reporting the criminal sexual conduct
1.21to law enforcement, and that the victim may incur expenses for treatment of injuries; and
1.22(2) the victim's rights if the crime is reported to law enforcement, including the
1.23victim's right to apply for reparations under section 611A.51, information on how to apply
2.1for reparations, and information on how to obtain an order for protection or a harassment
2.2restraining order.
