Sec. 323.054. FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION BY SAFE PROGRAM; INFORMED CONSENT. (a) A SAFE program shall provide to a sexual assault survivor under the care of the program a forensic medical examination in accordance with Subchapter B , Chapter 420 , Government Code, and Subchapter G , Chapter 56A , Code of Criminal Procedure. (b) Only a sexual assault examiner or a sexual assault nurse examiner may perform a forensic medical examination under a SAFE program. (c) A sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner employed by or under contract with a SAFE program must obtain the consent described by Article 56A.303 , Code of Criminal Procedure, before performing a forensic medical examination or providing medical treatment to the survivor. (d) A sexual assault survivor who receives a forensic medical examination from a sexual assault examiner or sexual assault nurse examiner employed by or under contract with a SAFE program may not be required to: (1) participate in the investigation or prosecution of an offense as a prerequisite to receiving the forensic medical examination or medical treatment; or (2) pay for any costs described by Article 56A.304 (a), Code of Criminal Procedure.
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