House File 2794 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2794 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 705) (SUCCESSOR TO HF 458) A BILL FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit 1 organization providing sexual assault forensic examination 2 centers. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2506HZ (2) 91 as/js

H.F. 2794 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 915.47 Sexual assault forensic 1 examination center grant program. 2 1. The terms defined in section 915.46 shall have the same 3 meaning when used in this section. 4 2. A sexual assault forensic examination center grant 5 program is established in the department of justice. 6 Contingent upon funding, the attorney general shall contract 7 with an eligible nonprofit organization to operate and maintain 8 sexual assault forensic examination centers in this state. The 9 contract may be terminated by the attorney general after a 10 hearing upon written notice and for good cause. 11 3. A nonprofit organization must comply with all of the 12 following to be eligible for a contract under this section: 13 a. Be a nonprofit organization incorporated in this state 14 pursuant to chapter 504 that is not owned, controlled, or 15 affiliated with any hospital, health system, or inpatient 16 medical facility. 17 b. Employ or otherwise retain services from sexual assault 18 nurse examiners. 19 c. Maintain, or be in the process of establishing, one or 20 more treatment facilities in this state that are primarily 21 dedicated to providing a diverse range of services to sexual 22 assault survivors, including but not limited to medical 23 forensic services. 24 d. Provide services for sexual assault survivors, including 25 providing sexual assault care and related trainings, as the 26 overall primary purpose of the organization. 27 4. The contracting nonprofit organization shall do all of 28 the following: 29 a. Provide services, including medical forensic services, 30 to sexual assault survivors including adults, persons with 31 disabilities, rural Iowans, and other underserved populations. 32 b. Offer or facilitate trainings to law enforcement 33 officers, prosecuting attorneys, health care professionals, and 34 members of the public regarding sexual assault services and 35 -1- LSB 2506HZ (2) 91 as/js 1/ 4

H.F. 2794 sexual assault prevention. 1 c. Provide a cooperative team approach regarding sexual 2 assault services, deliver accessible services to sexual assault 3 survivors, and establish an approach that emphasizes the best 4 interests of the sexual assault survivor and that provides 5 investigation, assessment, and rehabilitative services. 6 d. Involve or consult with persons from various professional 7 disciplines who have training and expertise in addressing 8 special types of sexual assault as necessary to address serious 9 cases of sexual assault such as those involving intimate 10 partner violence, dating violence, domestic violence, incest, 11 human trafficking, and drug-facilitated sexual assault. These 12 persons may include but are not limited to physicians and other 13 health care professionals, law enforcement, mental health 14 professionals, social workers, child protection workers, 15 attorneys, juvenile court officers, public health workers, 16 educators, and advocates. 17 e. Submit an annual report to the attorney general and the 18 general assembly no later than January 15 of each calendar 19 year describing, in aggregated and anonymized form, the types 20 of services offered, total number of unduplicated clients 21 served, demographic breakdown of clients served including age, 22 gender, and county of residence, number of individuals by 23 county trained, referrals made to other agencies or services, 24 description of service gaps identified during the reporting 25 period, and barriers to service access identified. 26 5. The requirements in subsection 4 are not intended 27 to restrict or otherwise limit the contracting nonprofit 28 organization from seeking funding or reimbursement from other 29 sources. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill establishes a grant program in the department of 34 justice for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault 35 -2- LSB 2506HZ (2) 91 as/js 2/ 4

H.F. 2794 forensic examination centers. 1 The bill requires, contingent upon funding, the attorney 2 general to contract with an eligible nonprofit organization 3 to operate and maintain sexual assault forensic examination 4 centers in the state. The contract may be terminated by the 5 attorney general after a hearing upon written notice and for 6 good cause. 7 The bill provides that a nonprofit organization must comply 8 with all of the following to be eligible for a contract under 9 this section: be a nonprofit organization incorporated in 10 the state that is not owned, controlled, or affiliated with 11 any hospital, health system, or inpatient medical facility; 12 employ or otherwise retain services from sexual assault nurse 13 examiners; maintain, or be in the process of establishing, one 14 or more treatment facilities in the state that are primarily 15 dedicated to providing a diverse range of services to sexual 16 assault survivors, including but not limited to medical 17 forensic services; and provide services for sexual assault 18 survivors, including providing sexual assault care and related 19 trainings, as the overall primary purpose of the organization. 20 The bill provides that a contracting nonprofit organization 21 shall: provide services, including medical forensic services, 22 to sexual assault survivors including adults, persons with 23 disabilities, rural Iowans, and other underserved populations; 24 offer or facilitate trainings to law enforcement officers, 25 prosecuting attorneys, health care professionals, and members 26 of the public regarding sexual assault services and prevention; 27 provide a cooperative team approach regarding sexual assault 28 services and establish an approach that emphasizes the best 29 interests of the sexual assault survivor; involve or consult 30 with persons from various professional disciplines who have 31 training and expertise in addressing special types of sexual 32 assault; and submit an annual report to the attorney general 33 and the general assembly regarding the services offered. 34 The bill provides that a contracting nonprofit organization 35 -3- LSB 2506HZ (2) 91 as/js 3/ 4

H.F. 2794 may seek funding or reimbursement from other sources. 1 -4- LSB 2506HZ (2) 91 as/js 4/ 4