SASCA
- Last Action
- 2/7/2019
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-07 (00)
Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act or SASCA
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations.
Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.
Subjects
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Medical education
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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