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ACT No. 209
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 443
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1216.1(A)(4)(a), relative to the procedures for medical
3 treatment of a victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense; to provide for the
4 protection of a victim who is aged seventeen or younger; to provide for the
5 requirements of mandatory reporting to law enforcement; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1216.1(A)(4)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
9 follows:
10 ยง1216.1. Procedures for victims of a sexually-oriented criminal offense; immunity;
11 regional plans; maximum allowable costs; definitions
12 A. All licensed hospitals and healthcare providers in Louisiana shall adhere
13 to the following procedures in the event that a person, male or female, presents
14 himself or herself or is presented for treatment as a victim of a sexually-oriented
15 criminal offense:
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17 (4)(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section, if any person
18 sixteen seventeen years old or younger presents himself or herself or is presented for
19 treatment as a victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense, the hospital or
20 healthcare provider shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement
21 official. The appropriate law enforcement official shall have seven days from the
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1 receipt of the notification to retrieve any evidence collected by the hospital pursuant
2 to this Subparagraph.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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