Regulation .03 Information Provided to Victims.
Regulation .03 Information Provided to Victims.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A health care provider that performs a sexual assault evidence collection kit exam on a victim of sexual assault shall provide the victim with:
(1)
If known, contact information for the investigating law enforcement agency that the victim may contact about the status and results of the kit analysis;
(2)
Written information describing the laws and policies governing the testing, preservation, and disposal of a sexual assault evidence collection kit; and
(3)
Notice of the right to request an independent review of a law enforcement agency’s decision not to test a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
B.
An investigating law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit, within 30 days after a request by the victim from whom the evidence was collected, shall provide the victim with:
(1)
The law enforcement agency’s decision regarding whether to send the sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory for analysis;
(2)
The law enforcement agency’s decision regarding whether to send the sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory for analysis;
(3)
All available results of the kit analysis except results that would impede or compromise an ongoing investigation.