The original instrument was prepared by Whitney Kauffeld. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared by Brandi
Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 147 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Mizell
Present law provides that a healthcare provider must treat any patient who presents themselves for
treatment as a victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense and conduct forensic medical exams
and preserve any evidence obtained for law enforcement to collect.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law provides that, upon request of a competent adult victim of a sexually-oriented criminal
offense, the healthcare provider that performed the forensic medical exam shall provide a
reproduction of any written documentation which is in the possession of the healthcare provider
resulting from the forensic medical exam of the victim.
Proposed law requires the documentation to be provided at no cost to the victim no later than 14 days
after the healthcare provider receives the request or the healthcare provider completes the
documentation, whichever is later.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 40:1216.1(G); adds R.S. 40:1216.1(H))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to the
original bill
1. Requires the reproduction of any written documentation.
2. Specifies that the victim must be a competent adult.