File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Kagan, R. Baker, Barkley, Branch, Bronrott, Carlson,
Cryor, Franchot, Frush, Gladden, Griffith, Hecht, A. Jones, V. Jones,
Moe, Oaks, Phillips, Stern, Turner, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
-
Emergency Treatment for Survivors of Rape
Requiring a hospital or other health care facility that provides
emergency care to a rape survivor to provide the rape survivor with
oral and written information about medically appropriate emergency
contraception and inform a rape survivor of her option to receive
emergency contraception; requiring a hospital or other health care
facility that provides emergency care to a rape survivor to provide
the rape survivor with medically appropriate emergency contraception
if requested or to refer the rape survivor elsewhere; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/14
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
- Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
- Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BIRTH CONTROL
- DISCLOSURE
- DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- PREGNANCY
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
20-214 ,
20-701
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered