Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 56A.303: FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION.(a) In accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, and except as provided by Subsection (b), a health care provider shall conduct a forensic medical examination of:(1) a victim of a sexual assault who is a minor as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code,
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Health care providers must conduct forensic medical examinations of sexual assault victims under specified conditions with consent, and law enforcement must refer victims for such examinations within defined timeframes.
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