1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2402, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A14-0926), as follows:
1.3Page 136, after line 4, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 17.
[144.6586] NOTICE OF RIGHTS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM.
1.5 Subdivision 1. Notice required. A hospital shall give a written notice about victim
1.6rights and available resources to a person seeking medical services in the hospital who
1.7reports to hospital staff or who evidences a sexual assault or other unwanted sexual
1.8contact or sexual penetration. The hospital shall make a good faith effort to provide
1.9this notice prior to medical treatment or the examination performed for the purpose
1.10of gathering evidence, subject to applicable federal and state laws and regulations
1.11regarding the provision of medical care, and in a manner that does not interfere with any
1.12medical screening examination or initiation of treatment necessary to stabilize a victim's
1.13emergency medical condition.
1.14 Subd. 2. Contents of notice. The commissioners of health and public safety, in
1.15consultation with sexual assault victim advocates and health care professionals, shall
1.16develop the notice required by subdivision 1. The notice must inform the victim, at a
1.17minimum, 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
1.24for reparations, and information on how to obtain an order for protection or a harassment
1.25restraining order."
1.26Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.27Amend the title accordingly