HB443 - Crimes of Violence Treatment Reporting Act

• Creates the Crimes of Violence Treatment Reporting Act, establishing a requirement for physicians, health care professionals, facility directors, and administrators to report certain injuries and illnesses to appropriate law enforcement authorities.

• Requires reporting of gunshot wounds, powder burns, poisoning illnesses, and knife or sharp instrument wounds resulting in grave bodily harm or illness that appears to result from criminal acts of violence.

• Reports must include the patient's name, age, sex, race, residential address or current location, and character and extent of injury or illness if known.

• Provides civil and criminal immunity to health care officials who make good faith reports pursuant to this act.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.