Sexual abuse: medical evidentiary examinations: reimbursement.

Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish a protocol for the examination and treatment of victims of sexual abuse and attempted sexual abuse, including child sexual abuse, and the collection and preservation of evidence therefrom. Existing law prohibits the costs incurred by a qualified health care professional, hospital, clinic, sexual assault forensic examination team, or other emergency medical facility for the medical evidentiary examination from being charged to a victim of the assault. Existing law requires the local law enforcement agency in whose jurisdiction the alleged offense was committed to reimburse the cost of a medical evidentiary examination within 60 days. This bill would clarify that the costs of medical evidentiary examinations of sexual assault victims who are children are reimbursable.