Existing law: (1) requires a county in whose jurisdiction a sexual assault is committed to pay any costs incurred by a hospital for the forensic medical examination of the victim; and (2) authorizes a compensation officer appointed by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to order the payment of compensation to reimburse a county for the costs of the forensic medical examination. (NRS 217.160, 217.300) Section 2 of this bill instead requires the State to pay from the State General Fund the costs for such a forensic medical examination. Section 1 of this bill eliminates the authority of a compensation officer to order the payment of compensation to reimburse a county for the costs of such a forensic medical examination. Existing law requires a county in whose jurisdiction a domestic violence battery by strangulation is committed to pay any costs incurred by a hospital for a strangulation forensic medical examination of the victim. (NRS 217.405) Section 3 of this bill instead requires the State to pay from the State General Fund the costs for such a forensic medical examination.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 217.160, 217.300, 217.405
BDR: 217.160, 217.300, 217.405