35 Pa. Stat. § 10171

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-32
Section 10171 - Instruction in treatment of rape victims; institutions and health care professionals affected

Hospitals, schools of nursing, medical colleges and medical schools shall, as part of the training provided therein, provide instruction, so far as consistent with their stated moral principles, in the procedure involved in the handling and treatment of victims of rape designed to assure them that each step involved therein is not only necessary for the protection of the victim and others but also that each is being taken in such a way as to provide for the victim's physical and emotional well-being.

35 P.S. § 10171

1975, July 30, P.L. 131, No. 65, § 1, effective in 60 days.