HB 1693 -- Victims of Sexual Offenses

Sponsor:  Riback Wilson (25)

This bill makes changes to the laws regarding the collection of
evidence of a sexual assault.  The bill:

(1)  Requires the State Highway Patrol to develop evidentiary
collection kits for the forensic examination of victims of sexual
assault.  The patrol must distribute the kits to medical
providers who conduct the exams;

(2)  Limits who can conduct sexual assault forensic exams to
licensed physicians and nurses;

(3)  Requires medical providers to file the report of the
forensic exam within 48 hours and prohibits payment for the exam
by the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund if the report is not
filed within that time;

(4)  Prohibits medical providers from charging the victim for the
exam, unless payment for the exam has been denied by the fund;

(5)  Requires hospitals to have at least one evidentiary
collection kit at all times;

(6)  Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to
develop a treatment checklist for sexual assault victims that
complies with the national guidelines established by the American
College of Emergency Physicians; and

(7)  Requires the department to include in its inspections
whether a hospital's protocol for treating sexual assault victims
meets national guidelines.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:16 am