,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,walden1 and ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to ensure 
appropriate care by certain #cdj;,b     
covered entities for victims of sexual  
assault1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,requirements for certain #cdj;,b       
covered entities relating to hospital   
care for victims of sexual assault  7a7 
,in general ,section #cdj;,b7a7 of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bef;b7a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#d77,l7--  7,a7 in clause 
7ii71 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 
in clause 7iii71 by striking the period 
at the end and adding 2 and2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following new  
clause3  7iv7 in the case of such a     
hospital that has an emergency          

department and1 as of the date that is  
#ab months after the date of enactment  
of this clause1 has not been designated 
as a ,,safe-ready facility under        
paragraph 7#aa77;,b7--  7,i7 takes such 
actions as necessary to become so       
designated not later than the date that 
is #bd months after such date of        
enactment2 and  7,,ii7 during the period
 beginning on the date that is #ab      
months after such date of enactment and 
ending on the date that such hospital   
becomes so designated1 has adopted and  
enforces a policy1 with respect to      
visits to the emergency department of   
such hospital during such period1 to    
ensure compliance with the requirements 
of paragraph 7#aa7 and meets the        
requirements of such paragraph4  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#aa7 ,requirements of  
certain covered entities relating to    
examination and treatment for victims of
 sexual assault  7,a7 ,in general ,in   
the case of a covered entity described  

in paragraph 7#d77,l7 that has an       
emergency department and1 as of the date
 that is #ab months after the date of   
enactment of this paragraph1 has not    
been designated as a ,,safe-ready       
facility under subparagraph 7,b71 for   
purposes of clause 7iv77,,ii7 of such   
paragraph1 the requirements of this     
paragraph1 with respect to visits to the
 emergency department of such entity    
during the period described in such     
clause 7iv77,,ii71 are the following3   
7i7 ,treatment ,if any individual comes 
to the emergency department of such     
entity for treatment relating to sexual 
assault1 the entity shall--  7,i7 inform
 the individual that the entity is not a
 ,,safe-ready facility2  7,,ii7 provide 
the name and location of the closest    
,,safe-ready facility to the entity2    
7,,iii7 inform the individual that the  
individual may elect-- 7aa7 to receive  
treatment at the entity2 or  7bb7 to be 
stabilized and transferred to the       
facility described in subclause 7,,ii72 

and  7,,iv7 in the case that the        
individual elects to be transferred     
under subclause 7,,iii77bb7--  7aa7     
obtain the individual's written consent 
for the transfer2  7bb7 contact the     
facility described in subclause 7,,ii7  
to confirm that a sexual assault        
forensic examiner is available at the   
facility2 and  7cc7 stabilize and       
transfer the individual1 at no cost1 to 
such facility using official            
transportation of the entity4  7ii7     
,plans regarding staff training and     
transfers to ,,safe-ready facilities    
,not later than the date that is #ab    
months after the date of enactment of   
this paragraph1 the entity shall develop
 and implement--  7,i7 a plan to train  
relevant personnel on sexual assault    
forensic evidence collection2 and       
7,,ii7 a plan for transferring          
individuals to ,,safe-ready facilities1 
in accordance with the requirements of  
clause 7i77,,iv74  7,b7 ,,safe-ready    
designation  7i7 ,in general ,the       

,secretary shall designate a covered    
entity described in paragraph 7#d77,l7  
as a ,,safe-ready facility if the entity
 employs or contracts with sexual       
assault forensic examiners such that a  
sexual assault forensic examiner is     
available or on call #bd hours per day1 
every day of the year4  7ii7            
,publication of data ,the ,secretary    
shall publish on the public website of  
the ,department of ,health and ,human   
,services a list of each covered entity 
designated as a ,,safe-ready facility   
under this subparagraph1 including the  
address of such entity4 ,the ,secretary 
shall update such list annually4  7,c7  
,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term
 sexual assault forensic examiner       
means-- 7i7 a trained sexual assault    
nurse examiner2 or  7ii7 a physician    
with specialized training on conducting 
a medical-forensic examination4  4  7b7 
,conforming amendment ,section          
#cdj;,b7a77#d77,m7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    

#bef;b7a77#d77,m77 is amended by        
striking meet the requirements of       
subparagraph 7,l71 including the        
disproportionate share adjustment       
percentage requirement under clause 7ii7
 of such subparagraph1 and inserting    
meet the requirements of clauses 7i7    
through 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,l74