Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act” or “SASCA”.
Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act
A BILL
To plan, develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and supporting the providers that serve them.
Sec. 2 Purpose
It is the purpose of this Act to increase access to medical forensic sexual assault examinations and treatment provided by sexual assault forensic examiners for survivors by identifying and addressing gaps in obtaining those services.
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act:
Terms relating to GAO report— In this Act, the following terms shall, with respect to hospitals that receive Federal funds, have the meanings given such terms in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled “Information on Training, Funding, and the Availability of Forensic Examiners” (GAO–16–334: Published: Mar 18, 2016):
MFE— The term medical forensic examination or MFE.
SAFE— The term sexual assault forensic examiner or SAFE.
SANE— The term sexual assault nurse examiner or SANE.
SART— The term sexual assault response team or SART.
Other terms— In this Act:
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sexual assault— The term sexual assault has the meaning given such term by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program’s Summary Reporting System.