(a) There is established a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee consisting of the following: (1) The Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator’s designee; (2) the Chief State’s Attorney, or the Chief State’s Attorney’s designee; (3) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner’s designee; (4) a representative from the Division of Scientific Services, appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (5) a representative from the Division of State Police appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (6) the Victim Advocate, or the Victim Advocate’s designee; (7) the president of the Connecticut Hospital Association, or the president’s designee; (8) the president of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians, or the president’s designee; (9) one member from Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc., appointed by its board of directors; (10) one member from the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, appointed by the association; (11) one member from the Connecticut Emergency Nurses Association, appointed by the association; and (12) one member from the Connecticut Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nurses, appointed by the association.

(b) The committee shall advise the Office of Victim Services on the establishment and implementation of the sexual assault forensic examiners program pursuant to subdivision (14) of subsection (b) of section 54-203 and section 19a-112g. The committee shall make specific recommendations concerning: (1) The recruitment of registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and physicians to participate in such program; (2) the development of a specialized training course concerning such program for registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and physicians who participate in the program; (3) the development of agreements between the Judicial Branch, the Department of Public Health and acute care hospitals relating to the scope of services offered under the program and hospital standards governing the provision of such services; (4) individual case tracking mechanisms; (5) utilization of medically accepted best practices; and (6) the development of quality assurance measures.

(c) The Sexual Assault Forensic Examiners Advisory Committee shall terminate on June 30, 2013.

(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 47; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; P.A. 12-133, S. 30, 46; P.A. 17-99, S. 42.)

History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 effective October 6, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-133 amended Subsec. (c) to substitute “2013” for “2012”, effective June 15, 2012, and amended Subsec. (b) substituting “subdivision (17)” for “subdivision (18)” of Sec. 54-203(b), effective October 1, 2012; P.A. 17-99 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “subdivision (17)” with “subdivision (14)” re Sec. 54-203(b).