SB 417 Summary

• Health care providers must implement protocols and policies to identify domestic violence victims and offer intervention and treatment services.

• Health care providers must report suspected domestic violence to local law enforcement when the victim consents, or without consent if the provider reasonably believes the victim is coerced and at grave risk of severe injury or death.

• Reports to law enforcement must include the victim's name and address, the alleged perpetrator's information if known, nature and extent of injuries, the reporter's identity and contact information, and any other relevant information.

• Health care providers who make domestic violence reports are granted civil and criminal immunity from liability arising from the report.

• The law applies to physicians, hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, psychologists, and community health centers, and becomes effective July 1, 2013.