If a clinic provides forensic medical examinations, the clinic must establish and maintain policies and procedures regarding the administration of the examinations. The policies and procedures must: (1) Identify the types of providers who administer the examinations; (2) If a provider is not available, address timely transfers and referrals to another hospital or clinic that provides examinations, in order to best preserve the integrity of forensic evidence; (3) Address how the clinic coordinates with law enforcement agencies for the processing, storage, and maintenance of the chain of custody of evidence; (4) Address how the clinic coordinates with the sexual assault response team that provides services to the county in which the clinic is located, if applicable; and (5) Address how the clinic provides information, to a patient requesting an examination, on the availability of and resources from victim advocates.
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