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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The Board shall adopt regulations to establish standards for review and approval of sexual assault patient transfer plans and pediatric sexual assault patient transfer plans, which shall include provisions for the following services, when ordered by a health care provider and with the consent of the sexual assault patient:
1. Appropriate medical examination and such stabilizing treatment as may be necessary prior to the transfer of a sexual assault patient from the transfer hospital to a treatment hospital;
2. Medically and factually accurate written and oral information about emergency contraception, the indications and contraindications and potential risks associated with the use of emergency contraception, and the availability of emergency contraception for sexual assault patients; and
3. Prompt transfer of the sexual assault patient to a treatment hospital or approved pediatric health care facility, as may be appropriate, including provisions necessary to ensure that transfer of the sexual assault patient or pediatric sexual assault patient would not unduly burden the sexual assault patient or pediatric sexual assault patient.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 32.1. Health § 32.1-162.15:5. Transfer services - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-32-1-health/va-code-sect-32-1-162-15-5/
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