A survivor will still have to file a claim for reimbursement. Requires the Commissioner of Health to designate interested and consenting hospitals as sites for sexual assault forensic examiner programs. Sets forth basic standards for victim treatment. Establishes the statewide Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention Program in statute. Defines services and authorizes the Department of Health to contract with local programs, provide technical assistance and evaluate programs every three years.
Funding is dependent upon yearly appropriations.
Creates the crime of facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance - Class D felony. Service Provider Abuse Makes it illegal for a health care or mental health provider as defined in the law to have sexual intercourse with a patient during a treatment session. Includes an affirmative defense that if the provider informed the client that intercourse was not a part of the treatment, and the client consented, then there is no crime - Class E felony. Criminalizes abuse of youth under supervision in Office of Children and Family Services facilities. Child Sexual Abuse Creates the crime of persistent sexual abuse, for repeat sexual offenders with children - Class E felony.