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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="11-1008" title_number="11" title_name="Victims and Witnesses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Treatment and Help">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Child” means any individual under the age of 18 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“HIV” means the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Physician” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Qualified health care provider” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>“Sexual abuse” has the meaning stated in § 11–1007 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>There is a Program for Preventing HIV Infection for Rape Victims.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The purpose of the program is to prevent HIV infection for victims of an alleged rape or sexual offense or victims of alleged child sexual abuse.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall administer the program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>To accomplish the purpose of the program, a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense or a victim of alleged child sexual abuse shall be provided with a full course of treatment and follow–up care for postexposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection at the request of the victim and as prescribed by a health care provider.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A victim who receives treatment under this subsection may decline to provide health insurance information or submit personal information to a payment assistance program if the victim believes that providing the information would interfere with personal privacy or safety.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The physician, qualified health care provider, or hospital providing a victim with treatment and follow–up care under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall inform the victim of the victim’s right to decline to provide health insurance information or submit personal information to a payment assistance program.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>If a victim declines to provide health insurance information or to submit personal information to a payment assistance program:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the treatment and follow–up care shall be provided without charge to the victim; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the physician, qualified health care provider, or hospital providing the treatment or follow–up care is entitled to be paid by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy for the costs of providing the services.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A physician or a qualified health care provider who examines a victim of alleged child sexual abuse under the provisions of this section is immune from civil liability that may result from the failure of the physician or qualified health care provider to obtain consent from the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for the examination or treatment of the child.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The immunity provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection extends to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any hospital with which the physician or qualified health care provider is affiliated or to which the child is brought; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any individual working under the control or supervision of the hospital.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>On or before December 1, 2022, and every 2 years thereafter, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the operation and results of the program during the immediately preceding 2–year period, including:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the number of patients that qualified to receive postexposure prophylaxis under the program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the number of patients that chose to receive postexposure prophylaxis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the total amount reimbursed to providers for the postexposure prophylaxis; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the cost of the postexposure prophylaxis treatment and follow–up care provided under the program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
