HB 22-1309

House Bill 22-1309, which has been signed into law, allows hospital staff to provide emergency medication for up to four weeks to sexual assault victims seeking treatment in the ER. This helps prevent sexually transmitted infections by making necessary drugs more readily available without delay. The law affects anyone who is a victim of sexual assault and seeks medical care at a hospital's emergency room. Since it has been signed, hospitals can now implement this policy to support survivors of sexual assault.

Official Summary

The act allows a hospital employee or agent to dispense a 7-day to 28-day supply of drugs for prophylaxis of sexually transmitted infections to an emergency room patient who is a victim of sexual assault. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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