# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 19. Health Care Facilities

### Subtitle 3. Hospitals and Related Institutions

#### Section 19-310.2

On or before July 1, 2014, each hospital that provides emergency medical services shall have a protocol to provide timely access to a sexual assault medical forensic examination by a forensic nurse examiner or a physician to a victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense who arrives at the hospital for treatment.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)