§ 16-21-8-2 — County or regional sexual response team; duties

Indiana § 16-21-8-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 21: HOSPITALS
• Ch. 8: Emergency Services to Sex Crime Victims

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(a) Each county or regional sexual assault
response team shall develop a plan that establishes the protocol for
sexual assault victim response and treatment, including the:
(1) collection;
(2) preservation;
(3) secured storage; and
(4) destruction;
of samples.
(b) The plan under subsection (a) shall address the following
regarding an alleged sexual assault victim who is at least eighteen (18)
years of age and who either reports a sexual assault or elects not to
report a sexual assault to law enforcement:
(1) The method of maintaining the confidentiality of the alleged
sexual assault victim regarding the chain of custody and secured
storage of a sample.
(2) The development of a victim notification form that notifies an
alleged sexual assault victim of his or her rights under the law.
(3) How a victim will receive the victim notification form.
(4) Identification of law enforcement agencies that will be
responsible to transport samples.
(5) Agreements between medical providers and law enforcement
agencies to pick up and store samples.
(6) Maintaining samples in secured storage.
(7) Procedures to destroy a sample following applicable statute of
limitations.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citations: 16-10-1.5-2;
16-10-1.5-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.121-2006, SEC.24; P.L.41-2007, SEC.15.