Section 323.053 - Minimum Standards for Safe Programs A SAFE program must:
(1) operate under the active oversight of a medical director who is a physician licensed by and in good standing with the Texas Medical Board;(2) provide medical treatment under a physician's order, standing medical order, standing delegation order, or other order or protocol as defined by Texas Medical Board rules;(3) employ or contract with a sexual assault examiner or a sexual assault nurse examiner;(4) provide access to a sexual assault program advocate, as required by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure;(5) ensure a sexual assault survivor has access to a private treatment room;(6) if indicated by a survivor's history or on a survivor's request, provide:(A) HIV testing and prophylactic medication to the survivor or a referral for the testing and medication; and(B) counseling and prophylactic medications for exposure to sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy;(7) provide to survivors the name and telephone number of a nearby sexual assault program that provides to survivors the minimum services described by Subchapter A, Chapter 420, Government Code;(8) provide to survivors the information form required by Section 323.005, 323.0051, or 323.0052, as applicable, and orally communicate the information regarding crime victims compensation under Section 323.005(a)(4);(9) collaborate with any sexual assault program, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, that provides services to survivors in the county;(10) engage in efforts to improve the quality of the program;(11) maintain capacity for appropriate triage or have agreements with other health facilities to assure that a survivor receives the appropriate level of care indicated for the survivor's medical and mental health needs;(12) prioritize the safety and well-being of survivors;(13) provide a trauma-informed approach in the forensic medical care provided to survivors; and(14) collaborate with: (A) law enforcement agencies and attorneys representing the state with jurisdiction in the county;(B) any available local sexual assault response team; and(C) other interested persons in the community.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.053
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 822,Sec. 18, eff. 9/1/2021.