Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF0989

"Emergency Care for Sexual Assault Victims Act"; requiring hospitals providing
emergency care to sexual assault victims to provide written and oral information
to the victims relating to emergency contraception and prophylactic antibiotics
for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and upon request to provide
emergency contraception and prophylactic antibiotics to the victims; requiring
the commissioner of health to accept and investigate complaints relating to and
to periodically determine hospital compliance, failure to comply to be grounds
for suspension or revocation of hospital licenses
(ja)