Tex. Health & Safety Code § 323.053 · Subchapter B. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION PROGRAMS
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SAFE PROGRAMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A SAFE program must:
(1) operate under the active oversight of a medical director who is a physician licensed by and in good standing with the Texas Medical Board;
(2) provide medical treatment under a physician's order, standing medical order, standing delegation order, or other order or protocol as defined by Texas Medical Board rules;
(3) employ or contract with a sexual assault examiner or a sexual assault nurse examiner;
(4) provide access to a sexual assault program advocate, as required by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(5) ensure a sexual assault survivor has access to a private treatment room;
(6) if indicated by a survivor's history or on a survivor's request, provide:
(A) HIV testing and prophylactic medication to the survivor or a referral for the testing and medication; and
(B) counseling and prophylactic medications for exposure to sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy;
(7) provide to survivors the name and telephone number of a nearby sexual assault program that provides to survivors the minimum services described by Subchapter A, Chapter 420, Government Code;
(8) provide to survivors the information form required by Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052, as applicable;
(9) collaborate with any sexual assault program, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, that provides services to survivors in the county;
(10) engage in efforts to improve the quality of the program;
(11) maintain capacity for appropriate triage or have agreements with other health facilities to assure that a survivor receives the appropriate level of care indicated for the survivor's medical and mental health needs;
(12) prioritize the safety and well-being of survivors;
(13) provide a trauma-informed approach in the forensic medical care provided to survivors; and
(14) collaborate with:
(A) law enforcement agencies and attorneys representing the state with jurisdiction in the county;
(B) any available local sexual assault response team; and
(C) other interested persons in the community.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 822 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 365 (H.B. 47), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.323.htm
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Code of Criminal Procedure
Government Code
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 323.005INFORMATION FORM.Printed as Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 323.0051INFORMATION FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES.Printed as Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 323.0052INFORMATION FORM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS WHO HAVE NOT REPORTED ASSAULT.Printed as Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052
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