Texas Health and Safety Code 323.0046 – Basic Sexual Assault Response Policy and Training for Certain Health Care Facility Personnel
(a) A health care facility that has an emergency department shall provide at least one hour of basic sexual assault response training to facility employees who provide patient admission functions, patient-related administrative support functions, or direct patient care. The training must include instruction on:
(1) the provision of survivor-centered, trauma-informed care to sexual assault survivors; and
(2) the rights of sexual assault survivors under Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, including:
(A) the availability of a forensic medical examination, including an examination that is available when a sexual assault survivor does not report the assault to a law enforcement agency; and
(B) the role of an advocate as defined by § 420.003, Government Code, in responding to a sexual assault survivor.
(b) An employee described by Subsection (a) who completes a continuing medical or nursing education course in forensic evidence collection described by § 156.057 or 301.306, Occupations Code, that is approved or recognized by the appropriate licensing board is considered to have completed basic sexual assault response training for purposes of this section.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 323.0046
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Each health care facility that has an emergency department and that is not a SAFE-ready facility shall develop a written policy to ensure that all appropriate facility personnel complete the basic sexual assault response training required by Subsection (a).