Bill Text: CA AB925 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Sexual assault forensic examinations: reimbursement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-07-12 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB925 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB925-Amended.html
MAJORITY2/3
Appropriation:
NOYES
Fiscal Committee:
NOYES
Local Program:
NO
SECTION 1.
Bill Title: Sexual assault forensic examinations: reimbursement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-07-12 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB925 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB925-Amended.html
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Amended
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Assembly
March 04, 2021 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 925
| Introduced by Assembly Member Megan Dahle |
February 17, 2021 |
An act to add Section 13823.10 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement. enforcement, and making an appropriation therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 925, as amended, Megan Dahle.
Sexual assault forensic examinations: qualified health care professionals: reimbursement.
Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish a protocol for the examination and treatment of victims of sexual abuse and attempted sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse, and the collection and preservation of evidence therefrom. Existing law requires each qualified health care provider, as defined, who conducts an examination of sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault to use a standard form, developed by the office, and specified procedures. Existing law prohibits the costs incurred by a qualified health care professional, hospital, clinic, sexual assault forensic examination team, or other emergency medical facility for the medical evidentiary examination from being charged to a victim of the assault.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would allocate funding to increase
the reimbursement rate to qualified health care professionals who conduct sexual assault forensic examinations.
This bill would continuously appropriate $6.7 million annually to the Office of Emergency Services to provide reimbursement to local law enforcement agencies, qualified health care professionals, hospitals, clinics, sexual assault forensic examination teams, and other emergency medical facilities that provide medical evidentiary examinations of victims of sexual assault, as specified.
Digest Key
Vote:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 13823.10 is added to the Penal Code, immediately following Section 13823.95, to read:13823.10.
Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, six million seven hundred thousand dollars ($6,700,000) is hereby continuously appropriated annually from the General Fund to the Office of Emergency Services to provide reimbursement to local law enforcement agencies, qualified health care professionals, hospitals, clinics, sexual assault forensic examination teams, or other emergency medical facilities for medical evidentiary examinations of victims of sexual assault performed pursuant to Sections 13823.5 and 13823.7.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would allocate funding to increase the reimbursement rate to qualified health care professionals who conduct sexual assault forensic examinations.
