Texas § HS.323.0051 - INFORMATION FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES
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§ HS.323.0051. INFORMATION FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES
INFORMATION FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) The commission shall develop a standard information form for sexual assault survivors who arrive at a health care facility that is not a SAFE-ready facility. The information form must include: (1) information regarding the benefits of a forensic medical examination conducted by a sexual assault forensic examiner; (2) the Internet website address to the commission's list of SAFE-ready facilities that includes the facilities' physical addresses as required by Section 323.008 ; (3) the following statements: (A) "As a survivor of sexual assault, you have the right to receive a forensic medical examination for sexual assault at this hospital emergency room if you are requesting the examination not later than 120 hours after the assault. For parents or guardians of a minor child, your child has the right to receive the forensic medical examination at any time, regardless of when the assault occurred."; and (B) "Call 1-800-656-HOPE to be connected to a sexual assault crisis center for free and confidential assistance."; (4) the names and contact information of legal aid services providers statewide; and (5) information on the procedure for submitting a complaint against the health care facility. (b) A health care facility that is not a SAFE-ready facility shall provide the standard information form developed under this section to each sexual assault survivor who arrives at the facility. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1063 (H.B. 3152 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1037 (H.B. 616 ), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706 ), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 206 (S.B. 1401 ), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 365 (H.B. 47 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.
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