RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 540 (SB 147) 2022 Regular Session Mizell
Existing law establishes procedures for licensed hospitals and healthcare providers to follow
in the event that a person presents himself or herself or is presented for treatment as a victim
of a sexually-oriented criminal offense, including the preservation of tests, procedures, and
samples that may serve as potential evidence.
New 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.
New 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))