The hospital shall not bill a sexual assault victim for costs associated with a PERK, including the costs of the PERK, its administration, and the processing of the PERK or any biological specimens.
(Nov. 20, 2014, D.C. Law 20-139, § 203, 61 DCR 5913; Mar. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-57, § 3(c), 66 DCR 15914.)
Section 402 of D.C. Law 23-274 provided that the amendments made to this section by Law 23-57 shall apply as of January 1, 2021.
Section 3 of D.C. Act 23-552 provided that the amendments made to this section by Law 23-57 shall apply as of January 1, 2021. Therefore those amendments shall be implemented for this section on January 1, 2021.
Section 3 of D.C. Act 23-412 provided that the amendments made to this section by Law 23-57 shall apply as of January 1, 2021. Therefore those amendments shall be implemented for this section on January 1, 2021.
Section 9(a) of D.C. Law 23-57 provided that the amendments made to this section by Law 23-57 shall apply as of October 1, 2020. Therefore those amendments shall be implemented for this section on October 1, 2020.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Subchapter IV - Sexual Assault Response
§ 4–561.02. Processing of PERKs and specimens
§ 4–561.04. Independent expert consultant
§ 4–561.05. Duties and obligations of the independent expert consultant
§ 4–561.06. Reviews and reporting requirements
§ 4–561.08. Monitoring by Chief of Police
§ 4–561.09. MPD reporting requirements
§ 4–561.10. DFS reporting requirement
§ 4–561.11. OCME reporting requirement
§ 4–561.12. Establishment of a Sexual Assault Response Team
§ 4–561.13. Duties and responsibilities of the SART
§ 4–561.14. The SART Case Review Subcommittee