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SASCA

Introduced: February 7, 2019 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Feb 7, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act or SASCA

This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations.

Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.

What's happening now February 7, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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