88R7933 MPF-F     By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2322       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to information provided to a survivor of sexual assault at   a health care facility that is not a SAFE-ready facility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 323.0051(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission shall develop a standard information   form for sexual assault survivors who arrive at a health care   facility that is not a SAFE-ready facility.  The information form   must include:                (1)  information regarding the benefits of a forensic   medical examination conducted by a sexual assault forensic   examiner;                (2)  the Internet website address to the commission's   list of SAFE-ready facilities that includes the facilities'   physical addresses as required by Section 323.008;                (3)  the following statements:                      (A)  "As a survivor of sexual assault, you have   the right to receive a forensic medical examination at this   hospital emergency room if you are requesting the examination not   later than 120 hours after the assault."; and                      (B)  ["A report to law enforcement is not   required, but if you make a report, law enforcement must first   authorize the examination."; and                      [(C)]  "Call 1-800-656-HOPE to be connected to a   rape crisis center for free and confidential assistance."; and                (4)  information on the procedure for submitting a   complaint against the health care facility.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.