# COMAR Title 01 — Executive Department

## Subtitle 04 — Governor'S Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services

### Chapter 02 — Rape Crisis Program

#### Regulation .05 Program Services.

*COMAR 01.04.02.05*

A. The local program shall offer the following services to adult and child victims of rape and sexual offenses:

  (1) Receipt and response to crisis calls on a 24-hour basis;

  (2) Counseling with the alleged victim and his or her friends and relatives to alleviate the immediate crisis;

  (3) Accompaniment for medical services;

  (4) Assistance and support for the victim using mental health, social, medical, police, and legal services;

  (5) Information and education for the general public regarding the prevention and treatment of rape and sexual offenses;

  (6) Other specialized services designed to help adult and child victims and their families.

B. The local program may offer the following services:

  (1) On-going counseling;

  (2) Specialized services designed to help adult victims of incest;

  (3) Assistance and support to the victim in legal and judicial proceedings;

  (4) Training of professionals in the community who are involved in the investigation or prosecution of sexual offenses or the provision of services to victims.