MN SF2181

Requires hospitals to provide written notice of victim rights and available resources to persons seeking medical services who report or show evidence of sexual assault or unwanted sexual contact.

Hospital must make good faith effort to provide notice before medical treatment or evidence-gathering examination, without interfering with emergency medical screening or stabilization of the victim's condition.

Commissioner of public safety, in consultation with sexual assault victim advocates and health care professionals, shall develop the notice content.

Notice must inform victims that the county pays for evidence-gathering examinations under section 609.35, payment is not contingent on reporting to law enforcement, and victims may incur separate expenses for injury treatment.

Notice must include information about victim rights if crime is reported to law enforcement, including reparations eligibility under section 611A.51, how to apply for reparations, and how to obtain orders for protection or harassment restraining orders.