HF 1022

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/01/2023 05:28pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for the payment of the costs of evidentiary
examinations of victims in cases involving domestic assault by strangulation;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.2247, by adding a subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.2247, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Medical examination; costs. new text end

new text begin Costs incurred by a county, city, or private hospital
or other emergency medical facility or by a private physician for the examination of a victim
of domestic assault by strangulation when the examination is performed for the purpose of
gathering evidence are subject to the payment and reimbursement provisions in section
609.35.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023.
new text end