Bill Text: IA SF197 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing the sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-03 - Subcommittee: Whiting, Johnson, and Petersen. S.J. 251. [SF197 Detail]
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BY
WHITING
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
1
program.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
13.31,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
Administer
the
sexual
assault
nurse
3
forensic
examiner
program
established
pursuant
to
section
4
915.46
for
training,
certifying,
and
providing
technical
5
assistance
to
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiners.
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
915.46
Sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
7
examiner
program.
8
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
9
a.
“Medical
forensic
services”
include
but
are
not
10
limited
to,
taking
a
medical
history,
performing
photographic
11
documentation,
performing
a
physical
examination,
assessing
a
12
patient
for
evidence
collection,
collection
of
evidence
using
13
a
sexual
abuse
evidence
collection
kit,
assessing
a
patient
14
for
drug-facilitated
or
alcohol-facilitated
sexual
assault,
15
providing
an
evaluation
of
and
care
for
sexually
transmitted
16
infection
and
HIV,
pregnancy
risk
evaluation
and
care,
and
17
discharge
and
follow-up
health
care
planning.
18
b.
“Pediatric
treatment
facility”
means
a
treatment
facility
19
dealing
with
the
development,
care,
and
diseases
of
infants,
20
children,
and
adolescents.
21
c.
“Sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner”
means
a
licensed
22
practical
nurse,
a
registered
nurse,
an
advanced
registered
23
nurse
practitioner,
or
an
advanced
practice
registered
nurse,
24
licensed
pursuant
to
chapter
152
or
152E
who
has
completed
a
25
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
that
meets
the
26
sexual
assault
nurse
examiner
education
guidelines
established
27
by
the
international
association
of
forensic
nurses.
28
d.
“Sexual
assault
survivor”
means
a
person
who
seeks
29
medical
forensic
services
in
relation
to
injuries
or
trauma
30
resulting
from
a
sexual
assault.
31
e.
“Treatment
facility”
means
a
hospital,
clinic,
or
32
pediatric
treatment
facility
that
provides
medical
forensic
33
services
to
sexual
assault
survivors
who
seek
medical
forensic
34
services
for
a
sexual
assault
within
seven
days
of
a
sexual
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assault,
or
who
have
disclosed
a
past
sexual
assault
by
a
1
specific
person
while
under
the
care
of
that
person
within
2
seven
days
of
a
sexual
assault.
3
2.
A
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
is
4
established
within
the
department
of
justice.
The
sexual
5
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
shall
maintain
a
list
6
of
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiners
who
have
completed
7
didactic
and
clinical
training
requirements
approved
by
the
8
department
of
justice
and
consistent
with
the
sexual
assault
9
forensic
examiner
education
guidelines
established
by
the
10
international
association
of
forensic
nurses.
11
3.
a.
By
July
1,
2022,
the
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
12
examiner
program
shall
develop
and
make
available
to
treatment
13
facilities
two
hours
of
online
sexual
assault
training
for
14
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiners.
Notwithstanding
15
any
other
law
regarding
ongoing
licensure
requirements,
such
16
training
shall
apply
toward
the
continuing
nursing
education
17
credits
for
licensed
practical
nurses,
registered
nurses,
18
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioners,
and
advanced
practice
19
registered
nurses.
20
b.
The
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
21
shall
provide
didactic
and
clinical
training
opportunities
22
consistent
with
the
sexual
assault
forensic
examiner
education
23
guidelines
established
by
the
international
association
of
24
forensic
nurses,
in
collaboration
with
the
Iowa
department
of
25
public
health
and
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault,
in
26
sufficient
numbers
and
geographical
locations
across
the
state
27
to
assist
treatment
facilities
with
training
sexual
assault
28
nurse
forensic
examiners.
29
c.
Sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
training
provided
30
under
this
subsection
may
be
provided
in
person
or
online
and
31
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
information
concerning
all
32
of
the
following:
33
(1)
The
provision
of
medical
forensic
services.
34
(2)
The
use
of
a
sexual
abuse
evidence
collection
kit.
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(3)
Sexual
assault
epidemiology,
the
neurobiology
of
1
trauma,
drug-facilitated
sexual
assault,
child
sexual
abuse,
2
and
Iowa
sexual
assault-related
laws.
3
(4)
The
treatment
facility’s
sexual
assault-related
4
policies
and
procedures.
5
4.
The
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program,
6
in
consultation
with
qualified
medical
providers,
the
Iowa
7
department
of
public
health,
and
the
Iowa
coalition
against
8
sexual
assault,
shall
create
uniform
materials
that
all
9
treatment
facilities
and
pediatric
treatment
facilities
are
10
required
to
provide
to
patients
and
non-offending
parents
or
11
legal
guardians,
if
applicable,
regarding
medical
forensic
12
examination
procedures,
laws
regarding
consent
relating
to
13
medical
forensic
services,
and
the
benefits
and
risks
of
14
evidence
collection,
including
recommended
time
frames
for
15
evidence
collection
pursuant
to
evidence-based
research.
16
These
materials
shall
be
made
available
on
the
department
of
17
justice’s
internet
site
to
all
treatment
facilities.
18
5.
The
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program,
19
in
consultation
with
qualified
medical
providers,
the
Iowa
20
department
of
public
health,
and
the
Iowa
coalition
against
21
sexual
assault,
shall
create
and
update
statewide
sexual
22
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
protocols,
shall
provide
23
technical
assistance
upon
request
to
health
care
professionals,
24
and
shall
provide
expertise
on
best
practices
to
health
care
25
professionals
relating
to
sexual
assault
forensic
examinations.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
establishes
the
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
30
examiner
program.
31
The
bill
provides
that
the
victim
assistance
program
32
established
in
the
department
of
justice
shall
administer
the
33
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
established
in
34
the
bill
(Code
section
915.46)
for
training,
certifying,
and
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providing
technical
assistance
to
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
1
examiners.
2
The
bill
provides
that
a
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
3
examiner
program
is
established
within
the
department
of
4
justice.
The
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
program
5
shall
maintain
a
list
of
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
6
examiners
who
have
completed
certain
training
requirements.
7
By
July
1,
2022,
the
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
8
program
shall
develop
and
make
available
to
treatment
9
facilities
two
hours
of
online
sexual
assault
training
for
10
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiners.
Notwithstanding
11
any
other
law
regarding
ongoing
licensure
requirements,
such
12
training
shall
apply
toward
the
continuing
nursing
education
13
credits
for
licensed
practical
nurses,
registered
nurses,
14
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioners,
and
advanced
practice
15
registered
nurses.
16
The
bill
provides
that
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
17
examiner
training
may
be
provided
in
person
or
online
and
18
shall
include
but
is
not
limited
to
information
concerning
the
19
provision
of
medical
forensic
services;
the
use
of
a
sexual
20
abuse
evidence
collection
kit;
sexual
assault
epidemiology,
21
the
neurobiology
of
trauma,
drug-facilitated
sexual
assault,
22
child
sexual
abuse,
and
Iowa
sexual
assault-related
laws;
and
23
the
treatment
facility’s
sexual
assault-related
policies
and
24
procedures.
25
The
bill
provides
that
the
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
26
examiner
program,
in
consultation
with
qualified
medical
27
providers,
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
and
the
28
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault,
shall
create
uniform
29
materials
that
all
treatment
facilities
and
pediatric
30
treatment
facilities
are
required
to
provide
to
patients
and
31
non-offending
parents
or
legal
guardians,
if
applicable,
32
regarding
medical
forensic
examination
procedures,
laws
33
regarding
consent
relating
to
medical
forensic
services,
34
and
the
benefits
and
risks
of
evidence
collection
including
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recommended
time
frames
for
evidence
collection
pursuant
to
1
evidence-based
research.
The
materials
shall
be
made
available
2
on
the
department
of
justice’s
internet
site
to
all
treatment
3
facilities.
The
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
4
program,
in
consultation
with
qualified
medical
providers,
5
the
Iowa
department
of
public
health,
and
the
Iowa
coalition
6
against
sexual
assault,
shall
create
and
update
statewide
7
sexual
assault
nurse
forensic
examiner
protocols,
shall
provide
8
technical
assistance
upon
request
to
health
care
professionals,
9
and
shall
provide
expertise
on
best
practices
to
health
care
10
professionals
relating
to
sexual
assault
forensic
examinations.
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