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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 725<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2022, chapter 520<\/a>; in 2025, chapters 480<\/a> and 491<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70695,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:3","catch_line":"Services for sexual assault patients; plan required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_3\/"},{"id":56848,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:6","catch_line":"Services for pediatric sexual assault patients; plan required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_6\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71785,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:5","token":"32.1\/5\/8\/32.1-162.15_5","url":"\/32.1-162.15_5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_5\/","token":"32.1\/5\/8\/32.1-162.15_5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations to establish standards for review and approval of sexual assault patient transfer plans and pediatric sexual assault patient<\/span> transfer plans, which shall include provisions for the following services, when ordered by a health care provider and with the consent of the sexual assault patient:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Appropriate medical examination and such stabilizing treatment as may be necessary prior to the transfer of a sexual assault patient from the transfer hospital<\/span> to a treatment hospital<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Medically and factually accurate written and oral information about emergency contraception<\/span>, the indications and contraindications and potential risks associated with the use of emergency contraception<\/span>, and the availability of emergency contraception<\/span> for sexual assault patients; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Prompt transfer of the sexual assault patient to a treatment hospital<\/span> or approved pediatric health care facility<\/span><\/span><\/span>, as may be appropriate, including provisions necessary to ensure that transfer of the sexual assault patient or pediatric sexual assault patient<\/span> would not unduly burden the sexual assault patient or pediatric sexual assault patient<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER SERVICES (\u00a7 32.1-162.15:5)\n\nThe Board shall adopt regulations to establish standards for review and approval\nof sexual assault patient transfer plans and pediatric sexual assault patient\ntransfer plans, which shall include provisions for the following services, when\nordered by a health care provider and with the consent of the sexual assault\npatient:\n\n1. Appropriate medical examination and such stabilizing treatment as may be\nnecessary prior to the transfer of a sexual assault patient from the transfer\nhospital to a treatment hospital;\n\n2. Medically and factually accurate written and oral information about emergency\ncontraception, the indications and contraindications and potential risks\nassociated with the use of emergency contraception, and the availability of\nemergency contraception for sexual assault patients; and\n\n3. Prompt transfer of the sexual assault patient to a treatment hospital or\napproved pediatric health care facility, as may be appropriate, including\nprovisions necessary to ensure that transfer of the sexual assault patient or\npediatric sexual assault patient would not unduly burden the sexual assault\npatient or pediatric sexual assault patient.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 725; 2022, c. 520; 2025, cc. 480, 491.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}