,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4  
,poe ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn
 ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xviii ( !     
,social ,security ,act to ensure        
appropriate c>e = victims ( sexual      
assault1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,megan  
,rond9i ,act4  #b4 ,hospital c>e =      
victims ( sexual assault  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,"p ,e ( title ,,xviii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex et 
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new section3  #ahii;,c4 ,exam9ation &  
treatm5t = victims ( sexual assault  7a7
 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,treatm5t ,9 ! case ( a 

hospital or critical access hospital t  
has an em]g5cy dep>tm5t & ) respect to  
visits to su* dep>tm5t on or aft]       
,janu>y #a1 #bjai1 if any individual    
7:e!r or n eligible = b5efits "u ?is    
title7 comes to ! em]g5cy dep>tm5t =    
treatm5t relat+ to sexual assault1 su*  
hospital or critical access hospital    
%all1 if ! hospital or critical access  
hospital is n designat$ "u subsection   
7b7 z a ,,safe-ready facility--  7,a7   
in=m ! individual t ! hospital is n a   
,,safe-ready facility2  7,b7 provide !  
"n & location ( ! close/ ,,safe-ready   
facility to ! hospital2  7,c7 in=m !    
individual t ! individual may elect--   
7i7 to receive treatm5t at ! hospital2  
or  7ii7 to be /abiliz$ & transf]r$ to !
 facility describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72 &
  7,d7 9 ! case t ! individual elects to
 be transf]r$ "u subp>agraph 7,c77ii7-- 
7i7 obta9 ! individual's writt5 cons5t =
 ! transf]2  7ii7 contact ! facility    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 to confirm t
 a sexual assault =5sic exam9] or a     

telem$ic9e sy/em 7z describ$ 9          
subsection 7b77#a77;,b77 is available at
 ! facility2 &  7iii7 /abilize & transf]
 ! individual to su* facility4  7#b7    
,/aff tra9+ ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1     
#bjai1 a hospital or critical access    
hospital describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
develop & implem5t a plan to tra9       
relevant p]sonnel on sexual assault     
=5sic evid5ce collection4  7b7          
,,safe-,ready designation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all designate a hospital 
or critical access hospital z a         
,,safe-ready facility if ! hospital or  
critical access hospital--  7,a7 employs
 or contracts ) a sexual assault =5sic  
exam9]2 or  7,b7 uses a telem$ic9e sy/em
 ( sexual assault =5sic exam9]s to      
provide consultation to a regi/]$       
pr(essional nurse or physician :5       
conduct+ a sexual assault =5sic m$ical  
exam9ation4  7#b7 ,publication ( data ,!
 ,secret>y %all publi% on ! public      
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices a li/ ( ea* hospital or        

critical access hospital designat$ z a  
,,safe-ready facility "u ?is subsection1
 includ+ ! address ( su* hospital or    
critical access hospital4 ,! ,secret>y  
%all update su* li/ annually4  7c7      
,p5alties ,a hospital or critical access
 hospital t recklessly1 kn[+ly1 or      
int5tionally violates a requirem5t ( ?is
 section is subject to a civil money    
p5alty ( n m ?an #ej1jjj 7or n m ?an    
#be1jjj 9 ! case ( a hospital ) less ?an
 #ajj b$s7 = ea* su* violation4 ,!      
provisions ( section #aabh;,a 7o!r ?an  
subsections 7a7 & 7b77 %all apply to a  
civil money p5alty "u ?is subp>agraph 9 
! same mann] z su* provisions apply )   
respect to a p5alty or proce$+ "u       
section #aabh;,a7a74  7d7 ,def9ition ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m sexual assault =5sic 
exam9] means-- 7#a7 a c]tifi$ sexual    
assault nurse exam9]2 or  7#b7 a        
physician ) specializ$ tra9+ on conduct+
 a =5sic m$ical exam9ation4  4  7b7     
,en=cem5t ,section #ahff7;a77#a77;,i7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#acie;cc7a77#a77;,i77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7
 9 clause 7iii71 by /rik+ ! comma at !  
end & ins]t+ 1 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new clause3  7iv7 to adopt 
& en=ce a policy to ensure compliance ) 
! requirem5ts ( section #ahii;,c & to   
meet ! requirem5ts ( su* section1  4