This act [24-10D-1 to 24-10D-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act”. History: Laws 2003, ch. 91, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For sexual offenses, see Chapter 30, Article 9 NMSA 1978.
As used in the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act: A. “department” means the department of health; B. “emergency care for sexual assault survivors” means medical examinations, procedures and services provided by a hospital to a sexual assault survivor following an alleged sexual assault; C. “emergency contraception” means a drug approved by the federal food […]
A. A hospital that provides emergency care for sexual assault survivors shall: (1) provide each sexual assault survivor with medically and factually accurate and objective written and oral information about emergency contraception; (2) orally and in writing inform each sexual assault survivor of her option to be provided emergency contraception at the hospital; and (3) […]
No later than September 30, 2003: A. a hospital shall ensure that all personnel who provide care to sexual assault survivors are trained to provide medically and factually accurate and objective information about emergency contraception; and B. the department shall adopt rules regulating the training to be provided by hospitals pursuant to the Sexual Assault […]
A. Complaints of failure to provide services required by the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act may be filed with the department. B. The department shall immediately investigate every complaint it receives regarding failure of a hospital to provide services required by the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Care Act to determine the action to be […]
