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                                   6956
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2020
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 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rights  of  sexual
   offense  victims;  and  to  repeal  section 631-b of the executive law
   relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 631-b of the executive law, as added by a chapter
 of the laws of 2019 amending the executive law in relation  to  enacting
 the  "safe  way  home  act", as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 3966-A and A. 5775-A, is REPEALED.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 2805-i  of  the  public
 health law, as amended by section 1 of part HH of chapter 57 of the laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  contacting  a  rape  crisis or victim assistance organization, if
 any, providing victim assistance to the geographic area served  by  that
 hospital  to establish the coordination of non-medical services, INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA  SERVED
 BY  THAT  ORGANIZATION, UPON THE CONCLUSION OF INITIAL MEDICAL SERVICES,
 FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE MEDICAL FACILITY to sexual offense  victims  who
 request such coordination and services;
   §  3.  Subparagraph  3  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 4-b of section
 2805-i of the public health law, as added by chapter 1 of  the  laws  of
 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  Promptly  after the examination is completed, the victim shall be
 permitted to shower, be provided with a change of clothing, BE  INFORMED
 THAT  A  RAPE  CRISIS OR VICTIM ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION PROVIDING VICTIM
 ASSISTANCE TO THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THAT HOSPITAL  IS  AVAILABLE
 TO  PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  WITHIN  THE  GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY THAT
 ORGANIZATION, UPON THE CONCLUSION OF INITIAL MEDICAL SERVICES,  FREE  OF
 CHARGE  FROM  THE  MEDICAL  FACILITY, and receive follow-up information,
 counseling, medical treatment and referrals for same.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 4. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  6  of  section
 2805-i  of the public health law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) consult with a local rape crisis or local victim assistance organ-
 ization,  to  have  a  representative of such organization accompany the
 victim through the sexual offense examination, [and]  to  have  such  an
 organization  be summoned by the medical facility, police agency, prose-
 cutorial agency or other law enforcement agency before the  commencement
 of  the physical examination or interview, pursuant to this section, AND
 TO HAVE SUCH ORGANIZATION PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WITHIN  THE  GEOGRAPHIC
 AREA SERVED BY THAT ORGANIZATION, FREE OF CHARGE FROM THE MEDICAL FACIL-
 ITY TO SEXUAL OFFENSE VICTIMS WHO REQUEST SUCH SERVICES UPON DISCHARGE;
   §  5.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the executive  law  in
 relation to enacting the "safe way home act", as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 3966-A and A. 5775-A, takes effect.