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Panel advances bill requiring hospitals to notify sexual-assault survivors of evidence-kit rights; DOJ fiscal note disputed
Summary
House Bill 1633, which would require hospitals to inform patients who report sexual assault of their rights (including access to evidence collection), moved forward 9-0. Sponsor and members disputed a DOJ fiscal note estimating high additional costs and argued modular kits and better notification could reduce long-term prosecutorial costs.
Representative Ellen Reid told the committee HB 1633 requires hospitals to provide patients who report sexual assault with a written notice of existing legal rights, including options for sexual-assault evidence collection. Reid said the measure addresses situations in which victims were not…
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